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    Airframe Family: Grumman F6F Hellcat
    Latest Model:F6F-5K Hellcat
    Last Military Serial:94473 USN
    Construction Number:A-12225
    Last Civil Registration:N4964W
    Compressed ID:Grumman F6F-5K sn 94473 USN cn A-12...
    Latest Owner or Location:Pond Warbirds Llc, Reno, NV

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    Dates

    Event

    1944

    Constructed as a F6F-5.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Navy with BuNo 94473.

    Converted to a F6F-5N.

    Converted to a F6F-5K.

    From By 1967 to By 1970

    To The Air Museum/Ed Maloney, Ontario, CA.

    Markings Applied: 473
    Displayed in a red drone colour scheme.

    Placed in storage.

    From By 1970 to By 1984

    To The Air Museum/Ed Maloney, Chino, CA.

    From By 1983 to By 1984

    Restored.
    The work was carried out at Chino using parts from BuNo 8831.

    From Unknown to By 1997

    Based at Planes of Fame East/Robert J. Pond, Eden Prairie, MN.
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    Painted as a F6F-3 flown by Ensign W. B. Webb of VF-2 who shot down 6 Vals during the Marianas Turkey Shoot.

    19 May 1984

    Damaged.
    Nosed over on landing at Chino, CA.

    25 April 1990

    Certificate of airworthiness for NX4964W (F6F-5, 001006) issued.

    Circa 1993


    Photographer: Ken Videan
    Notes: At Planes of Fame East, Eden Prairie, Minnesota.

    December 1997

    To Palm Springs Air Museum/Pond Warbirds Llc/Bob Pond, Palm Springs, CA.

    Markings Applied: 58644, 36

    29 October 1999

    To Robert J. Pond, Palm Springs, CA with new c/r N4964W.

    3 July 2001

    To Pond Warbirds Llc, Saint Cloud, MN keeping c/r N4964W.

    Operated by Palm Springs Air Museum, Palm Springs International Airport, Palm Springs, CA.
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    14 April 2012

    To Pond Warbirds Llc, Saint Cloud, MN keeping c/r N4964W.

    28 May 2013


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: Displayed at the Palm Springs Air Museum, California

    4 October 2016


    Photographer: Robert Bourlier
    Notes: Palm Springs Air Museum, CA.

    4 October 2016


    Photographer: Robert Bourlier
    Notes: Palm Springs Air Museum, CA.

    13 February 2018

    To Pond Warbirds Llc, Reno, NV keeping c/r N4964W.
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     Warbirds Directory, 5th Edition by Geoff Goodall
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    United States Military Services Serial Number Lists by Joe Baugher
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