F8F Bearcat

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Reno - 1969 - Grumman F8F-2 Bearcat (#70) ''ABLE CAT'' (N777L) (Bu 122629) (c/n D-1170) Lyle Shelton Finished 5th (Championship Race) Speed 356.370 mph - Time: 17:10.400
an old airplane flying in the sky on a clear day
Grumman F8F Bearcat by Tommy Anderson
California Photograph - Grumman F8f Bearcat by Tommy Anderson
Grumman F8F-1D (unofficial designation for export version for France and Thailand) This F8F-1D Bearcat BuNo 90446 was restored in 1983 (1999) badly damaged in a runway collision with a Corsair and rebuilt (2002 )damaged in a nose over on landing and repaired (2012) crashed right after takeoff and destroyed. Pilot Howard Pardue was fatally injured. France, Thailand, Grumman Aircraft, Repair
Grumman Aircraft
Grumman F8F-1D (unofficial designation for export version for France and Thailand) This F8F-1D Bearcat BuNo 90446 was restored in 1983 (1999) badly damaged in a runway collision with a Corsair and rebuilt (2002 )damaged in a nose over on landing and repaired (2012) crashed right after takeoff and destroyed. Pilot Howard Pardue was fatally injured.
an old black and white photo of a plane on the tarmac with water in the background
Grumman Aircraft
Grumman XF8F-2 Bearcat (G-58) BuNo 95049 (introduced in 1948) at NATC, Patuxent River, Maryland July 18,1949. This version had an upgraded 2,250 hp engine, revised engine cowling and a larger tail and rudder. The four 20mm cannon were added to the F8F-2. A total of 293 were built.
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Grumman Aircraft
Grumman F8F-1B Bearcat BuNo 122095 .Built in 1945 for the Royal Thailand Air Force, brought back to the US and restored in 1992. A single seat fighter with four AN/M3 20mm cannons, 100 of this version were built.
a small airplane sitting on top of a lush green field
Grumman F6F Hellcat at RAF Duxford
Grumman F6F Hellcat at RAF Duxford
an airplane that is sitting on the ground near some grass and trees, with another plane in the background
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an old airplane with people standing around it
several people standing around an airplane on the tarmac with mountains in the back ground
an old yellow airplane with the american eagle painted on it's side in a hanger
a man standing next to an airplane on top of a tarmac
an airplane that is parked in front of a building
people are standing around an airplane on the tarmac with it's propeller spinning