Nice spot lowNslow. You're right, the Bearcat was the F8F. I suppose the F2F must have been one of the earlier ones. Was it the Wildcat, Hellcat, Pussycat or Somethingorotherelsecat?
I move that you be nominated for Anorak of the month.
(PS An F8F currently holds the world air speed record for propeller driven aircraft - pinched from the P-51 'Red Baron' a few years ago.)
