• Aircraft:

  Grumman F9F-2 Panther

• Reg: 123078 photos
• Serial #:

  123078

• Airline: Cavanaugh Flight Museum
• Photo Date: Mar 30, 2014
• Uploaded: Jul 24, 2014
• Addison Airport - KADS, USA - Texas

The Grumman F9F-2B Panther is an aircraft of firsts. It was the first jet powered fighter to see widespread service with the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps. It was the first Navy jet to shoot down an enemy aircraft, the first Navy jet to shoot down an enemy jet-powered aircraft and the first jet aircraft used by the Blue Angels aerobatic team. The Panther was the most widely used U.S. Navy jet fighter of the Korean War, flying 78000 sorties. Its design was also basis for the swept wing Grumman F-9 Cougar. The Cavanaugh Flight Museum acquired 123078 in 1993 and put it through a 25000 man hour restoration to restore it to its original flying condition. The Plane is painted in the colors and markings it wore when in service with Fighter Squadron VF-721 "Starbusters" during the Korean Conflict. [1600px]

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