AIRCRAFT OF THE DAY 1/15/21
GRUMMAN F7F TIGERCAT; THE GRUMMAN F7F TIGERCAT IS A HEAVY FIGHTER AIRCRAFT THAT SERVED WITH THE UNITED STATES NAVY AND UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS 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.