Although in service with the Marine Corps as early as 1944, no F7F ever saw combat during the Second World War — it would have been ready for action had the fighting continued beyond the fall of 1945. Grumman eventually manufactured more than 300 of the aircraft, several of which performed capably over Korea. Interestingly enough, the F7F was originally designated the “Tomcat”, but that name was later rejected for being too sexually suggestive. The title would be recycled however 30 years later for the F-14 fighter jet.
