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carefully made in the factories, a possibility arose that only one wingtip would break away with the possibility of the aircraft crashing. This was replaced with an explosives system to blow the wingtips off together, which also worked well, but this ended when a ground technician died due to an accidental triggering. In the end, the wings were reinforced, and the aircraft was limited to 7.5 g.
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withstand high-g loads, only the inner portion of the wing was able to do this. The outer portions were more lightly constructed, and designed to snap off at the hinge line if the force exceeded 7.5 g. In this case, the aircraft would still be flyable and could be repaired after returning to the carrier. This saved 230 lb (100 kg).
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legs when lowered; as the undercarriage retracted, the legs were shortened, enabling them to fit into a wheel well, which was entirely in the wing. An additional benefit of the inward-retracting units was a wide track, which helped counter propeller torque on takeoff and gave the F8F good ground and
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Marines. Often mentioned as one of the best-handling piston-engined fighters ever built, its performance was sufficient to outperform some early jets. Its
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In 1948, Grumman introduced a number of improvements to produce the F8F-2. Among the changes were a modified cowling design, taller vertical fin, and the slightly more powerful R-2800-30W engine producing 2,240 hp (1,670 kW). In total, 293 F8F-2s were produced, along with 12 F8F-2N night
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Testing demonstrated a number of problems, notably a lack of horizontal stability, an underpowered trim system, landing gear that could be extended only at slow speeds, an unreliable airspeed indicator, and a cramped cockpit. The test pilots also requested that six guns be installed. The stability
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propeller. A slight reduction in size was made by moving to a 12 ft 7 in (3.84 m) Aeroproducts four-bladed propeller. Keeping the prop clear of the deck required long landing gear, which, combined with the shortened fuselage, gave the
Bearcat a significant "nose-up" profile on land.
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An unmodified production F8F-1 set a 1946 time-to-climb record (after a run of 115 ft ) of 10,000 feet (3,048 m) in 94 seconds (6,383 ft/min ). The
Bearcat held this record for 10 years until it was broken by a jet fighter (which still could not match the Bearcat's short
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The design team had set the goal that the G-58 should weigh 8,750 lb (3,970 kg) fully loaded. As development continued, this was found to be impossible to achieve, as the structure of the new fighter had to be made strong enough for aircraft carrier landings. Weight-saving measures
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November 1943 and an order for two prototypes was placed on 27 November 1943 under the BuAir designation XF8F-1. The first prototype flew on 21 August 1944, only nine months after the design effort started. The initial flight test demonstrated a 4,800 ft/min
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also set many performance records, including the 3 km World Speed Record for piston-driven aircraft (528.33 mph ), set in 1989, and a new time-to-climb record (3,000 metres in 91.9 seconds (6,425.9 ft/min ), set in 1972, breaking the 1946 record cited above).
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engine, which provided 2,000 horsepower (1,500 kW). The R-2800 was the most powerful
American engine, so it would be retained for the G-58. This meant that improved performance would have to come from a lighter airframe.
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problem was addressed on the second prototype by adding a triangular fillet to the front of the vertical stabilizer. The extra guns could not be incorporated due to weight and balance considerations.
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The Navy placed a production contract for 2,023 aircraft based on the second prototype on 6 October 1944. On 5 February 1945, they awarded another contract for 1,876 slightly modified aircraft from
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fighters and 60 F8F-2P reconnaissance versions. Production ended in 1949, and the first units began to convert off the type that year. The last
Bearcats were withdrawn in 1952.
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machine guns, two in each wing.(later 183 US gallons ) The limited range due to the reduced fuel load meant it would be useful in the
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2016:"Speed records from archives of the Society of Air Racing Historians."
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2696:WW2 Fact Files: US Navy and Marine Corps Fighters
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2694:and Gordon Swanborough. "Grumman F8F Bearcat".
1785:, August 1998, p. 1. Retrieved: 18 August 2010.
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2827:. Poole, Dorset, UK: Blandford Press, 1980.
835:F8F-2s converted into drone control aircraft
748:F8F-1s converted into drone control aircraft
2808:Morgan, Eric B. "Grumman Bearcat part II".
1456:1,105 mi (1,778 km, 960 nmi)
1184:G-58 Gulfhawk (two civilian built Bearcats)
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2574:Bridgman, Leonard. "The Grumman Bearcat".
1427:Pratt & Whitney R-2800-30W Double Wasp
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2868:Taylor, John W.R. "Grumman F8F Bearcat".
2853:Swanborough, Gordon and Peter M. Bowers.
1450:455 mph (732 km/h, 395 kn)
275:The Bearcat was influenced by the larger
2728:. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2005.
2726:First Man: The Life of Neil A. Armstrong
2576:Jane’s Fighting Aircraft of World War II
1673:as the fastest "piston-driven" aircraft.
2743:. London: Arms and Armour Press, 1987.
2540:"The Incomplete Guide to Airfoil Usage"
1685:
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1156:122619 – based at Lewis Air Legends in
1149:122614 – based at Lewis Air Legends in
764:F8F-1 night-fighter prototype carrying
680:An F8F-2P reconnaissance aircraft from
2872:. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1969.
2855:United States Navy Aircraft since 1911
2810:Twenty-first Profile, Volume 2, no. 17
2795:Twenty-first Profile, Volume 1, no. 12
1311:122674 – overhaul to airworthiness by
1088:95255 – based at Lewis Air Legends in
2793:Morgan, Eric B. "Grumman's Hot Rod".
2645:Thach Weave: The Life of Jimmie Thach
1474:42 lb/sq ft (210 kg/m)
283:In 1943, Grumman was introducing the
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5938:1940s United States fighter aircraft
1769:Swanborough and Bowers 1991, p. 241.
1669:"Bear" bomber. Other sources credit
1608:List of United States naval aircraft
1365:35 ft 10 in (10.92 m)
1938:12/1953. Retrieved: 18 August 2010.
1371:13 ft 10 in (4.22 m)
608:Bearcats have long been popular in
2711:Grumman: Sixty Years of Excellence
2615:Grumman F8F Bearcat: Super Profile
1468:4,465 ft/min (22.68 m/s)
1377:244 sq ft (22.7 m)
1359:28 ft 3 in (8.61 m)
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2907:Pictures from the Grumman archive
2450:"Grumman F8F Bearcat/Bu. 122674."
2398:"Grumman F8F Bearcat/Bu. 121710."
2383:"Grumman F8F Bearcat/Bu. 121646."
2278:"Grumman F8F Bearcat/Bu. 122629."
2248:"Grumman F8F Bearcat/Bu. 122619."
2218:"Grumman F8F Bearcat/Bu. 122614."
2188:"Grumman F8F Bearcat/Bu. 121752."
2091:"Grumman F8F Bearcat/Bu. 121714."
2047:"Grumman F8F Bearcat/Bu. 122120."
1483:0.22 hp/lb (0.36 kW/kg)
1435:4-bladed constant-speed propeller
630:, a highly modified F8F owned by
362:Langley Research Facility in 1945
2386:National Air & Space Museum.
2069:"Grumman F8F Bearcat/Bu. 94956."
1933:"The war in Indo-China goes on."
1593:List of aircraft of World War II
1166:– based at Lewis Air Legends in
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311:that extended the length of the
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5943:Single-engined tractor aircraft
2519:www.wwiiaircraftperformance.org
2408:National Naval Aviation Museum.
2101:The Fighter Collection Duxford.
164:is an American single-engined,
1780:"Clipping the Bearcat's wing."
1462:40,800 ft (12,400 m)
1419:13,460 lb (6,105 kg)
1315:(Southern California Wing) in
1257:National Naval Aviation Museum
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4895:fighter designations pre-1962
2790:, Vol. 3, No. 4, August 1998.
2713:. London: Orion Books, 1988.
2453:CAF Southern California Wing.
2388:Retrieved: 12 September 2022.
2191:Erickson Aircraft Collection.
1914:Francillon 1989, pp. 252–253.
1665:aircraft such as the Russian
1413:7,650 lb (3,470 kg)
1235:National Air and Space Museum
964:Republic of Vietnam Air Force
715:Prototype aircraft, two built
644:National Air and Space Museum
495:Republic of Vietnam Air Force
261:Pacific Theater of Operations
5963:Aircraft first flown in 1944
2592:. "Last of the Wartime 'Cats
2079:Royal Thai Air Force Museum.
1979:"Lyle Shelton's "Rare Bear."
1760:. Retrieved: 18 August 2010.
1173:122637 – privately owned in
1142:121776 – privately owned in
1133:Erickson Aircraft Collection
1124:121748 – privately owned in
1106:122095 – privately owned in
2676:. "Grumman F8F-1 Bearcat".
2660:Grumman Aircraft Since 1929
2515:"WWII Aircraft Performance"
2455:Retrieved: 12 January 2018.
2283:Retrieved: 13 January 2020.
2253:Retrieved: 13 January 2020.
2223:Retrieved: 13 January 2020.
2193:Retrieved: 8 December 2022.
1813:Thruelsen, Richard (1976).
1697:. No. 70. p. 21.
1231:Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center
1081:90454 – privately owned in
1023:Royal Thai Air Force Museum
642:, now at the Smithsonian's
612:. A stock Bearcat flown by
503:North American T-28 Trojans
358:An XF8F-1 prototype at the
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2485:CAF 12 Planes of Christmas
2358:Retrieved: 25 August 2022.
2326:Planes of Fame Air Museum.
2028:Retrieved: 18 August 2010.
2006:Retrieved: 18 August 2010.
1991:Retrieved: 18 August 2010.
1969:Retrieved: 18 August 2010.
1841:Retrieved: 18 August 2010.
942:United States Marine Corps
599:The record-breaking racer
289:Pratt & Whitney R-2800
181:United States Marine Corps
101:United States Marine Corps
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2410:Retrieved: 11 April 2012.
2353:"Grumman G-58B Gulfhawk."
2328:Retrieved 25 August 2022.
2323:"Grumman G-58A Gulfhawk."
2103:Retrieved: 11 April 2012.
2081:Retrieved: 11 April 2012.
2001:"Aircraft speed records."
1947:Manevy 1993, pp. 278–280.
1715:Ewing 2004, pp. 182, 308.
1193:Planes of Fame Air Museum
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2578:. London: Studio, 1946.
2470:Retrieved: 19 July 2021.
2440:Retrieved: 19 July 2021.
2425:Retrieved: 19 July 2021.
2373:Retrieved: 19 July 2021.
2356:Palm Springs Air Museum.
2343:Retrieved: 19 July 2021.
2313:Retrieved: 19 July 2021.
2298:Retrieved: 19 July 2021.
2268:Retrieved: 19 July 2021.
2238:Retrieved: 19 July 2021.
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2148:Retrieved: 19 July 2021.
2133:Retrieved: 19 July 2021.
2118:Retrieved: 19 July 2021.
1803:Francillon 1989, p. 243.
1588:List of fighter aircraft
1208:Palm Springs, California
810:Canadian Car and Foundry
509:(1957–1975) continued.
478:France and South Vietnam
5747:Royal Thai Armed Forces
2569:The Grumman F8F Bearcat
2544:m-selig.ae.illinois.edu
2465:"FAA Registry: N7825C."
2420:"FAA Registry: N4752Y."
2233:"FAA Registry: N747NF."
2128:"FAA Registry: N58204."
2059:Retrieved: 16 Dec 2013.
1817:. Praeger. p. 213.
1518:1,000 lb (454 kg) bombs
1344:General characteristics
1313:Commemorative Air Force
1204:Palm Springs Air Museum
1083:Fountain Hills, Arizona
425:On 25 August 1946, the
316:carrier deck handling.
5953:Carrier-based aircraft
2435:"FAA Registry: N818F."
2368:"FAA Registry: N700A."
2338:"FAA Registry: N3025."
2293:"FAA Registry: N777L."
2263:"FAA Registry: N14WB."
2203:"FAA Registry: N68RW."
2173:"FAA Registry: N800H."
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2838:Scrivner, Charles L.
2504:Scrivner 1990, p. 31.
2308:"FAA Registry: N8TF."
2158:"FAA Registry: N1DF."
2004:www.AeroSpaceWeb.org.
1871:Scrivner 1990, p. 14.
1758:U.S. Naval Air Museum
1339:F8F Bearcat in Action
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1288:Bentonville, Arkansas
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2658:Francillon, Rene J.
2613:Chant, Christopher.
2481:"F8F Bearcat N7825C"
2113:"FAA Registry: N9G."
1839:www.GrummanPark.org.
1794:Gunston 1988, p. 48.
1738:Scrivner 1990, p. 7.
1729:Scrivner 1990, p. 4.
1144:Wilmington, Delaware
915:Royal Thai Air Force
484:French Indochina War
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109:Royal Thai Air Force
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4402:Apollo Lunar Module
2756:Grumman F8F Bearcat
2754:Maloney, Edward T.
1880:Hanson 2005, p. 78.
1556:Supermarine Seafang
1534:Grumman F6F Hellcat
1528:Related development
1499:4 Ă— 20 mm (.79 in)
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1239:Chantilly, Virginia
699:French Bearcats at
412:Operational history
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253:Grumman F6F Hellcat
171:introduced in late
162:Grumman F8F Bearcat
50:General information
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2823:O'Leary, Michael.
2403:2016-11-25 at the
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2221:Lewis Air Legends.
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2074:2011-06-06 at the
2052:2013-12-15 at the
2021:2006-12-21 at the
1984:2006-12-06 at the
1962:2015-06-24 at the
1834:2007-08-16 at the
1827:Dittmeier, Chris.
1753:2006-10-07 at the
1571:Vought F4U Corsair
1508:4 Ă— 5 in (127 mm)
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2538:Lednicer, David.
1989:www.RareBear.com.
1815:The Grumman Story
1778:Meyer, Corwin W.
1546:Focke-Wulf Ta 152
1272:Under Restoration
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753:F8F-1(D)B Bearcat
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140:First flight
116:Number built
74:Manufacturer
18:F8F Bearcats
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5794:B.Kh.3 (II)
5784:B.Kh.2 (IV)
5774:B.Kh.2 (II)
5707:Vought VE-7
5503:Supermarine
4832:Fisher Body
4811:USN bombers
4655:Switchblade
4650:Super Tiger
4600:Joint STARS
4545:Global Hawk
4475:Switchblade
2590:Brown, Eric
2037:Hardy 1987
1576:Boeing XF8B
1441:Performance
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507:Vietnam War
468:F9F Panther
460:Blue Angels
427:Blue Angels
285:F6F Hellcat
277:F6F Hellcat
216:pilots and
214:F4F Wildcat
191:owners and
33:F8F Bearcat
5927:Categories
5789:B.Kh.3 (I)
5769:B.Kh.2 (I)
5701:See also:
4540:Fire Scout
3688:G-215 (II)
2524:2019-09-05
1901:2016-02-17
1614:References
1479:Power/mass
1406:NACA 23009
1399:NACA 23018
1375:Wing area:
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1057:, Duxford.
1007:On display
640:Conquest I
618:Bill Stead
610:air racing
591:Air racing
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1681:Citations
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1663:turboprop
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988:Airworthy
872:Operators
724:658 built
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627:Rare Bear
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602:Rare Bear
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1960:Archived
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1751:Archived
1523:See also
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908:Thailand
655:Variants
548:Thailand
334:kamikaze
309:trunnion
212:veteran
5912:B.KhF.2
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5676:Convair
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4994:Curtiss
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4700:Wildcat
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4660:Tadpole
4630:Prowler
4625:Pegasus
4620:Panther
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4585:Hellcat
4580:Hawkeye
4515:Bearcat
4505:Avenger
4488:By name
4376:Tadpole
4361:Mallard
4180:Bombers
4171:NATF-23
4151:F11F-1F
4057:By role
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2423:FAA.gov
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1369:Height:
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1233:of the
1027:Bangkok
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773:XF8F-1N
505:as the
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322:.50 cal
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218:Grumman
204:Concept
189:warbird
148:Retired
132:21 May
124:History
88:Retired
79:Grumman
5824:B.Kh.9
5819:B.Kh.8
5814:B.Kh.7
5809:B.Kh.6
5804:B.Kh.5
5799:B.Kh.4
5764:B.Kh.1
5622:Wright
5544:Vought
5460:FO (I)
5409:F2L-1K
4941:Boeing
4714:People
4695:Triton
4690:Trader
4680:Tracer
4675:Tomcat
4645:Spirit
4635:Raider
4615:Mohawk
4605:Kitten
4595:Jaguar
4520:Cougar
4495:Ag Cat
4417:EF-111
4395:Others
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4366:Ag Cat
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4043:G-1159
4038:G-1128
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883:
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5219:-1F/2
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4450:X-47A
4440:Q-180
4325:OA-13
4305:OA-12
4156:G-118
4141:XF10F
4106:XP-65
4096:XP-50
4033:G-870
4028:G-755
4023:G-754
4018:G-744
4013:G-730
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4003:G-723
3998:G-712
3993:G-711
3988:G-704
3983:G-698
3963:G-674
3958:G-636
3953:G-623
3948:G-618
3943:G-613
3938:G-612
3933:G-607
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3923:G-532
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3913:G-516
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3903:G-487
3898:G-486
3893:G-484
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3883:G-450
3878:G-436
3873:G-431
3868:G-429
3863:G-426
3858:G-413
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3848:G-391
3843:G-378
3838:G-376
3833:G-371
3828:G-359
3823:G-356
3818:G-344
3813:G-342
3808:G-341
3803:G-340
3798:G-333
3793:G-327
3788:G-315
3783:G-310
3778:G-306
3773:G-305
3768:G-303
3763:G-300
3758:G-296
3753:G-288
3748:G-283
3743:G-279
3738:G-273
3733:G-270
3728:G-262
3723:G-251
3718:G-244
3713:G-242
3708:G-235
3703:G-234
3698:G-231
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3678:G-214
3673:G-211
3668:G-191
3663:G-170
3658:G-165
3653:G-164
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3643:G-154
3638:G-143
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3618:G-132
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3603:G-128
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3588:G-125
3583:G-124
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3568:G-121
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3553:G-118
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3538:G-115
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3523:G-112
3518:G-111
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3468:G-101
3463:G-100
2594:'
2490:6 May
1619:Notes
1497:Guns:
1396:root:
1351:Crew:
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1279:F8F-1
1222:F8F-2
1117:F8F-2
1074:F8F-1
1046:F8F-2
1014:F8F-1
995:F8F-1
768:radar
766:APS-4
705:circa
684:over
682:VC-62
444:VF-19
151:1963
119:1,265
5755:B.Kh
5475:Ryan
5384:Bell
5363:-2/3
5280:Hall
5214:F11F
5209:F10F
5188:F9F
5072:F15C
5067:F14C
5062:F13C
5057:F12C
5052:F11C
5047:F10C
4847:P-75
4530:Fifi
4525:Duck
4445:X-29
4412:E-10
4320:OA-9
4269:EA-6
4264:OV-1
4254:XSBF
4218:TB2F
4213:XTSF
4192:B-21
4166:F-14
4120:F9F
4091:XF5F
3458:G-99
3446:G-98
3441:G-97
3436:G-96
3431:G-95
3426:G-94
3421:G-93
3416:G-92
3411:G-91
3406:G-90
3401:G-89
3396:G-88
3391:G-87
3386:G-86
3381:G-85
3376:G-84
3371:G-83
3366:G-82
3361:G-81
3356:G-80
3351:G-79
3346:G-78
3341:G-77
3336:G-76
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3326:G-74
3321:G-73
3316:G-72
3311:G-71
3306:G-70
3301:G-69
3296:G-68
3291:G-67
3286:G-66
3281:G-65
3276:G-64
3271:G-63
3266:G-62
3261:G-61
3256:G-60
3251:G-59
3246:G-58
3241:G-57
3236:G-56
3231:G-55
3226:G-54
3221:G-53
3216:G-52
3211:G-51
3206:G-50
3201:G-49
3196:G-48
3191:G-47
3186:G-46
3181:G-45
3176:G-44
3171:G-43
3166:G-42
3161:G-41
3156:G-40
3151:G-39
3146:G-38
3141:G-37
3136:G-36
3131:G-35
3126:G-34
3121:G-33
3116:G-32
3111:G-31
3106:G-30
3101:G-29
3096:G-27
3091:G-26
3086:G-25
3081:G-24
3076:G-23
3071:G-22
3066:G-21
3061:G-20
3056:G-19
3051:G-18
3046:G-17
3041:G-16
3036:G-15
3031:G-14
3026:G-13
3021:G-12
3016:G-11
3011:G-10
2945:and
2874:ISBN
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2814:ISSN
2799:ISSN
2777:ISSN
2760:ISBN
2745:ISBN
2730:ISBN
2715:ISBN
2700:ISBN
2682:ISBN
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2649:ISBN
2634:ISBN
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2604:ISSN
2580:ISBN
2551:2019
2492:2023
1856:ISBN
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1510:HVAR
1425:1 Ă—
1403:tip:
1386:5.02
707:1954
501:and
470:and
360:NACA
313:oleo
245:G-58
160:The
153:VNAF
134:1945
55:Type
5689:F2Y
5666:F4W
5661:F3W
5656:F2W
5644:F3W
5639:F2W
5587:F8U
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5572:F5U
5567:F4U
5562:F3U
5557:F2U
5534:F2T
5493:F3R
5488:F2R
5442:F3M
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4959:F3B
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4931:F3A
4926:F2A
4818:TBM
4802:F3M
4797:F2M
4510:Bat
4465:Bat
4431:Q-8
4422:Q-4
4407:E-8
4345:C-2
4340:C-1
4315:J3F
4310:JRF
4300:J2F
4274:E-2
4259:E-1
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4208:TBF
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