| Aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Registration / Serial: | G-RUMM |
| Alternate Serial: | 121714 |
| Military Code: | B-201 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Grumman F8F Bearcat (G-58) |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Grumman F8F Bearcat (G-58) |
| Aircraft Version: | Grumman F8F-2P Bearcat |
| C/n (msn): | D.1088 |
| Display Paint: | USA - Navy |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | DuxfordMap |
| Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: EGSU IATA: - Local: - Other: - |
| Event: | Duxford Autumn Air Show 2013 |
| Photo Date: | 13 October 2013 |
| Photo by: | Arjun Sarup |
| Photo ID: | 548619 |
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Taxiing out for its display at Duxford Autumn Airshow 2013. Built to US Navy requirements, the Bearcat was too late to see combat in the Pacific War. Powered by a P&W R-2800 Double Wasp similar to the Hellcat, it was smaller and lighter, giving it a faster climb. The type equipped USN squadrons, though only saw combat in Indochina as recce and napalm equipped ground-attack 'Beercats' of ten Groupes of l'Armée de l'Air and with the VNAF. This ex-USN recce F8F-2P joined The Fighter Collection in 1981. This photo is copyright © Arjun Sarup, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 19 February 2023, and has since been viewed 137 times. |