Grumman F9F Panther
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Re: Grumman F9F Panther
The armament was a quartet of 20 mm guns, the Navy having already switched to this caliber (as opposed to the USAAF/USAF which continued to use 12.7 mm M2/M3 guns).
Panther soon was armed as well with underwing air-to ground rockets and bombs, up to 2,000 lbs.
Panther soon was armed as well with underwing air-to ground rockets and bombs, up to 2,000 lbs.
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From 1946, a swept-wing version was considered and after concerns about the Panther's inferiority to its MiG opponents in Korea, a conversion of the Panther (Design 93) resulted in a swept-wing derivative of the Panther, the Grumman [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien], which retained the Panther's designation number.
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Operational history
US Navy
F9F-2s, F9F-3s and F9F-5s served with distinction in the [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien], mainly as attack aircraft, showing noticeable resistance to a.a. fire; despite their relative slow speed, they also managed in downing two Yak-9s and five [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] with a loss of only one F9F.
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F9F-2s, F9F-3s and F9F-5s served with distinction in the [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien], mainly as attack aircraft, showing noticeable resistance to a.a. fire; despite their relative slow speed, they also managed in downing two Yak-9s and five [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] with a loss of only one F9F.
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A Grumman F9F-2 Panther of fighter squadron VF-111 Sundowners, piloted by Lt JG Robert A. Guyer, dropping bombs over Korea.
VF-111 was assigned to Air Task Group One (ATG-1) aboard the U.S. aircraft carrier USS Valley Forge (CV-45) to Korea from 15 October 1951 to 3 July 1952. Note the mission markers below the cockpit.
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VF-111 was assigned to Air Task Group One (ATG-1) aboard the U.S. aircraft carrier USS Valley Forge (CV-45) to Korea from 15 October 1951 to 3 July 1952. Note the mission markers below the cockpit.
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On 3 July 1950, [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] Leonard H. Plog of U.S. Navy's [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] flying an F9F-3 scored the first air victory of the war by shooting down a Yak-9.
The first MiG-15 downed was on 9 November 1950 by U.S. Navy [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] William (Bill) Amen of VF-111
"Sundowners" Squadron flying an F9F-2B.
The first MiG-15 downed was on 9 November 1950 by U.S. Navy [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] William (Bill) Amen of VF-111
"Sundowners" Squadron flying an F9F-2B.
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Two more were downed on 18 November 1950, and the other two were downed on the 18 November 1952.
The type was the primary Navy and USMC jet fighter and ground-attack aircraft in the Korean conflict.
Astronaut [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] flew the F9F extensively during the war, even ejecting from one of the aircraft when it was brought down by a wire strung across a valley.
The type was the primary Navy and USMC jet fighter and ground-attack aircraft in the Korean conflict.
Astronaut [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] flew the F9F extensively during the war, even ejecting from one of the aircraft when it was brought down by a wire strung across a valley.
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U.S. Navy Grumman F9F-2 Panther fighters of fighter squadron VF-93 Blue Blazers being launched for a mission over Korea from the aircraft carrier USS Philippine Sea (CV-47).
VF-93 was assigned to Carrier Air Group 9 (CVG-9) for a deployement to Korea and the Western Pacific from 15 December 1952 to 14 August 1953.
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VF-93 was assigned to Carrier Air Group 9 (CVG-9) for a deployement to Korea and the Western Pacific from 15 December 1952 to 14 August 1953.
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Panthers were withdrawn from front-line service in 1956, but remained in training roles and with Reserve units until 1958, some continuing to serve in small numbers into the 1960s.
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Argentine Navy
The only foreign buyer of the Panther was the [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien], who bought 24 ex-USN aircraft in 1958.
The catapults on the then only Argentine carrier, [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien], were considered not powerful enough to launch the F9F, so the aircraft were land-based.
The only foreign buyer of the Panther was the [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien], who bought 24 ex-USN aircraft in 1958.
The catapults on the then only Argentine carrier, [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien], were considered not powerful enough to launch the F9F, so the aircraft were land-based.
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The Argentine Panthers were involved in the general mobilization during the 1965 border clash between Argentina and [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] but no combat occurred.
They were taken out of service in 1969 due to the lack of spare parts and replaced with [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien].
They were taken out of service in 1969 due to the lack of spare parts and replaced with [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien].
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