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  F4F-4 Wildcat Bureau Number ?  
USN or USMC

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J.C. Tranape
 2001

Aircraft History
Built by Grumman Corporation in Bethpage, New York. Delivered to the United States Navy (USN) or United States Marine Corps (USMC). Likely an F4F-4 Wildcat bureau number unknown.

Mission History
During 1942 or 1943 took off on a training mission then crashed into Moso Island.

Wreckage
The wreckage of this Wildcat remains in situ including the engine, roughly 200m east of Tassiriki village on Moso Island.

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December 12, 2023

 

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