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Grumman F3F-2 VMF-2, Oct 1940 "US Marines
MODEL NO. HA 7302
SCALE 1:48
The Aircraft
This F3F-2 was flown by future Ace 1st Lt. Robert Galer of VMF-2 in November 1940. While qualifying for carrier-landings his engine failed and he had to make an unscheduled water landing. In the early 1980s the aircraft was located in good condition so it was raised and restored. Galer’s aircraft is the only original F3F-2 left and is on display in the National Naval Aviation Museum in Pensacola Florida. There are three other F3F-2s in existence but they were completely reconstructed using parts from wrecked aircraft.
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