Grumman F8F WWII Bearcat

Most powerful and fastest of the 'cat' series but came into production at the end of WWII. It was an extremely high performance plane capable of taking off from the smallest carriers. Makes up into a sweetheart of a model.

he F8F was Grumman's last production in a line of piston-engined fighters which began with the FF-l when the company was set up in 1931.Grumman F8F Bearcat The company designated the project G-58 and development started in 1943. The requirement was for a high-performance ...

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Purchase Information $2.95 (model comes in 2 sizes) Back to World War II

What people say... I have re-colored two color schemes used by the Blues on their Bearcats, from 1946 to 1950. the first is the familiar blue and gold--the other the less so, "BeetleBomb" adversary aircraft that was used in the mock dogfight that was a highlight of the show back then. The Bearcat replaced the SNJ late in it's career, as it was too slow to keep up with the Panthers! It flew as part of the show until 1950, when it crashed. Shorlty thereafter--the team went to war, and when the shows started back up again--a TV2 was used by the announcer / advance person...Rob Carleen