From the stubby F4F Wildcat barely holding the line in 1942 to the powerful F6F Hellcat that turned the tide of the Pacific ...
The Grumman F8F Bearcat was designed as a lightweight, high-performance naval fighter intended to counter late-war threats.
Fighter Aircraft -- The First Carrier-Based Fighter: Vought VE-7 -- A Really Wild Cat: Grumman F4F Wildcat -- Twin-Engine Fighters: Grumman F5F Skyrocket and F7F Tigercat -- Versatile-and Long-Lived: ...