Planes of Fame Air Museum will host a special event on Saturday, November 1, 2025, featuring the rare Grumman F7F "Tigercat," the 8th Annual Ed Maloney Scale Model Contest, and an engaging Hangar Talk ...
The Grumman F7F Tigercat was built to become the ultimate carrier-based piston fighter, faster than the Hellcat, armed like a gunship, and powerful enough to overwhelm almost anything in the sky. But ...
Piston-engined fighters ruled the roost for thirty years. A brutal survival of the fittest ensured a rapid evolution of these characterful machines; the final fighters were over six times faster and ...