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The Grumman F7F Tigercat is a heavy fighter aircraft that served with the United States Navy (USN) and United States Marine Corps (USMC) from late in World War II until 1954. It was the first twin-engine fighter to be deployed by the USN. While the Tigercat was delivered too late to see combat in World War II, it saw action as a night fighter and attack aircraft during the Korean War.

Designed initially for service on Midway-class aircraft carriers, early production F7Fs were land-based variants. The type was too large to operate from older and smaller carriers, and only a late variant (F7F-4N) was certified for carrier service.

• First Prototype.
• 11/2/1943: First flight.

• Second Prototype.
• 3/2/1944: First flight.

• 1944: Experimental Unit of Philidelphia Naval Aircraft Factory.

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• 1944: Converted to XF7F-2 prototype.

• 1944: NATC.

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• 1944: Experimental Unit of Philidelphia Naval Aircraft Factory.

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• 1945: MCAS Cherry Point Day Fighter Training Squadron as F-61.

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• 12/1944: Loaned to the Royal Navy as TT346 for evaluation tests.
• 1945: NAFDU.
• 1945: A&AEE Boscombe Down.
• 8/1945: Returned to the US Navy.

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• 1944: Ship Experimental Unit of Naval Aircraft Factory.

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• 12/1944: Loaned to the Royal Navy as TT349 for evaluation tests.
• 1944-46: A&AEE Boscombe Down.
• 1946: RAE Farnborough.
• 1946: RAE Renfrew.
• 4/1946: Returned to the US Navy.

• 10/31/1944: First flight.

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• 8/1944: Delivered to the US Navy.

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• 1946: NOTS China Lake as 20.

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• Sold on the civilian market and registered as NC800RW.

• Converted to F7F-2D drone.
• 1955: VU-3 as UF-4.

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• Converted to F7F-2D drone.
• 1955: VU-10 as UL-5.

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• Converted to F7F-2D drone.
• 1956: VU-10 as UL-7.

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• 1947-50: NATC.

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• Converted to F7F-2D drone.
• 1953: VU-6 as UG-2.
• 1955: VU-3 as UF-21.

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• Converted to F7F-2D drone.
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• Converted to F7F-2D drone.
• 1948: VU-5 as UE-10.

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• VMF-533 as xx-3.

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• Converted to F7F-2D drone.
• 1948: VU-7 as UH-3.

• Converted to a F7F-2D drone.
• 1950-53: VU-4 as UD-69.

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• Converted to F7F-2D.
• 1952: VU-2.

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• 3/1945: Delivered to the US Navy.

• 1945: Converted to F7F-3P.
• 3/10/1945: First flight.
• 3/1945: Delivered to the US Navy.
• 1945: VMD-254 as D1.

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• 3/1945: Delivered to the US Navy.
• 1945: NATC.

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• 1946-59: NACA Ames.

• Sold on the civilian market and registered as N7654C.
• Currently preserved at the NMNA at NAS Pensacola, FL.

• Sold on the civilian market and registered as N7629C.
• 1981: Bought by the US Marine Corps.
• Was preserved at MCAS Quantico, VA.
• Sold again on the civilian market.

• Converted to F7F-3E.
• Was preserved at MCAS Quantico, VA.
• Was preserved at the Pima Air and Space Museum in Tucson, AZ.
• Sold on the civilian market and registered as N379AK.

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• 1953: VMF(N)-513.
• Was preserved at MCAS Quantico, VA.
• Was preserved at NAS Pensacola, FL.
• Was preserved with the Yankee AF at Willow Run APT, MI.
• Currently preserved at Planes of Fame in Chino, CA.

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• Sold on the civilian market and registered as N6129C, N700F, and NX700F.
• Was preserved at the Kalamazoo Air Museum, MI.

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• Sold on the civilian market and registered as N6177C.
• 8/31/1974: Crashed near Ukiah, CA.

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• Sold on the civilian market and registered as N7619C.

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• Sold on the civilian market and registered as N7626C.
• Currently preserved at the Weeks Air Museum in Tamiani, FL.

• NATC.
• 1946: VMF-312 as A-99.

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• Sold on the civilian market and registered as N7627C.
• Was preserved in Santa Rosa, CA.
• Was preserved in Borrego Springs, CA.
• Was preserved at the Weeks Air Museum in Tamiani, FL.
• Currently preserved at the Pima Air and Space Museum in Tucson, AZ.

• Converted to a F7F-3K drone.
• 8/8/1946: Crashed near MCAS Cherry Point, NC.

• Sold on the civilian market and registered as N7628C and NX207F.
• Was preserved in Santa Rosa, CA.
• Was preserved in Borrego Springs, CA.
• Was preserved at the Weeks Air Museum in Tamiani, FL.
• Currently preserved at Planes of Fame East, MN.

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• 1952: VMF-513.
• 5/16/1952: Shot down by ground fire near Cheryeng, North Korea. Both crewmen were killed.

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• 1945: VMD-254 as D-13.
• 1945: Crashed while landing at Kadena Field, Okinawa. Date?

• 6/1945: Delivered to the US Navy.
• 1953: HEDRON MAG-33 as WM-19.
• 3/1954: Put into storage at NAF Litchfield Park, AZ.
• 2/1956: Struck off charge.
• Sold on the civilian market and registered as N7235C, G-RUMT, and N909TC.
• Was preserved in Chino, CA.
• Was preserved with the Flighter Collection at RAF Duxford, England.
• Currently preserved in Seattle, WA.

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• 1946: VMD-254 as D-14.

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• 1951: MAMRON-33 as Wx-xx.
• 2/20/1951: Crashed while landing at an airfield in South Korea. Pilot was killed. Or on 2/22/1951?

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• 1945: VMF(N)-533 as AI-7.

• 1951: VMF-513.
• 3/2/1951: Went missing on a flight over Korea. Both crewmen were killed.

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• NATC.

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• 1949: VMP-354 as LV-13.

• 1952: VA-31.

• 1951: VMF-513.
• 10/12/1951: Went missing on a flight over Korea. 1 crewman was killed.

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• 1946: VMP-254 as NI-xx.
• 1947: VMD-254 as NI-xx.

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• HEDRON FMAW as AZ-xx.

• Converted to F7F-3E.

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• 1947: VMD-354 as LV-7.
• 1949: VMD-354 as LV-7.
• 1952: MAG-33.
• 7/15/1952: Crashed in Korea.

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• 1950: VMF-542.
• 9/24/1950: Shot down by ground fire near Seoul, South Korea. Both crewmen were killed.

• 1951: VMF(N)-513.

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• 4/30/1953: Crashed while landing at K-13 AB, South Korea.

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• 7/1945: Transferred to the USAAC for tests.

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• NAS Anacostia, MD as a VIP hack.

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• 7/1945: Delivered to the US Navy.
• Sold on the civilian market and registered as N6178C.
• Was preserved with the Fighter Collection at RAF Duxford, England.
• Currently preserved at the Historic Flight Foundation in Mukileto, WA.

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• 10/1/1948: Crashed near NAS Anacostia, MD due to mechanical failure.

• Converted to F7F-3E.
• 1947: NOTS China Lake.

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• Sold on the civilian market and registered as N6179C.
• 9/26/1974: Crashed near Rohnerville, CA.

• 1949: VMP-354 as LV-9.

• 1950: HEDRON-1 as AZ-13.

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• 1951: HEDRON-2 as LL-12.
• Sold on the civilian market and registered as N800RW and N805MB.
• Was preserved at the Lone Star Flight Museum in Houston, TX.

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• 1950: VMF(N)-542 as WH-19.

• VMF-542 as WH-xx.

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• 1950: VMF(N)-531 as LT-17.
• 1951: VMF-513.
• 10/21/1951: Caught fire and crashed in Korea. 1 crewman was killed.

• 1946-47: VMF(N)-531 as LT-1.

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• 1951: VMF-513.
• 10/4/1951: Caught fire and crashed in Korea. 1 crewman was killed.

• 1951: VMF-513.
• 10/30/1951: Crashed in Korea. Both crewmen were killed.

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• 1946-49: NACA Ames.

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• 1946: ? as G-142.

• Sold on the civilian market and registered as N7238C.
• 10/21/1974: Crashed near Rohnerville, CA.

• 1946-49: NACA Ames.

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• 1951: VMF-513.
• 12/9/1951: Crashed near K-8 AB, South Korea. Both crewmen were killed.

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• Converted to a drone.
• 1950: Used for Project NAM at NAS Moffett Field, CA.

• Sold on the civilian market and registered as N7195C.

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• Sold on the civilian market and registered as N7625C.

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• 1946-49: NACA Ames.
• 1952: VMF-513.
• 12/6/1952: Crashed near K-8 AB, South Korea due to mechanical failure. Both crewmen were killed.

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• 1945: Converted to XF7F-4N prototype.
• 6/1945: Delivered to the US Navy.
• 1947-48: NATC.
• 1950-54: US Navy Office Dayton, OH.
• 12/1954: Withdrawn from use.
• 7/1956: Struck off charge.

• Retained by Grumman Corp for testing.

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• 1951: VMF-513.
• 11/30/1951: Crashed in Korea. Both crewmen were killed.

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• 1951: VMF-513.
• 4/2/1951: Crashed while landing at K-13 AB South Korea due to battle damage. Repaired?

• 1951: VMF-513.
• 10/18/1951: Crashed in Korea. Both crewmen were killed.

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• 1953: AES-12.
• 10/19/1953: Stalled and crashed near MCAS Quantico, VA due to engine failure.

• 10/18/1951: Crashed in South Korea. Both crewmen were killed.

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• 1950: VMF-542.
• 9/25/1950: Crashed near Seoul, South Korea due to battle damage.

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• 1951: VMF-513.
• 7/28/1951: Crashed near Wonsan, North Korea. Both crewmen were killed.

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• 1954: NAS Anacostia, DC as a VIP hack.

• 1947: VMF(N)-531 as LT-7.
• Put into storage at NAF Litchfield Park, AZ.

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• 1953: VMF(N)-513.

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• 1952: VMF-513.
• 4/22/1952: Crashed on take-off from K-8 AB, South Korea. 1 crewman was killed.

• 1951: VMF-513.
• 6/28/1951: Crashed near Wonsan, North Korea. Both crewmen were killed.

• 1953: VMF(N)-513.

• VMF(N)-513.
• 1950: VMF(N)-531 as LT-17.

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• 1952: VMF-513.
• 6/15/1952: Crashed near Naeju, North Korea. Both crewmen were killed.

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• 1951: VMF-513.
• 7/23/1951: Ditched into the sea off Pohang, Korea due to battle damage. 1 crewman was killed.

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• 5/14/1952: Shot down by ground fire over Korea. 1 crewman was killed.

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• 1952: VMF-513.
• 6/12/1952: Crashed near Sinmak, Korea. Both crewmen were killed.

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• 1952: VMF-513.
• 7/10/1952: Caught fire and crashed in Korea. 1 crewman was killed.

• 1952: VMF-513.
• 7/10/1953: Crash landed at K-8 AB, South Korea due to battle damage.

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• 1949: NOTS Inyokern.

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• 1952: VMF-513.
• 9/21/1952: Ran out of fuel and crashed in Korea. 1 crewman was killed.

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• 1946: NATC.
• 1946: VMD-254.
• VMF(AW)-531 as LT-1.

• 1946: NATC.

• 1951: VMF-533.

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• 1950-51: HEDRON-1 as AZ-11.

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