Tigercats

[michaelharadon]

Did Tigercats fly operational missions during the Second War?

If not, how close did they get to flying them?

[tex-fan]

Look here;
http://www.warbirdalley.com/f7f.htm
and here;
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tigercat

That should tell you, that's all i know;

[Django]

That first link says delivery in April of '44? Is that a typo?

Do any pics exist of them in the pacific during the summer of '45?

[tex-fan]

your right, i've got another link. [very recently found this site]
http://plane.spottingworld.com/F7F_Tigercat

[Holedigger]

Looks like they did start taking delivery in 44, but was slow to go to forward areas. here is a link to a pic of Marine nightfighter version in China, end of 45. Looks like they mostly got over there a bit late, Okinawa just before VJ day
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File: ... ec1945.jpg

Here is a good snapshot of the Tigercats implementation in 44-45
http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/ ... ft/f7f.htm

Last edited by Holedigger on Mon Jul 06, 2009 3:16 pm, edited 1 time in total.

[Jack Cook]

They were in Okinawa with the Marines on VJ-Day. A Friend of mine who flew with VMF-222 said they flew a few missions before the war ended.

[Mgawa]

Jack- did they have air combat?

[Jack Cook]

no

[ZRX61]

They were in Okinawa with the Marines on VJ-Day.

According to *the* Tigercat book, they arrived the day before VJ day...

[kalamazookid]

IIRC the former- Air Zoo Tigercat was one of those on Okinawa at the end of the war.

[Steve Nelson]

I was once told that the former Air Zoo T-cat flew some post war recon missions over Japan, so that would jive with her being on Okinawa.

SN