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Grumman / Eastern FM-2 Wildcat For Sale With Newly Reduced Price

Please Note: This is an archived post. The information presented here may not be current and the associated listing may no longer be active.

1944 Grumman / Eastern FM-2 Wildcat S/N 16203 (N909WJ) is for sale with a newly reduced price.

The airframe reportedly has 624.9 hrs since complete restoration by Vintage Aircraft of Fort Collins, CO, while the Wright R-1820-56W engine has 624.9 hrs SMOH by JRS Enterprises. It wears the “excellent condition” colors of observation composite squadron VOC-1, which operated off of the USS Wake Island and USS Marshall Island during the landings on the Philippines, Iwo Jima, and Okinawa.

The aircraft is located in California with a reduced price of $1,225,000. Click here to check out the complete listing.

(Photo: D. Miller via Flickr)

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FM-2 Wildcat N909WJ Offered For Sale

Please Note: This is an archived post. The information presented here may not be current and the associated listing may no longer be active.

A 1944 FM-2 Wildcat (S/N 16203 / N909WJ) has hit the market.

The aircraft reportedly has 602 hours since ground up restoration by Darrel Skurich and is powered by a Wright R-1820-56W with 607 SMOH by J.R.S. Engines. It is said to include an avionics package as well as Red Line brakes, Jasco alternator, wing jury struts, pre-oiler, oil recovery system and Concorde gel battery. The machine also comes with several spares, including a wingtip, manuals, main wheel and several tires.

The Wildcat is located at KARR Airport in IL and is currently being offered for $1,250,000. Click here to check out the complete listing.

(Photo: D. Miller via Flickr)