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Aircraft History
BOC: March 1944 SOC: May 1944. Delivered to USMC as Burean Number 28536. and assigned to 25 Squadron.
Wartime History
Delivered to RNZAF as NZ5062 and assigned to 25 Squadron at Russeli Islands and flew 30 combat missions against Rabaul area.
Post War
Acquired by MGM Studios, Culver City, CA and used as a wind machine. Purchased by Ed Maloeny of the The Air Museum / Planes Of Fame in 1968.
Restoration
Restored to airworthy beginning in 1982. Wings recovered from Guadalcanal were used in the restoration. Registered as N670AM and made its first flight on July 2, 1987. Used as static aircraft for movie Midway and later War And Remembrance. Flew off ATV16 Lexington on Sept. 8, 1987. Today it is flown as USN/39.
References
Thanks to Mark Foster / The Air Museum / Planes Of Fame
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Last Updated
October 1, 2009
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