This is Alpha Bleu Ciel's Grumman F-8 Bearcat updated For Flight Simulator X . This Bearcat is Painted as N7825C originally wore U.S.Navy BuNo 122674. Its Grumman construction number is D.1227. It was built in 1948. E. Weiner of Los Angeles registered it under its current tail number in 1958. It was bought by Leo Demeers of Aurora, Oregon in 1963. Richard Tobey of Newport Beach, California in acquired it in 1966 and then sold it to Paul Finefrock of Hobart, Oklahoma in 1969. Gary Levitz picked it up later that year. It has belonged to the Confederate Air Force since 1972. It underwent a major rebuild from 1989 to 1991. It made its first flight after the rebuild on December 17, 1991 Textures and Updates by Mark Rooks of RDG Aircraft . Package Includes Pictures and History of actual aircraft..