MILITARY · HISTORICAL MARKER
Grumman 1930-94
Old Bethpage, New York
Historical Marker Database · Christopher Kirch
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Grumman established its first airfield and Plant Number 1 at this site in Bethpage, New York, in October 1936, and it became the birthplace of the famous F4F-3 Wildcat Navy fighter.
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Old Bethpage, New York · USA
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