The Bearcat came to Indochina as a naval fighter built for a very different kind of war, but in French hands it became a hard used close support aircraft over a vast and punishing battlefield. French ...
An F4U-4 Corsair collided with a stationary Grumman Bearcat on runway 18 during takeoff roll at Wittman Regional Airport, destroying the Corsair and seriously injuring its pilot. A second F4U-5 ...