Was The Grumman "Bearcat" Flown Off Carriers?

Was the Grumman "Bearcat" ever flown off of aircraft carriers? Was it even
flown by the Navy? I am trying to settle a dispute between my husband and my
brother.

Thanks! - Kate

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"Kates Saloon and Knife Emporium" wrote in message
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Was the Grumman "Bearcat" ever flown off of aircraft carriers?


Yes.



Was it even flown by the Navy?


Yes.

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"Steven P. McNicoll" wrote:
"Kates Saloon and Knife Emporium" wrote
Was the Grumman "Bearcat" ever flown off of aircraft carriers?

Yes.

Was it even flown by the Navy?

Yes.

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(Kates Saloon and Knife Emporium) wrote:

Was the Grumman "Bearcat" ever flown off of aircraft carriers? Was it even
flown by the Navy? I am trying to settle a dispute between my husband and my
brother.

The Bearcat was the second type flown by the Blue Algels -- the first
type was the Hellcat. In fact, the Angels flew Grummans until the F-4
replaced the F-11F Tigers about 1969.

"Orval Fairbairn" wrote in message
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In article ,
(Kates Saloon and Knife Emporium) wrote:

Was the Grumman "Bearcat" ever flown off of aircraft carriers? Was it
even
flown by the Navy? I am trying to settle a dispute between my husband
and my
brother.

The Bearcat was the second type flown by the Blue Algels -- the first
type was the Hellcat. In fact, the Angels flew Grummans until the F-4
replaced the F-11F Tigers about 1969.

And they're still flying Grumman. Although the Tomcat is supposed to be on
it's way out eventually, it has served as the Navy's front-line fighter for
longer than any other aircraft.

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Gizmo

"gizmo-goddard" wrote...

In fact, the Angels flew Grummans until the F-4
replaced the F-11F Tigers about 1969.

And they're still flying Grumman. Although the Tomcat is supposed to be on
it's way out eventually, it has served as the Navy's front-line fighter for
longer than any other aircraft.

Umm... The Blue Angels are flying the [pre-Boeing] McDonnell-Douglas F/A-18
Hornet. They never flew the F-14 Tomcat.

That means they've been flying McDonnell-Douglas since about 1969 -- F-4 -
A-4 - F/A-18!

"John R Weiss" wrote in message
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"gizmo-goddard" wrote...

In fact, the Angels flew Grummans until the F-4
replaced the F-11F Tigers about 1969.

And they're still flying Grumman. Although the Tomcat is supposed to be
on
it's way out eventually, it has served as the Navy's front-line fighter
for
longer than any other aircraft.

Umm... The Blue Angels are flying the [pre-Boeing] McDonnell-Douglas
F/A-18
Hornet. They never flew the F-14 Tomcat.

That means they've been flying McDonnell-Douglas since about 1969 --
F-4 -
A-4 - F/A-18!

My bad. I mis-read Orval's post and didn't recognized that it was limited to
the Blue Angels. I guess that I took the head fake because the original post
was about the Navy in general.

__!_!__
Gizmo

Gizmo writes:



The Bearcat was the second type flown by the Blue Algels -- the first
type was the Hellcat. In fact, the Angels flew Grummans until the F-4
replaced the F-11F Tigers about 1969.

And they're still flying Grumman. Although the Tomcat is supposed to be on
it's way out eventually, it has served as the Navy's front-line fighter for
longer than any other aircraft.

__!_!__
Gizmo

Hmmmm. I thought the Angels were flying F-18 Hornets.



Dave

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"Orval Fairbairn" wrote in message
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The Bearcat was the second type flown by the Blue Algels -- the first
type was the Hellcat. In fact, the Angels flew Grummans until the F-4
replaced the F-11F Tigers about 1969.


There was no Grumman F-11F. The Blue Angles flew the F-11A Tiger.

There was an F11F (but not an F-11F) Tiger until September 18,1962 when a
standard military designation system was adopted and the F11F-1 became the
F-11A.

Interestingly, the F11F or F-11A started as a derivative of the F9F and was
given the designation F9F-8 which was changed to F9F-9 when F9F-8 was
assigned to the later Cougars. In April, 1955 after the flight of two
prototypes and three production aircraft, the designation for the Tiger was
changed to F11F-1. In 1962 the DOD merged the Navy designation system into
the existing Air Force designation system which resulted in elimination of
the manufacturer designator and incorporation of a series letter (among
other changes).

The Blue Angels converted to F11F-1's in mid 1957 and were in Tigers until
1968.

Jack

(Basic reference: United States Navy Aircraft Since 1911 Gordon
Swanborough and Peter M Bowers)


"Steven P. McNicoll" wrote in message
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"Orval Fairbairn" wrote in message

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The Bearcat was the second type flown by the Blue Algels -- the first
type was the Hellcat. In fact, the Angels flew Grummans until the F-4
replaced the F-11F Tigers about 1969.


There was no Grumman F-11F. The Blue Angles flew the F-11A Tiger.