F8F-1 Bearcat
On the 15th of November 1946 VBF-3 transitioned to the Grumman F8F-1 "BEARCATS" and the squadron was redesignated as VF-4A. Later the Crazy Cats of VF-4A was redesignated as Fighter Squadron Thirty Two on August 7th, 1948, the designation that the squadron still bears today.
Aircraft Specification
- POWER PLANT: One 2,100hp Pratt & Whitney R-2800-34W Double Wasp 18-cylinder radial piston engine
- WING SPAN: 35ft 10in.
- LENGHT: 28ft 3in.
- MAX SPEED: 421 m.p.h.
View Cockpit of the F8F-1 Bearcat
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