Starting F8F Bearcat

Starting F8F Bearcat  The Grumman F8F Bearcat, the last of the piston-engine carrier based fighters, was one of the best piston-engine fighters never to see action in WWII.  It was delivered too late to the US Navy.  Surplus Bearcats saw action in the war in Indochina with the French and Royal Thai Air Forces.  Later, Bearcats were sold to civilians and have raced in the Reno Air Races.  Less than two dozen Bearcats remain airworthy today.