An FM-2 Wildcat that sat at the bottom of Lake Michigan for nearly seven decades was brought to the surface on Friday as the nation marked the 71st anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor. The ...

KALAMAZOO, Mich. — A WWII plane may never have another date with the sky again, but that doesn't mean it can't look pretty on land. After years of restoration, the FM-2 Wildcat is almost as good as ...

KALAMAZOO, MI – The restoration of a General Motors/Eastern Aircraft Division FM-2 "Wildcat" fighter that sat upside down on the bottom of Lake Michigan for 68 years has officially begun at the Air ...

PORTAGE, Mich. (WOOD) — Crews at the Air Zoo in Portage are at work fixing up an FM-2 Wildcat, one of the U.S. Navy’s most successful fighter planes for its early role in the Pacific theater during ...

What do you do with a military airplane that's too old even for the reserves? In the case of a World War II General Motors FM-2 Wildcat, you turn it into a playground attraction. Then, of course, you ...

FILE – Air Zoo Aerospace & Science Museum in Portage. GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) Air Zoo History is coming to life at the Air Zoo in Portage. For a decade, restoration teams at the Air Zoo have been ...

On the day Americans marked the 71st anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and our nation's entry into World War II, spectators gathered at Waukegan Harbor to see a long-forgotten relic ...

A Grumman FM-2 Wildcat fighter, which crashed into Lake Michigan during World War II training in December 1944, was recently recovered in December 2022. The barnacle-encrusted aircraft, remarkably ...

A World War II fighter plane that spent nearly seven decades at the bottom of Lake Michigan will have a new home. The fully restored FM-2 Wildcat fighter plane will be on permanent display at the ...

KALAMAZOO, Mich. (AP) - The restoration of a General Motors/Eastern Aircraft Division FM-2 “Wildcat” fighter that sat upside down on the bottom of Lake Michigan for 68 years has officially begun at ...

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UPDATE May, 2024 (WOOD) — The FM-2 Wildcat restored by the Air Zoo will be heading to the American Heritage Museum in Hudson, Massachusetts for permanent display. PORTAGE, Mich. (WOOD) — Crews at the ...