On this day in aviation history, 81 years ago (December 31, 1944), the Grumman F8F Bearcat officially entered service with the United States Navy. The Bearcat was a single-engine carrier-based fighter ...
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Attack Squadron 112: The WWII to Cold War journey of the Broncos
The story of VA-112, a US Navy attack squadron that evolved from piston-engine fighters to jets and fought in the Korean and ...
The article features a 1945 Grumman American F8F-2 Bearcat as "Today's Top Pick" from Aircraft For Sale. This specific Bearcat is highlighted as an exceptionally rare warbird, especially given its ...
Grumman engineers, led by chief Engineer William Schwendler, sought to fill a major gap in the low and medium altitude ranges for U.S. Navy carrier-based fighters. The goal was to create a small ...
As Lotus' founder Colin Chapman once said, the best way to make a vehicle faster is to "simplify and add lightness." As true as this was for sports cars and race cars, it might be even more fitting to ...
An F8F Bearcat operated by the Commemorative Air Force will be needing a bit of love, with the aircraft prepped and ready to go on its way to a full restoration to airworthy condition. Produced by ...
This year's AirVenture will feature a unique "Flight of the Cats," showcasing four historic Grumman combat aircraft developed between the late 1930s and 1940s. The display includes legendary WWII ...
SOUPED-UP BEARCAT One would think that racing a Grumman F8F Bearcat would be very World War II-ish seat-of-the-pants stuff. But the "Rare Bear" will be using PI System software from San Leandro, Calif ...
The static display of an F8F Grumman Bearcat fighter in Blue Angels colors was a natural attraction to Al Taddeo, the last living member of the original Blue Angels team that was established at NAS ...
Four Grumman fighter aircraft (F4F-3 Wildcat, F6F Hellcat, F7F Tigercat and F8F Bearcat) will be featured at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh. The aircraft will be displayed on Boeing Plaza and flown in the ...
Veteran airshow performer and air race pilot Howard Pardue, 77, died when his Grumman F8F Bearcat crashed shortly after takeoff from his home field in Breckenridge, Texas. Pardue was a highly ...
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