RCN Lieutenant-Commander J.J. MacBrien, US Navy Grumman F9F-5 Panther exchange pilot
Grumman F9F Panther (USN Photo) U.S. Navy Grumman F9F-5 Panther jet fighter (BuNo 126204) from Fighter Squadron 111 (VF-111) “Sundowners” in flight over mountainous Korean terrain, 14 June 1953. The Grumman F9F Panther is one of the United States Navy’s first successful carrier-based jet fighters, as well as Grumman’s first jet fighter. A single-engined, straight-winged day … Read more