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Here are some shots of FM-2 Wildcat (BuNo 16161) at the Pima Air & Space museum. Not bad after 50 years under water.

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Wow, awesome! I thought that the U.S. Navy only gave title to 2 aircraft to AT&T for their recovery services. Would this Wildcat make 3 now?
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That ones looks like a prime restoration candidate! Beautiful!

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Wow, awesome! I thought that the U.S. Navy only gave title to 2 aircraft to AT&T for their recovery services. Would this Wildcat make 3 now?

:shock: Wow, the Navy is giving planes to the phone company now? :lol:
Sorry Warbird1... :roll:

A&T Recovery Services reported they were to recieve 2 Wildcats and 1 Dauntless.
I wonder how Taras's "flogging the halls of Congress" is going these days?

Great pics JS, nice detail shots! Thanks!!

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A&T carried out the recoveries, but I read that placard as meaning that Pensacola traded one of their own birds with MARC for the Brewster Bermuda that is now restored and on display in the museum as a Buccaneer.
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Very good close up images :D

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Pensacola has a restored blimp gondola from a WWII Navy "K" type blimp- I was quite familiar with it years ago- came out of the legendary scrapyard accumulated by John Mahalchik, here in south Jersey, after he passed away...

He was a friend of mine, and I remember when he had 5 or 6 of the "K" cars flipped over with their engine pylons standing right next to them... I used to have a rare privilege- unrestricted access to the yard! I remember walking around, and looking into the gondolas- again, they were upside down, and looking right upwards- into the head! I remember a few marked panels, but not much else about them. Have to run down to Pensacola some time to see it. Looked great.

I have aways wondered what happened to the pretty well compete CG-4A combat glider that he had in there. I hope it made it to a flying collection!

I got a CCKW 353 with 1516 cab during the auction, but sold it a few years later.

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Robbie Roberts wrote:

I have aways wondered what happened to the pretty well compete CG-4A combat glider that he had in there. I hope it made it to a flying collection!


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Here’s a Waco CG-4A nose section. Not sure if this is the one you’re talking about, but it looks very nice.

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We ain't got no salt in our water... 8) However, I find it hard to believe many more could emerge in this condition nowadays. Between the constant release of turds from the MMSD and the Zebra mussels... :?

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Good photos of the Pima Wildcat. :D

Hope it gets restored to as good or better than this one that visited the AZ CAF last year.
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The Pima Wildcat looks to be in a good bit better shape than the Air Zoo's SBD was when it was recovered.

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Of course, she looks much better now...

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More pics from Pima.


This Owl was a nice surprise, something you don't see everyday.

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excellent detail pics re: the owl!!!

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Very nice! The Pima restorations just keep getting better and better. I'm looking forward to seeing the Marauder and Havoc finished.

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