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Bearcat/Bu. 121752


Reno, 1999.

Bueau #: 121752
Construction #: D.1126
Civil Registration:
  N7827C
  N2YY
  N800H
Model: F8F-2
Name: None
Status: Airworthy
Last info: 2002
  History:
Built in 1948.
John W. Dorr, Orinda, CA, 1958-1964.
- Registered as N7827C.
Thomas P. Mathews, Monterey, CA, 1964-1968.
- Flew as race #10/Toms Cat.
Walter E. Ohlrich, Norfolk, VA, 1968-1972.
- Flew as race #10/Miss Priss.
John Herlihy, Montara, CA, 1972-1973.
- Flew as race #8/Sweat Pea.
Harold Beal, Knoxville, TN, 1973.
- Registered as N2YY.
Harold Beal & Charlie Smithg/B&S Advertising, Knoxville, TN, 1975-1977.
- Flew as race #8/Precious Bear.
- Registered as N800H.
Whittington Brothers Inc/World Jet Inc, West Palm Beach, FL, 1977-1990.
- Flew as race #8/Bearcat Bill.
Doug W. Arnold/Warbirds of GB Ltd, Biggin Hill, 1990-1992.
- Shipped to UK, Dec. 30, 1990.
Iron Baron Corp, Dover, DE, May 1994-1995.
The Fighter Collection, Duxford, UK, 1995-1998.
- Flew as USN/106/A.
Bill Anders/Talon Investments, Eugene, OR, Mar. 1998-1999.
- Flown as USN/106A/"Wampus Cat".
Bill Anders/Heritage Flight Museum, Eastsound, WA, Apr. 15, 1999-2002 - Flown as USN/106A/"Wampus Cat".


Circa 1973.


Biggin Hill, January 1991.

Source(s):
Chapman, John & Goodall, Geoff, Edited by Paul Coggan - Warbirds Directory,Warbirds Worldwide Ltd., Mansfield, England, 1989.
Goodall, Geoff - Warbirds Directory-4th Edition, 2003.
Photo Source(s):
Chuck Gardner - Warbirds Resource Group, www.warbirdsresourcegroup.org, 2002
Nigel Rolling