Grumman (now known as Northrup Grumman) had already established an enviable reputation with the U.S. Navy fighter pilot community via its pistol-engined propeller-driven fighter planes during WWII, ...

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 ...

Royce Williams was flying an inferior F9F Panther. Military aviation experts say Williams' success that day was a result of his training and readiness. More than 70 years ago, a US Navy pilot took on ...

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.

A U.S. Navy F9F Panther assigned to Carrier Air Group 2 cruises past Mount Fuji on a port call in Japan during the Korean War. National Archives and Records Administration The Grumman F9F Panther was ...

The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17 gave the U.S. Air Force all the hell they could handle throughout multiple conflicts across multiple decades. In its day, countless top-of-the-line American fighter jets ...

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 of ...