I saw them when they were flying Voigt F8U Corsairs in Eugene, OR many years ago and fell in love with airplanes
Grumman F8F Bearcats were their second plane just prior to going jets. The F4U Corsair was a fantastic Aircraft but I don’t think they flew it.
Never flew F-8s..
Since 1946, there have been eight types of aircraft:
1. Grumman F6F Hellcat, June-August 1946
2. Grumman F8F Bearcat, August 1946-1949
3. Grumman F9F-2 Panther (first jet), 1949-June 1950 and
Grumman F9F-5 Panther 1951-Winter 1954/55
4. Grumman F9F-8 Cougar, Winter 1954-55-mid-season 1957
5. Grumman F11F-1 Tiger (first supersonic jet),
mid-season 1957-1969
6. McDonnell Douglas F-4J Phantom II, 1969-December 1974
7. McDonnell Douglas A-4F Skyhawk II, December
1974-November 1986
8. Boeing F/A-18 Hornet, November 1986-Present