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The Panther: The F9F Panther Was The First Jet-Powered Grumman Cat Fighter
Grumman built several notable fighters but their F9F Panther was the first jet powered fighter. One of the workhorses of the Korean War and the very first jet aircraft flown by the Navy’s Blue Angels, the Panther was one of many designs conceived during World War II that were dependent on the slow pace of […] More
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Watch: Leatherneck Close Air Support In Korea Drops The Hammer
When the film “The Marine Corps and Close Air Support” was produced the United States and the United Nations were still embroiled in the Korean War. But the subject matter was well understood by the Marines. Having undertaken and then mastered close air support (CAS) during World War II in the Pacific, Marine aviation in […] More
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The Grumman Tigercat Was “Best Damned” Navy Fighter But Was Ill Suited For Carrier Ops
World War II and postwar Grumman fighter aircraft were always named for cats. Wildcat, Hellcat, Bearcat, Panther, Cougar, Tiger, Tomcat…you get the idea. One of the lesser known but perhaps the most impressive of the Grumman cats was the F7F Tigercat. Developed during World War II as an escort or convoy fighter, the Tigercat was […] More
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Profiles In Aviation: John Walmsley Was the Only Air Force Bomber Pilot Awarded the Medal of Honor In Korea
John Springer Walmsley Junior was born on January 7th 1920 in Baltimore Maryland. He graduated from High School in Silver Springs in 1936 and attended the University of Maryland. In September of 1942 Walmsley enlisted in the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF). He was assigned to pilot training first at Maxwell Field in Alabama, […] More
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Profiles In Aviation: George A Davis Was The USAF Ace of Aces
Born in Dublin, Texas, on December 1, 1920, George Andrew Davis Junior joined the US Army Air Corps (USAAC) in March of 1942. After his primary and basic flight training as well as his initial type training in Curtiss P-40 Warhawks was complete, he was sent to the Pacific Theater and assigned to fly Republic […] More
