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    Airframe Family: Grumman F6F Hellcat
    Latest Model:F6F-3 Hellcat
    Last Military Serial:40467 USN
    Construction Number:A-1733
    Compressed ID:Grumman F6F-3 sn 40467 USN cn A-173...
    Latest Owner or Location:Yanks Air Museum, Chino Airport, Chino, California

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a F6F-3.

    5 November 1943

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Navy with BuNo 40467.
    At NAS New York, New York, NY.

    17 December 1943

    Transferred to VF-6.
    Assigned as personal aircraft of Lt. Alexander Vraciu.

    10 January 1944

    VF-6 assigned to USS Intrepid (CV-11).

    29 January 1944

    Used by Vraciu to shoot down three G4Ms.

    16 February 1944

    Used by Vraciu to shoot down three A6Ms and one A6M2-N during Operation Hailstone.

    Transferred to VF-18.

    2 June 1944

    Last flight.

    From 14 June 1944 to 22 June 1944

    Transported by ship. Delivered to NAS Alameda, Alameda, CA.

    15 August 1944

    Transferred to NAS Glenview, Glenview, IL.

    29 August 1944

    Transferred to Naval Air Technical Training Command, Chicago, IL.

    31 August 1944

    Struck off Strength/Charge from the United States Navy.

    September 1944

    Displayed at Wrigley Field alongside Alex Vraciu as part of rally.

    1946

    Based with Chicago Vocational School, Chicago, IL.
    NATTC closed, facilities transferred to school.

    1972


    Photographer: Nick Veronico
    Notes: 40467 at Earl Reinerts Victory Air Museum, Mundelein, Illinois. Used for sheet metal instruction before its acquisition by Reinert.

    By 1975

    Based at Victory Air Museum/Earl Reinert, Air Estates Inc Airport, Mundelein, IL.
    View the Location Dossier

    Circa 1980

    To Yanks Air Museum, Chino Airport, Chino, CA.
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