
| Fast Cats by Stan Stokes.
The F8F Bearcat and the F7F Tigercat were the final family members in Grummans fabulous series of prop driven USN fighter aircraft. The F7F Tigercat evolved from the work of a three-man design team at Grumman, which included Bob Hall, Dick Hutton, and Gordon Israel. The Navy gave an OK to the development of a prototype in mid-1941, however it would not be until April 1944 that the first production Tigercat was delivered. The Navy planned to use the first two hundred F7Fs as night fighters, but due to unsatisfactory carrier suitability trials; the decision was made to scale back the order and equip only shore-based Marine squadrons with this aircraft. Performance tests of the first production F7Fs were impressive. The F7F was almost 80-MPH faster than an F4U Corsair in level flight at sea level. As WW II wound down, the USN changed its plans for the F7F. Newer variants were developed with the most common being the F7F-3N. The 3N was the first F7F to pass carrier qualification on the U.........
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| | Item Code : STK0080 | Fast Cats by Stan Stokes. - Editions Available | |
| | DESCRIPTION | SIZE | SIGNATURES | OFFERS | PRICE | PURCHASING | PACKS | | Signed limited edition of 4750 prints. | Print size 16 inches x 11.5 inches (41cm x 30cm) | Artist : Stan Stokes | £15 Off!
 | Now : £35.00 | | | | 225 prints from the signed limited edition of 4750 prints, with signature of Stan Stokes and pilot, and a remarque. | Image size 16 inches x 11.5 inches (41cm x 30cm) | Elder, Robert MNO PHOTO AVAILABLE
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| | Captain Robert M Elder USN (deceased) |
| Robert M. Elder was born in Saskatchewan, Canada on December 5, 1918. He attended the University of Washington in Seattle as a Naval ROTC student, where he majored in Aero Engineering. Elder commenced his flight training at Pensacola, and was commissioned as an Ensign in the USNR in May of 1941. In June, Elder was assigned to Bombing Squadron 3, the Black Panthers, who were at that time were equipped with Douglas Dauntless S1313-3 bombers, and were assigned to the USS Saratoga (CV-3) based in Sa |
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 + Artist : Stan Stokes | £20 Off! | Now : £110.00 | | | | Limited edition of 100 giclee art prints. | Size 21 inches x 14 inches (53cm x 36cm) | Artist : Stan Stokes | £10 Off! | Now : £140.00 | | | | Prints from the 225 prints from the signed limited edition of 4750 prints, with signature of Stan Stokes and pilot. | Image size 16 inches x 11.5 inches (41cm x 30cm) | Elder, Robert MNO PHOTO AVAILABLE
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| | Captain Robert M Elder USN (deceased) |
| Robert M. Elder was born in Saskatchewan, Canada on December 5, 1918. He attended the University of Washington in Seattle as a Naval ROTC student, where he majored in Aero Engineering. Elder commenced his flight training at Pensacola, and was commissioned as an Ensign in the USNR in May of 1941. In June, Elder was assigned to Bombing Squadron 3, the Black Panthers, who were at that time were equipped with Douglas Dauntless S1313-3 bombers, and were assigned to the USS Saratoga (CV-3) based in Sa |
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 + Artist : Stan Stokes | £35 Off! | Now : £95.00 | | | | Limited edition of 100 giclee canvas prints. | Size 45 inches x 30 inches (114cm x 76cm) | none | | SOLD OUT | NOT AVAILABLE | | | Limited edition of 100 giclee canvas prints. | Size 36 inches x 24 inches (91cm x 61cm) | none | | SOLD OUT | NOT AVAILABLE | | | Limited edition of 100 giclee canvas prints. | Size 27 inches x 18 inches (69cm x 46cm) | none | | SOLD OUT | NOT AVAILABLE | |
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