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SINGLE SEAT FIGHTER

MFG:EASTERN / GM                       BN: 86564

ENGINE:WRIGHT 1820-56                 HP: 1300

PERFORMANCE
TOP SPEED: 332 MPH.                    RANGE: 780 TO 1,350
CRUISE: 164 MPH.                           CEILING: 34,800 FT.

CAPACITY
EMPTY WEIGHT: 5,895                    GROSS WEIGHT: 8,762

ARMAMENT: 6 50 CAL. MACHINE GUNS. 2 250 LB. BOMBS OR 6 5 INCH ROCKETS.

DELIVERED: 6 / 22 / 45

SERVICE HISTORY: STRICKEN: 2 / 28 / 46
THIS A/C SERVED ITS SHORT 8 MONTH CAREER AT TILLAMOOK OREGON.
OVER 8000 WILDCATS WERE BUILT OF WHICH 4,777 WERE FM2S WERE MANUFACTURED DURING ALL OF WW-2. USED BY RCAF, RN,USMC, USN. ENGLAND CALLED IT MARLET OBTAINED BY YANKS 6 / 1983