Fast, deadly, and built for carrier combat—the Grumman F9F Panther was the U.S. Navy’s first jet-powered fighter to see action. From dogfights over Korea to precision strikes, this warbird ...

The Grumman F9F Panther was a conservative design ... or the most lethal postwar fighter. Yet it introduced thousands of pilots to jet aviation, primped for the Navy as a shiny Blue Angel ...

John Magda mounting his Blue Angel Panther in 1950. Courtesy Marni Magda Half a century of Winona, Minnesota winters had made a weary sight of the Grumman F9F Panther. When Dan Cherry saw a photo ...

Two United States Navy F9F Panther fighter jets, from Fighter Squadron VF-191 “Satan's Kittens,” were on a ground attack mission over Korea. Piloted by Ensign Floryan "Frank" Sobieski and ...

When one thinks of the famous American jet fighter planes of the Korean War, the first such warbirds that come to mind are most likely the F-80/P-80 Shooting Star, the F9F Panther, and the iconic ...