Grumman F8F-2 Bearcat
Untitled
Grumman F8F... Bearcat · N1111L · Untitled · Washington - Dulles International (IAD / KIAD) · April 12, 2004
Photo: Aaron Lupton - WorldAirlineImages · Photo source · Photograph details
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Original photo record
The details and photographer’s remark below belong to the original record. Its photograph has not been recovered.
- Airline
- Untitled
- Aircraft
- Grumman F8F-2 Bearcat
- Registration
- N1111L
- Country / region
- USA - Virginia
- Date photographed
- March 9, 2005
- Photographer
- Allen Yao
Photographer’s remark
N1111L Named as "Conquest I", this F8F Bearcat was delivered to the Navy in 1948 for carrier protection. It gave the US Navy the edge over the Japanese fighter types. Although it was never used in air-to-air combat during WWII, it provided the Navy's first post-war line of defense. Thanks David Lednicer for the following information: Darryl Greenamyer piloted this aircraft to set a new FAI piston engined 3km speed record on August 16, 1969 which broke a record set by Fritz Wendel 30 years ago. [Canon 300D]