Grumman F-11 Tiger
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The Grumman F11F/F-11 Tiger is a supersonic, single-seat carrier-based fighter aircraft designed and produced by the American aircraft manufacturer Grumman. For a time, it held the world altitude reco
VF-21 F11F-1 Tigers in left echelon formation
XF9F-9 prototype
An F11F-1 Tiger on USS Forrestal (CVA-59), with downward-folded wingtips
An early production "short nose" F11F and a later "long nose" from VT-23
Vought F-8 Crusader
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The Vought F-8 Crusader is a retired single-jet engine, supersonic, carrier-based air superiority fighter designed and produced by the American aircraft manufacturer Vought. It was the last American f
Grumman F-11 Tiger
…Shangri-La, Forrestal, Saratoga and Ranger. Frontline use of the Tiger was relatively brief, largely due to its performance being inferior to the competing Vought F-8 Crusader, such as its limited endurance, while its Wright J65 turbojet engine had also proved to be somewhat unreliable. Through to the late 1960s, the aircraft…
An F-8E from VMF(AW)-212 in 1965
F8U-1 Crusader BuNo 141435 and Commander "Duke" Windsor depart China Lake for a successful speed record attempt, 21 August 1956.
Two Crusaders prepare to launch from USS Midway; their variable-incidence wings are in the "up" position.
An F-8J of Oriskany intercepts a Tu-95 'Bear-B', 1974.