#f9f panther

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#Grumman F-9F Phanther

@fiona75975939 via X

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Grumman F9F Panther USN/USMC jet fighter Korean War, scored Navy's first aerial victory against Yak-9 and shot down 7 MiG-15's despite being outclassed by MiG. proved quite successful as strike aircraft. First flight Nov 21st 1947, intro to service Dec1949, 1,382 were built

@CcibChris via X

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I will be going on a vaccation trip for the next few days and guess where I'm going? That's right, Korea! Wohoo!

So this will be my last art piece for the year. See you all in 2024!

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(via Artwork of the Vietnam War – CherriesWriter – Vietnam War website)

F9F Panther VF123 – Birdy Chang

[lonestarflight]

A graffitied Grumman F9F-2B PantherGrumman F9F-2B Panther of Fighter Squadron VF-112 "Fighting Twelve" aboard USS Philippine Sea (CV-47). Likely after landing on the wrong carrier and returning to the correct carrier. "VF-112 was assigned to Carrier Air Group 11 (CVG-11) aboard the Philippine Sea for a deployment to Korea from July 5, 1950 to March 26, 1951."

Date: 1950-1951

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[usaac-official]

A group of Blue Angels F9F-5 Panthers in flight, December 1952

[nocternalrandomness]

1945: An F9F-2 Panther  on the deck of the USS Midway in the  Mediterranean Sea

The Grumman F9F Panther was one of the United States Navy's first successful carrier-based jet fighters, as well as Grumman’s first jet fighter. It was also the first jet aircraft used by the Blue Angels aerobatics demonstration team, from 1949 through late 1954.

[nelc]

Evolution of the Blue Angels

[dangerousthingobservation]

A stable of aircraft assigned to the Naval Air Test Center at Naval Air Station (NAS) Patuxent River, Maryland, pictured in flight in 1950. From top to bottom is an F6U Pirate, F9F Panther, F2H Banshee, and F7U Cutlass.

[captain-price-unofficially]

F9F Panthers of the Blue Angels in formation, Dec. 8, 1952

[judgemark45]

The U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Midway (CVB-41) prior to "Operation Mainbrace" exercises, September 1952.

Douglas AD-4 Skyraider, Vought F4U-4 Corsair, and Grumman F9F-2 Panther aircraft from Carrier Air Group 6 (CVG-6) are spotted on her flight deck.

[usafphantom5]

21 November 1947. First flight of the prototype Grumman Aircraft Corporation XF9F-2 Panther, Bu. No. 122475 by engineering test pilot Corwin Henry Meyer from Bethpage, New York to Idlewild Airport. Developed from a proposed four-engine XF9F-1 night fighter.

@ron_eisele via X

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"If 'WILLIE LOVE 2' flies any more combat missions, it is going to need a bigger fuselage to hold the bombs painted on her sides. The Marines gave a special citation to this durable F9F-5 Panther …"

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@MassiasThanos via X

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Aircraft Flown by Blue Angels since 1946

1. F6F-5 Hellcat

2. F8F-1 Bearcat

3. F9F-2 Panther

4. F9F-8 Cougar

5. F11F-1 (F-11) Tiger

6. F-4J Phantom II

7. A-4F Skyhawk

8. F/A-18 Hornet

9. F/A-18A/C

10. F/A-18E Super Hornet

Aircraft Flown by Thunderbirds since 1953

1. F-84G Thunderjet

2. F-84F Thunderstreak

3. F-100 Super Sabre

4. F-105 Thunderchief

5. F-4 Phantom II

6. T-38 Talon

7. F-16 Fighting Falcon

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Korean War Aircraft: The F9F Panther, MiG-15, And Other Key Jet Fighters And Bombers

[lonestarflight]

Grumman F9F-2B Panthers of Fighter Squadron VF-112 "Fighting Twelve" aboard USS PHILIPPINE SEA (CV-47). "VF-112 was assigned to Carrier Air Group 11 (CVG-11) aboard the PHILIPPINE SEA for a deployment to Korea from July 5, 1950 to March 26, 1951."

Date: 1950

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U.S. Navy National Museum of Naval Aviation: 1996.253.7398.028