Grumman F3F-2 N20RW (and other good F3F stuff) ...

[WIX_Archive]

Good looking airplane and still looks to be for sale with Platinum Fighter Sales. Not sure who and when these photos were taken but nice detail. Source NMNA archives.

http://www.platinumfighters.com/#!grumman-f3f-2/cekk









































... And how it looks today with Platinum in VMF-2 markings (photo from Platinum's website)

Last edited by Mark Allen M on Mon Jan 13, 2014 1:55 pm, edited 1 time in total.

[Cvairwerks]

Mark: Shot at TAF on Meacham Field, probably on the 1st or 2nd engine run. Date is somewhere around 1991/1992.

[WIX_Archive]

Mark: Shot at TAF on Meacham Field, probably on the 1st or 2nd engine run. Date is somewhere around 1991/1992.

Thank you sir ...

Here's the example at the National Museum of Naval Aviation.

Wiki "A former U.S. Marine Corps Grumman F3F-2 (BuNo 0976) after its salvage on 5 April 1990 at the U.S. Naval Aviation Depot North Island, California (USA). This F3F-2 was assigned to the U.S. Marine Corps at Quantico, Virginia (USA), on 21 December 1937. The aircraft served briefly with Aircraft Squadron One (later Marine fighter squadron VMF-1), but was assigned to VMF-2 at Naval Air Station (NAS) San Diego, California (USA), on 17 January 1938. On 29 August 1940 the plane was piloted by 1st Lt. Bob Galer (later a brigadier general) for carrier qualification aboard the aircraft carrier USS Saratoga (CV-3) off the coast of California. On approach for one landing Galer switched fuel tanks, causing the engine to quit and leaving Galer with no choice but to ditch the aircraft. It sank to a depth of 600 m and was discovered in 1989. It could be salvaged by the USNS Narragansett (T-ATF 167) on 5 April 1990 and was restored at the San Diego Aerospace Museum for three years and is today on display at the National Museum of Naval Aviation at Pensacola, Florida (USA)."

[lmritger]

Isn't this the F3F-2 which was just refinished in those magnificent and completely 100% accurate VMF markings? If so, she's an absolute stunner and someone's going to wind up with an amazing aircraft in their collection.

Thanks as always for the pics Mark!

Lynn

[Scott Rose]

Images restored