JACQUES TREMPE COLLECTION
No. 2908. Grumman G-58 XF8F-1 Bearcat (90460 c/n D.01) US Navy
Aeroplane Photo Supply (APS) Photo No. 3708
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This was the first of two XF8F-1 prototypes, first flown by Robert "Bob" Hall on August 31, 1944. Note the absence of the dorsal fin added to later aircraft. This aircraft was lost in a crash at NAS Patuxent River, Maryland, on March 18, 1945. The pilot was killed. |
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Created August 23, 2003