Grumman G-40 Avenger (N9584Z)

this is N4171A not N436GM

Sam... more mystery here... I'm seeing a FAA registration # of NL9584Z (N9584Z) stenciled onto the fuselage underneath the tail's horizontal stabilizer... which shows as a 1945 built Grumman TBM-3E, mfg s/n 85882, on the FAA registry. Has this one changed recently?

I saw it 5/20 and the stencil said N4171A, http://flightaware.com/resources/registration/N4171A

Registered 1/25-2017

Sam... yeah, I see that one too (N4171A). It's listed as a TBM-3E, but with mfg s/n 91521.

N9584Z is showing a different mfg. serial number and with a valid FAA reg. #.

Do we have two Grumman Avenger birds here?

Cliff looks like it, 2 Dif planes same markings one is 7 and other is 25 for ship numbers
http://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/photo/000907943.html

http://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/photo/000918138.html

Sam, those two links for the airport-data.com photos show the differences and similarities quite well... thanks for sharing that research with us! The canopy on #25, sans the rear turret, is one I don't see very often.

Agreed cliff, possibly a ex firebomber from Canada. I'll have to research the serials

Sam... I'm looking forward to reading about what you discover!

That's not N436GM. It's N9854Z, known as "Ida Red" N4171A has the number 25 on the fuselage as well as a logo of a cat flipping the "bird " with two paws up by the leading edge of the Canopy. Ida is currently owned by David Prescott and 4171 by Tim Savage. Both are Atlantic schemes