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Aircraft History Built by Grumman Corporation in Bethpage, New York. Delivered to the U. S. Navy (USN) as F4F-4 Wildcat bureau number unknown (four or five digits). Wartime History Assigned to either the United States Navy (USN) to a Fighting Squadron (VF) possibly carrier based VF-5, VF-6, VF-8 or VF-10 or land based VF-11, VF-12, VF-21, VF-26, VF-27 or VF-28. Alternately, assigned to a United States Marine Corps (USMC) to a Marine Fighting Squadron (VMF). No known markings or tail number. Possibly, aircraft code "12" painted in white. Mission History During 1942 or 1943 took off on a mission and crashed on southern New Georgia Island to the north of Roviana Lagoon. Wreckage In the early or middle 1970s this crash site was first located by local people while pig hunting in the jungle. Since then, locals claim to have recovered a "pistol" from the crash site and at least one of the .50 caliber machine guns was removed and is displayed at a nearby village. On October 11, 2008 this crash site was visited by Shane Elliott who photographed the wreckage of the upside down aircraft crash site. Later in 2008, 2009 and 2010 Shane Elliott reported this crash site to Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command (JPAC) as a potential Missing In Action (MIA) aircraft. In early 2013, a Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command (JPAC) Investigation Team (IT) reportedly visited the crash site. References Thanks to Shane Elliott for additional information Contribute
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