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 ...

Here’s What You Need To Remember: The Panther may not have been the top jet fighter of its time, but its pilots matched skill and courage to the gleaming blue jet’s sheer reliability and survivability ...

Royce Williams was flying an inferior F9F Panther. Military aviation experts say Williams' success that day was a result of his training and readiness. More than 70 years ago, a US Navy pilot took on ...

The Panther’s success in Korea validated the Navy’s investment in jet technology and highlighted the importance of multi-role fighters capable of adapting to diverse mission requirements. There’s ...

The first air-to-air combat between fighter jets took place on Nov. 8, 1950 when, during an attack on the Sinuiju bridges near the mouth of the Yalu River, a U.S. Air Force F-80C belonging to the 16th ...

After serving in the Korean War, the USS Boxer went on a tour of the Pacific in 1955, carrying a pair of F9F-5 Panthers, Grumman Aircraft’s first jet fighter for the U.S. Navy. Panthers flew most of ...

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 ...

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 ...

The fight against breast cancer picked up a powerful new ally – a retired US Navy fighter jet. And of course, it’s pink. A Grumman F9F-8 Cougar, painted a vivid shade of pink called “Heliconia,” has ...

The fight against breast cancer picked up a powerful new ally – a retired US Navy fighter jet. And of course, it’s pink. A Grumman F9F-8 Cougar, painted a vivid shade of pink called “Heliconia,” has ...