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General Forums => Aircraft and Vehicles => Topic started by: Wilbus on June 14, 2005, 03:23:36 AM

Title: F7F and F8F?
Post by: Wilbus on June 14, 2005, 03:23:36 AM

Some more info needed on these great looking birds please :)

Did any of them every see combat? Did they enter service at all before the wars end?

I know both were fast as hell and the F8F had the normal big a** radial engine tucked into that nice little fuselage.

The F7F is sexier though ;)

Some more info, any and all welcome!

Title: F7F and F8F?
Post by: Rafe35 on June 14, 2005, 07:32:33 AM

Wilbus

Check out this website:

Grumman F7F Tigercat
http://www.warbirdalley.com/f7f.htm

Grumman F8F Bearcat Info
http://www.acepilots.com/planes/f8f_bearcat.html

Title: F7F and F8F?
Post by: Widewing on June 14, 2005, 06:02:06 PM

Corky Meyer's story of the F7F can be found here. (http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3897/is_200208/ai_n9120620)

Corky was a Grumman test pilot and the former CEO of Gulfstream Aircraft.

My regards,

Widewing

Title: F7F and F8F?
Post by: Wilbus on June 14, 2005, 06:59:19 PM

Thanks you two :)

Title: F7F and F8F?
Post by: Westy on June 15, 2005, 07:33:10 AM

I'd not read the 2002 article on the F7F "untold story" before.  Thanks Widewing!