| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | N700A |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Grumman F8F Bearcat (G-58) |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Grumman F8F Bearcat (G-58) |
| Aircraft Version: | Grumman G-58B Gulfhawk |
| C/n (msn): | 1262 |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Erie - International / Tom Ridge FieldMap |
| Region / Country: | Pennsylvania, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: KERI IATA: ERI Local: ERI Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 2 August 1970 |
| Photo by: | Gary Vincent |
| Photo ID: | 70681 |
| Photo Comment |
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In 1969 J. W. Fornof and his son John William "Corky" Fornof Jr formed the first civilian high performance aerobatic team with these two matching Grumman Bearcats. N700A was a G-58B civilian version of the Bearcat built by Grumman as a company demonstrator and flown by Roger Wolfe Kahn, manager of the technical service and sales division of the company. Fornof Sr's Bearcat (N7700C), seen parked behind, was former US Navy 121608 c/n 982. This aircraft crashed during a performance June 5, 1971 when a wing section separated due to metal fatigue. This photo is copyright © Gary Vincent, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 17 July 2018, and has since been viewed 2339 times. |