Grumman G-36 Wildcat (N315E)

https://www.aerialvisuals.ca/AirframeDossier.php?Serial=865

I've been to the museum there, they fly all their birds, it's a labor of love. You don't see many Wildcats... er... in the wild anymore. Well worth the visit!

P&W R-1830 Twin Wasp engine. 1,200 HP

Good memories! I climbed into and fueled that A/C when I was a lineman at N57 c. 1972. Lex's warbird back then.

Nice.

Great photo, Tomas.

It is a General Motors FM-2 but it is not a "Grumman" or a "G-36" Wildcat.
G-36 is the design no. for the original Grumman-built Wildcat, aka F4F in US Navy service.
The FM-2 (the "M" implicitly means "Not Grumman") was an Eastern/GM model GM-1.
The TBM Avenger was an Eastern/GM model GM-2.
Both FAA regulations and US Navy aircraft identification standards say aircraft should be properly identified on the basis of "builder" not designer.

Thank to all...I like to visit the museum...

When the tail comes up during takeoff, that prop has to be only about a foot off the ground!

I was there last year for that airshow. Sadly, there was one aircraft that didn't fly that I would have loved to see fly. There even was a special, unexpected flyover before the flying activities began. I believe it was a C-54 that was supposedly used during the Berlin Airlift (my memory is a bit foggy). I still am amazed at how large some of those aircraft are.

There is an 'honesty' about carrier A/C...maybe it's the strength...like they say..'Grumman Iron Works.'