An FM-2 Wildcat that sat at the bottom of Lake Michigan for nearly seven decades was brought to the surface on Friday as the nation marked the 71st anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor. The ...

The USS Hornet Sea, Air and Space Museum finally unveiled its fully restored FM-2 Wildcat after five years of work. USS Hornet Sea, Air and Space Museum The USS Hornet Sea, Air and Space Museum had a ...

KALAMAZOO, MI – The restoration of a General Motors/Eastern Aircraft Division FM-2 "Wildcat" fighter that sat upside down on the bottom of Lake Michigan for 68 years has officially begun at the Air ...

A World War II fighter plane that spent nearly seven decades at the bottom of Lake Michigan will have a new home. The fully restored FM-2 Wildcat fighter plane will be on permanent display at the ...

What do you do with a military airplane that's too old even for the reserves? In the case of a World War II General Motors FM-2 Wildcat, you turn it into a playground attraction. Then, of course, you ...

On the day Americans marked the 71st anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and our nation's entry into World War II, spectators gathered at Waukegan Harbor to see a long-forgotten relic ...

Whether you call it a Wildcat or a Martlet, it's the First in my Grumman "Cat" Series! In this one, join me in our exploration of the evolution from the Grumman FF-1 "Fifi" to the F4F "Wildcat"!

FILE – Air Zoo Aerospace & Science Museum in Portage. GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) Air Zoo History is coming to life at the Air Zoo in Portage. For a decade, restoration teams at the Air Zoo have been ...

UPDATE May, 2024 (WOOD) — The FM-2 Wildcat restored by the Air Zoo will be heading to the American Heritage Museum in Hudson, Massachusetts for permanent display. PORTAGE, Mich. (WOOD) — Crews at the ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Leroy Grumman's F4F Wildcat was not ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Leroy Grumman's F4F Wildcat was not ...

The Wildcat was built under contract by General Motors for the U.S. Navy and delivered on Dec. 27, 1944. During World War II, it flew patrols in the Pacific and participated in the invasion of Okinawa ...