Wayne,
The Royal Thai Air Force just had a Bearcat restored at Bethpage and shipped back to them. They flew it a couple of times but it had an engine failure and that engine was replaced with a surplus engine in which it's been flying with, rarely, since. It is not the one in the picture, but another.
The Kalamazoo Bearcat has been sold off, it used to belong to Gunther Balz before the 'Zoo. My buddies at the Planes of Fame sold their Bearcat before they ever flew it after restoration. Good insurance! It's painted in the Royal Thai silver scheme.
At the Planes of Fame air show this coming weekend the theme is Grumman Cat's, and a three ship aerobatic routine will be performed by The Horsemen but instead of the usual P-51's it'll be in F8F's.
Chris...