Ace pilot George Chamberlain Duncan took off from the USS Midway aircraft carrier in the summer of 1951 as he typically did.

But the Panther was a deceptively capable dogfighter. “The F9F was clearly designed as a pilot’s airplane,” says former U.S. Air Force historian Richard Hallion. “With its straight wing ...

The desperate pilot gave chase and managed to clamber ... the squadron switched to F9F-2s—a later version of the Panther despite the lower number, equipped with more powerful and reliable ...

When one thinks of the famous American jet fighter planes of the Korean War, the first such warbirds that come to mind are most likely the F-80/P-80 Shooting Star, the F9F Panther, and the iconic ...