Restoring an FM2 Wildcat - Part 1

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Air Zoo restoration volunteer, Phil, explains some of the unique challenges faced restoring this FM2 Wildcat which sat at the bottom of Lake Michigan for 68 years!



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Launchpad to Learning
Air Zoo
STEAM education
Restoration
Aviation History
Aviation Museum
Aircraft Restoration
Michigan Museums
FM2 Wildcat
WWII
Lake Michigan