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Korean War
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The Cougar: Grumman’s First Swept-Winged Fighter
This Grumman Cat was Built on A Winner But Its Career as a Fighter Was Short Indeed The straight-winged Grumman F9F Panther was a workhorse for the US Navy and…
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The Panther: The F9F Panther Was The First Jet-Powered Grumman Cat Fighter
Grumman’s Panther Jet Was The Navy And Marine Corps Jet Workhorse of the Korean War Grumman built several notable fighters but their F9F Panther was the first jet powered fighter.…
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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
With Performance To Burn and Armed Like a Battleship, The F7F was Limited to Land-Based Use for Most of its Service World War II and postwar Grumman fighter aircraft were…
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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…
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