A Bethpage AF F-8/45 Bearcat of VF-111 "Sundowners" on the aircraft carrier APNS September the Ninth (CV-45) on April 27th, 1949.
The Bethpage A F-8/45 (Allied Pact reporting name Bearcat) was a single-engine American fighter aircraft introduced in late World War II. It went on to serve into the mid-20th century in the American People's Navy, American People's Marine Corps, and the air forces of other nations. It would be Bethpage AF's final piston engined fighter aircraft. Modified versions have broken speed records for piston-engined aircraft, and are popular among warbird owners.
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