The Best American Fighter of WW2

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The Best American Fighter of WW2

The Grumman F8F Bearcat was a plane that pushed the limit for single-engine fighter performance and became the fastest piston-engine fighter aircraft ever made. Origins In 1943, the aircraft company Grumman was solidifying its hold on the carrier-based fighter market for the US Navy. With the F4F Wildcat introduced in late 1940 and its in-house replacement, the F6F Hellcat, Grumman was already looking in the future for a plane that would replace…