Eastern Aircraft (Grumman) FM-2 Wildcat

N5833 (BuNo 86819)

Taken at Tauranga Airport, 23 March, 2002. Tail section seen from port. The markings read (from top):
NAVY
86819
U.S.S. WAKE ISLAND
CVE-65 VOC-1
with FM-2 (on the rudder) and CONFEDERATE AIR FORCE at bottom. Note the gloss on the horizontal tail surfaces, reflecting the 'double nuts'.

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