A critical component to American air superiority during the Korean War, the Grumman F9F Panther served as an important milestone in American military aeronautics. Shortly after WWII, American aircraft ...
Grumman Aircraft Engineering produced several successful aircraft during WW2, but it is perhaps best remembered for creating ...
Soon after the Second World War ended, America was quick to jump on the fighter jet train. True, work on machines that could take to the sky by means others than propellers began even as the world’s ...
A U.S. Navy F9F Panther assigned to Carrier Air Group 2 cruises past Mount Fuji on a port call in Japan during the Korean War. National Archives and Records Administration The Grumman F9F Panther was ...
Instead, Amen made aviation history by scoring the first air-to-air victory in an all jets dogfight when he downed Grachev’s MiG-15. The Korean war, that raged for three years from Jun. 25, 1950 to ...
The white primer paint had gotten on his hands, feet and legs — even his face — but Pete Carolan maintained a steady pace and concentration as he applied it to the jet fighter. Fortunately for the ...
It’s amazing what a fresh coat of paint can do for an airplane. That’s especially true for this Grumman F9F Panther, shown above, going through a wing-folding test in the late summer of 2009. The ...
The development of post war jet aircraft -- The Panther is born -- The core Panther -- Panther armament -- Second-generation Panthers -- Panthers at war-Korea, 1950-1953 -- The swept-wing Cougar ...