Instead, Amen made aviation history by scoring the first air-to-air victory in an all jets dogfight when he downed Grachev’s MiG-15. The Korean war, that raged for three years from Jun. 25, 1950 to ...

Here’s What You Need to Know: Though clearly outclassed by the MiG-15, the Panther was more maneuverable at certain altitudes and possessed a superior armament of four twenty-millimeter M3 Hispano ...

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 ...

From its shaky beginnings as an underpowered prototype to scoring kills against MiG-15s and flying one of the longest dogfights in history, the F9F Panther became Grumman’s rugged jet workhorse of the ...

We dive into the story of the F9F Panther — Grumman’s first jet fighter and the U.S. Navy’s workhorse in the Korean War. Developed from the ashes of failed prototypes and powered by a British engine, ...

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 ...

Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro visits with retired U.S. Navy Capt. E. Royce Williams following his receipt of the Navy Cross. (PO2 T. Logan/U.S. Navy) Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro ...

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 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 ...