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: | 163 |
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: | 163 |
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 |