The Grumman F9F/F-9 Cougar is a carrier-based jet-powered fighter aircraft designed and produced by the American aircraft manufacturer Grumman. It was developed during the early 1950s on behalf of the United States Navy (US Navy) and United States Marine Corps (USMC), which were keen to quickly introduce a naval fighter equipped with a swept wing.

Grumman F9F/F-9 Panther/Cougar Latest Model: F9F-6P Cougar: Last Military Serial: 128298 USN: Compressed ID: Grumman F9F-6P sn 128298 USN : Latest Owner or Location: Robert Wynn Foley Alabama: EDIT THE HISTORY HERE: If you can add to the history or would like to submit a correction please use the editor to do so. UPLOAD A PHOTO

Sixty F9F-6 Cougar airframes were fitted by Grumman with a camera installation in the nose in place of the cannon, and were delivered under the designation F9F-6P between June 1954 and March 1955. The nose was slightly longer (the length increasing from 41 feet 5 …

The Grumman F9F/F-9 Cougar was an aircraft carrier-based fighter aircraft for the United States Navy. Based on Grumman's earlier F9F Panther, the Cougar replaced the Panther's straight wing with a more modern swept wing. The Navy considered the Cougar an updated version of the Panther, despite...

May 9, 2024 · Museum Acquisition: This aircraft is an F9F-6P and was in service with the Marines from 1953-1957. The ‘P’ in its name indicates it was used for photoreconnaissance; it was one of sixty F9F-6P variants produced and has a camera bay …

The Grumman F9F-6 Cougar was the initial production model of the F9F Cougar carrier-based aircraft developed and produced by Grumman. It performed its maiden flight in September 1951 and was delivered from 1952 until 1954.

built as F9F-6P reconnaissance aircraft with cameras instead of the nose cannon. After withdrawal from active service, many F9F-6s were used as unmanned drones for combat training, designated F9F-6K, or as drone directors, designated F9F-6D. The F9F-6K and the F9F-6D were re-designated the QF-9F and DF-9F, respectively.

The F9F-6 Cougar was the US Navy's first swept wing jet. After it was stored at NAF Litchfield Park, AZ, this Cougar was acquired by the City of Anaheim in November 1959. It was parked at what is now Boysen Park in a children's playground.

Light Photographic Squadron 62 (VFP-62) was an aviation unit of the United States Navy in service from 1949 to 1968. The squadron provided a detachment of reconnaissance planes for each of the carrier air wings of the U.S. Atlantic Fleet.