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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 |