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Originally Posted by evangilder  Here is one of "Big Bossman" and one of Clay Lacy's F7Fs. The Tigercat is one good looking bird. | And it could certainly kick some ass 
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| What do you reckon, Tigercat or Hornet as the best looking twin? | |
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The F7F that was in Duxford, England has been sold to an American by the name of Joe Clark. Joe is the designer of the winglets for the Boeings and others. Joe keeps the F7F in Van Nuys and it is flown by Clay Lacy. | |
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Originally Posted by Glider What do you reckon, Tigercat or Hornet as the best looking twin? | Hornet, as in Mossie? Hornet hands down! 
Though I prefer the three bladed prop any day of the week.
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Originally Posted by dick56 The F7F that was in Duxford, England has been sold to an American by the name of Joe Clark. Joe is the designer of the winglets for the Boeings and others. Joe keeps the F7F in Van Nuys and it is flown by Clay Lacy. | Thanks for the correction on that one, Dick. I assumed that it was Clay's as I always see him flying it. It's a beauty, that's for sure.
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Country: | veeery fascinating! I've got a National Geographic book dating all the way back to 1945 it's got an ad for the F4U-1 Corsair. tis quite fascinating. | |
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03-13-2008, 09:58 AM
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Originally Posted by plan_D I saw a Tigercat fly at Duxford a couple of years ago - an amazing machine, certainly would have made a great name for itself if it had made it into action. | I have heared from two naval aviator/one jarhead ace that flew F6F and F4U in WWII that said this was the best fighter they ever flew - just don't spin it. | |
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Originally Posted by comiso90 I 'd like to see what a couple Tigercats would have done to a Mavis or Flight of Betty bombers.
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03-15-2008, 03:17 PM
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Originally Posted by mkloby very nice. wouldn't want to try to put that down on a flight deck... | It was designed as a strike fighter for the Midway series of Fleet Carriers post Essex Class. F8F's as Point Defense Aircraft and A-1's for the Bomb trucks. Would have been Awesome. U.S. Navy - A Brief History of Aircraft Carriers - USS Midway (CVB 41) | |
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