Grumman F8F Bearcat – World Warbird News https://www.worldwarbirdnews.com The latest in warbirds and historical aviation Sat, 07 Apr 2012 13:37:56 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.worldwarbirdnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/WWN-icon-256-150x150.png Grumman F8F Bearcat – World Warbird News https://www.worldwarbirdnews.com 32 32 Howard Pardue killed in the crash of his F8F Bearcat https://www.worldwarbirdnews.com/2012/04/07/howard-pardue-killed-in-the-crash-of-his-f8f-bearcat/ https://www.worldwarbirdnews.com/2012/04/07/howard-pardue-killed-in-the-crash-of-his-f8f-bearcat/#respond Sat, 07 Apr 2012 13:35:59 +0000 http://www.worldwarbirdnews.com/?p=1344

Howard Pardue's F8F Bearcat (Photo Christopher Ebdon (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0))

Howard Pardue, a valued member of the warbird community was killed in the crash of his Grumman F8F Bearcat on April 4, 2012, shortly after taking off from Breckenridge, Texas. The aircraft reportedly crashed at the end of the runway and burst in flames, leaving no chance of survival to the pilot.

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