USA - Marine Corps Grumman F9F Panther 123652

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(3.7.2018, 14:28 CET)
The Grumman F9F Panther was one of the US Navy's first successful carrier-based jet fighters. They were powered by a single Pratt & Whitney J48-P-2, a license built 6,000 lb thrust version of the Rolls-Royce RB.44 Tay and are a straight-winged day fighter. There were armed with four 20 mm (0.79 in) cannons as well as a wide assortment of air-to-ground munitions. The Panther was used extensively by the US Navy and Marine Corps in the Korean War. It was the first jet aircraft used by the Blue Angels aerobatics demonstration team, from 1949 through late 1954. The aircraft was exported to Argentina and was the first jet used by the Argentine Naval Aviation. Total F9F production was 1,382. The design evolved into the swept wing Grumman F-9 Cougar.

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