Grumman F9F Panther/Cougar First Grumman Cat design Combat Photo's History

Description: The Grumman F9F Panther/Cougar First Grumman Cat of the jet age Brad Elward 2010 Specialty Press first printing 160 page illustrated hardcover with jacket__________________________________________________ By the end of World War II, piston-powered fighters were at their absolute zenith. As good as those airplanes were America's aviation industry found itself starting over in the Jet Age with new airplanes powered by anemic and somewhat cantankerous turbine engines. More importantly, just as these new aircraft were maturing, they were thrust into war in the skies over Korea. Grumman's first jets were potent aircraft in their own right, but they also proved to be the building blocks from which two more famous Grumman 'cats' were born - the legendary A-6 Intruder and supersonic F-14 Tomcat. Grumman F9F Panther/Cougar tells the story of the pivotal F9F Panther from its initial concept through early design and manufacturing, flight test, aircraft carrier trials, and combat operations in the Korean War. Completing this story is coverage of the more advanced swept-wing transonic Cougar that goes on to become an effective trainer and photo-recon aircraft as well. Detailed appendices provide the reader with complete data on F9F production numbers, carrier deployments, and squadron histories. In all, 3,370 F9F’s were built in 13 variants, including four photo reconnaissance versions, the F(F-2P, F9F 5P, F9F 6P, and F9F 8P, and the two seat F9F 8T, in a production run that lasted 13 years, from 1947 through 1960. All variants were built at Grumman’s Bethpage, long island New York facilities. Panther variance saw action in Korea at some point between 1950 and 1953 and the F9F-8T saw limited action in Vietnam flying tactical air control missions with the Marine Corp Squadron H&MS-13….

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