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Curtiss SC Seahawk (1944)

Catapult-launch observation floarplane, Curtiss 97B USN Carrier Fighter (1944-1949, 577 built) The USN last onboard floatplane The Curtiss SC Seahawk…

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Curtiss SB2C Helldiver (1942)

Curtiss SB2C Helldiver (1942) US Navy Dive Bomber (1943-45), 7,140 built The Curtiss SB2C and its “bad rep” A bit…

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Grumman F2F (1933)

Grumman F2F (1933) Single seat biplane naval fighter Design Development The outstanding performance of the Grumman FF-1 “Fifi” two-seat multirole…

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Curtiss SBC Helldiver (1933)

Curtiss SBC Helldiver (1933) USN Carrier Dive Bomber 1935-1940 (257 built) Curtiss biplane dive bomber The Curtiss SBC Helldiver was…

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Grumman TBF/TBM Avenger (1941)

Grumman TBF/TBM Avenger (1941) US Navy torpedo-bomber (1941-1968), 9,839 built The well named “avenger”, Juggernaut of retribution The Grumman TBF…

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Grumman F8F Bearcat (1944)

Grumman F8F Bearcat (1944) Carrier-based Fighter The last Grumman classic Piston engine Fighter Development and design The F8F was conceived…

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Douglas A1 Skyraider (1945)

USN Carrier-borne piston-engine attack aircraft US Navy (1945-1985), 3,180 built The long-living piston-powered legend Although some of the most prominent…

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Grumman F6F Hellcat (1942)

USN WW2 carrier-borne fighter Single seat naval fighter (1942-48) The legendary 16:1 navy butcher bird The Grumman Hellcat would be…

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Consolidated TBY Sea Wolf (1941)

Consolidated TBY Sea Wolf (1941) USN Torpedo Bomber (1941-44), 181 built. When good enough beats better The Consolidated TBY Sea…

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Vought O2U/O3U Corsair (1927-1933)

Vought O2U/O3U Corsair (1927) USN/USMC Observation plane (Circa 580 built 1927-33) The workhorse of interwar USN observation The name “corsair”…