Tigercats

michaelharadon · **Posted:** Mon Jul 06, 2009 12:16 pm

Did Tigercats fly operational missions during the Second War?

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

tex-fan · **Posted:** Mon Jul 06, 2009 12:43 pm

Django · **Posted:** Mon Jul 06, 2009 2:52 pm

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 · **Posted:** Mon Jul 06, 2009 3:08 pm

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

Holedigger · **Posted:** Mon Jul 06, 2009 3:11 pm

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

Jack Cook · **Posted:** Mon Jul 06, 2009 3:13 pm

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 · **Posted:** Mon Jul 06, 2009 4:05 pm

Jack- did they have air combat?

Jack Cook · **Posted:** Mon Jul 06, 2009 4:18 pm

ZRX61 · **Joined:** Tue Jun 14, 2005 10:16 am **Posts:** 2309

Jack Cook wrote:

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

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

kalamazookid · **Posted:** Tue Jul 07, 2009 8:24 am

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

Steve Nelson · **Posted:** Tue Jul 07, 2009 11:38 pm

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

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