A critical component to American air superiority during the Korean War, the Grumman F9F Panther served as an important milestone in American military aeronautics. Shortly after WWII, American aircraft ...

Grumman Aircraft Engineering produced several successful aircraft during WW2, but it is perhaps best remembered for creating one of the US Navy's first jet-powered carrier-based fighters, the F9F ...

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 ...

After World War II, the U.S. Navy scrambled to field its own jet fighters—but designing a warplane that could fly dramatically faster while still landing on a short carrier deck proved a challenge.

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 ...