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For sheer climbing ability though, the F8F rocks. It would go from a full stop to 10,000 feet in 96 seconds. For a prop, that is insane!
I voted for the F4F. Even when I was a kid, I was intrigued by that funky undercarriage. I know, its silly, but there it is.