Author: MALONEY, EDWARD T.
Title: Grumman F8f Bearcat
Description: Fallbrook, CA: Aero Publishers, 1969. Softcover. ISBN: 0816805768. Aero Series Series; Vol. 20; B&W and Color; 7 1/4 x 10 1/4"; 50 pages; Soft cover has blue spine with white lettering. Light rubbing, scuffing, sunning to covers. Pages are clean and tight. Illustrated with color and b/w pictures. 'The last, most powerful of Grumman's prop-driven fighters, the F8F Bearcat has been described as an engine with a saddle on it. Born of experience gained by study of fighter operations from carriers, the F8F was built smaller and 2,000 pounds lighter than its F6F predecessor, despite being designed around the big Pratt & Whitney R-2800 engine. The most powerful single-engine aircraft ever built, the F8F out-performed all others in all aspects of combat maneuverability. Too late for World War II, it was used by the French in French Indochina (later Vietnam) in 1953.'. Very Good+ .

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