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To: lilylangtree

I saw them when they were flying Voigt F8U Corsairs in Eugene, OR many years ago and fell in love with airplanes

9 posted on 10/08/2007 3:33:00 PM PDT by rontorr (It's just my opinion, but I am RIGHT!)

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.

15 posted on 10/08/2007 4:12:50 PM PDT by mortal19440

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

29 posted on 10/08/2007 7:45:34 PM PDT by Robe (Rome did not create a great empire by talking, they did it by killing all those who opposed them)

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