American aviation legend Steve Hinton has recently brought his F8F Bearcat back to life. Assistant editor Jamie Ewan finds out about Hinton’s work on the aircraft and his long association with this powerful Grumman type
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“The Bearcat is my favourite propeller fighter”, proclaimed the renowned warbird exponent and air racer Steve Hinton. “I like the way it looks, appreciate it as an innovative and evolutionary Grumman design and, most of all, I like the way it flies.”