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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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Profiles In Aviation: George A Davis Was The USAF Ace of Aces

Davis Was a Natural Leader Who Scored Kills in Bunches Born in Dublin, Texas, on December 1, 1920, George Andrew Davis Junior joined the US Army Air Corps (USAAC) in…