Editing Grumman F8F Bearcat (section)

{{short description|American single-engine carrier-based fighter aircraft}}
{{Infobox aircraft
  |name= F8F Bearcat
  |image= File:Bearcat - Fly Navy Day 2016 (27564576372).jpg
  |caption=An F8F Bearcat warbird over Fly Navy Day 2016 
  |type= [[Fighter aircraft]]
  |national_origin= United States
  |manufacturer= [[Grumman]]
  |first_flight= 21 August 1944
  |introduction= 21 May [[1945 in aviation|1945]]
  |retired= 1963 [[VNAF]]<ref name="Grandolini">{{cite magazine |author=Grandolini, A. |title=Indo-Chinese Fighting 'Cats: Grumman's Superb Bearcat in Vietnam |magazine=Air Enthusiast  |issue=70 |date=July–August 1997 |page=21 |issn=0143-5450}}</ref>
  |status= 
  |primary_user= [[United States Navy]]
  |more_users= [[United States Marine Corps]]<br />[[French Air Force]] <br />[[Royal Thai Air Force]]
  |produced=
  |number_built= 1,265
  |unit cost=
  |developed_from=
  |variants=
}}

The '''Grumman F8F Bearcat''' is an American single-engined, [[carrier-based]] [[fighter aircraft]] introduced in late [[World War II]]. It served during the mid-20th century in the [[United States Navy]], the [[United States Marine Corps]], and the air forces of other nations. It was Grumman Aircraft's last [[piston-engine]]d fighter aircraft. Adapted versions of the Bearcat have broken speed records for piston-engined aircraft. Today, the Bearcat is popular among [[warbird]] owners and [[air racing|air racers]].