Registration / Serial:141152
Military Code:3F-219
Aircraft Original Type:Grumman G-79 Panther
Aircraft Generic Type:Grumman F9F/F-9 Panther/Cougar
Aircraft Version:Grumman TAF-9J Cougar
C/n (msn):417
Operator Titles:USA - Navy
Unit Markings:VT-22
City / Airport:Sacheon (RKPS / HIN)Map
Country:South Korea
Collection:KAI Aerospace Museum
Photo Date:3 November 2023
Photo by:Jonathan VerschuurenContact
Photo ID:621028Submit Correction
View count: 73
This aircraft was originally built as a F9F-8 Cougar. The link between this type and South Korea is that early in the Korean war (on 3 July 1950), a USN F9F-3 from VF-51, operating from USS Valley Forge, downed a North Korean Yak-9P. I assume that is why this aircraft sits in a South Korean aviation museum.
Registration / Serial:141152
Aircraft Version:Grumman TAF-9J Cougar
C/n (msn):417
Operator Titles:USA - Navy
City / Airport:Sacheon (RKPS / HIN)Map
Country:South Korea
Photo Date:3 November 2023
Photo by:Jonathan VerschuurenContact
Registration / Serial:141152
Military Code:3F-219
Aircraft Original Type:Grumman G-79 Panther
Aircraft Generic Type:Grumman F9F/F-9 Panther/Cougar
Aircraft Version:Grumman TAF-9J Cougar
C/n (msn):417
Operator Titles:USA - Navy
Unit Markings:VT-22
City / Airport:Sacheon (RKPS / HIN)Map
Country:South Korea
Collection:KAI Aerospace Museum
Photo Date:3 November 2023
Photo by:Jonathan VerschuurenContact
Photo ID:621028Submit Correction
View count: 73
This aircraft was originally built as a F9F-8 Cougar. The link between this type and South Korea is that early in the Korean war (on 3 July 1950), a USN F9F-3 from VF-51, operating from USS Valley Forge, downed a North Korean Yak-9P. I assume that is why this aircraft sits in a South Korean aviation museum.
Registration / Serial:141152
Aircraft Version:Grumman TAF-9J Cougar
C/n (msn):417
Operator Titles:USA - Navy
City / Airport:Sacheon (RKPS / HIN)Map
Country:South Korea
Photo Date:3 November 2023
Photo by:Jonathan VerschuurenContact