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- Prototype XF7F-1 1943 5
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- In late 1943, Bob Hall, the designer at Grumman, piloted the initial prototype XF7F-1, with the BuNo 03549, during some of its early testing missions.
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- Prototype which was located at Grumman’s factory airfield in Bethpage, New York, was preparing for its inaugural flight. The aircraft had propeller spinners installed, which were later removed after initial flight-testing.
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- XF7F-1 1946
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- XF7F-1 with folded wings
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- XF7F-1 23 December 1943
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- XF7F-1 in flight 3
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- XF7F-1 with tail hook extended
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- John Clifton and his F7F-1
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- XF7F-1
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- Grumman XF7F-1 03549 1943
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- XF7F-1 03549 Bethpage 12 November 1943
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- F7F and F6F in flight
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- F7F front view
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- F7F-2N of the VMF(N)-533 Nan Yuan Field, Peiping China October 1945
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- F7F-3 80462 Long Island 1945
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- F7F-3 fighters over Cherry Point January 1945
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- F7F-2N 1945
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- F7F Cherry Point March 1945
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- F7F-3 80462 1945 3
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- F7F-3 Tigercat 80462
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- BuNo 80462 was piloted by Grumman test pilot ‘Corky’ Meyer during its testing phase
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- F7F-3 80460
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- F7F-3 80458, Grumman Bethpage 4
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- F7F-3 80458,Grumman Bethpage airfield 2
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- F7F-3 80458 3
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- F7F-3 80458
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- F7F-3N Tigercat and F8F
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- Night fighters F7F-3N N3 and N10 of the VMF(N)-533 1947
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- F7F-3 80359 of the VMD-254 April 1945
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- Single-seat day fighter F7F-3 80452, Grumman factory airfield at Bethpage, New York
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- Night-fighter F7F-2N of the VMF(N)-533 Nan Yuan Field China October 1945
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- F7F-3N 80549
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- F7F-3N N4
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- F7F-3N Tigercat with nose art
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- F7F-3N Tigercat 2
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- F7F-2 “white 24”
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- F7F-2N 80261
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- F7F-2N 80261 2
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- F7F-2N in flight
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- Crashed F7F after belly landing
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- BuNo 80291 underwent its first carrier deck trials aboard the USS Shangri-La. Although these trials were successful, the Tigercat had a restricted shipboard career.
Tigercat was the first twin-engined fighter aircraft design to enter service with the United States Navy. Designed for the new Midway-class aircraft carriers, the aircraft were too large to operate from earlier decks. Although delivered to United States Marine Corps combat units before the end of World War II, the Tigercat did not see combat service in that war. Most F7Fs ended up in land-based service, as attack aircraft or night fighters; only the later F7F-4N was certified for carrier service. They saw service in the Korean War and were withdrawn from service in 1954.
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