Autocar on MSN

The 10 greatest piston-engine fighter aircraft

Piston-engined fighters ruled the roost for thirty years. A brutal survival of the fittest ensured a rapid evolution of these ...
Red Wrench Films Official on MSN

Wildcat, Hellcat, Bearcat; The US Navy’s WWII fighter evolution

Three fighters. One war. From the stubby F4F Wildcat that held the line in 1942, to the deadly F6F Hellcat that crushed the Zero, and finally the lightning-fast F8F Bearcat that arrived just as the ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Traces of WWII Veteran’s Doomed Final Flight May Have Been Located in the Chesapeake Bay

A picture of the XF8F-1 Bearcat. David L. Mandt was flying the same model when he crashed into the Chesapeake Bay. Public domain Between August 1943 and March 1945, Lt. j.g. David L. Mandt clocked ...
insider.si.edu

Model, Grumman XF8F-1 Bearcat, Drop Test Vehicle

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. 2/5 scale drop test vehicle; World ...