| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | 146417 |
| Other Marks: | 7 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Grumman G-79 Panther |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Grumman F9F/F-9 Panther/Cougar |
| Aircraft Version: | Grumman TF-9J Cougar |
| C/n (msn): | 3J-532 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Navy |
| Location | |
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| City / Area: | McMinnville / Evergreen Museum [ Off-Airport ]Map |
| Region / Country: | Oregon, United States |
| Collection: | Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum |
| Photo Date: | 1 October 2018 |
| Photo by: | Peter de Jong |
| Photo ID: | 103937 |
| Photo Comment |
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Some F9F Cougars survived into the 1960s in the US Navy as F-9s, especially F9F-8T two-seat trainers, and this example is marked with the new TF-9J designation. The Blue Angels had already replaced the Cougar with the F11F Tiger by 1957. However, since the Tiger came single-seat only, the team retained one two-seat Cougar as its ship 7. Historic photos show BuNo 142470 in this capacity so the paint job of 146417 here may be presumed to be fake. This photo is copyright © Peter de Jong, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 20 November 2018, and has since been viewed 275 times. |