Warbird Information Exchange

Does anyone have photos or any additional information on this jet? Where is it now?

http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNumSQL.asp?NNumbertxt=1332F&cmndfind.x=0&cmndfind.y=0

Fron Joe Baugher's site, "125434 in 1997 was operated by R. A. Christgau of Edina, MN as N1332F"

A dismantled F9F fuselage was seen sitting in a field on the north side of the I-90 between mile markers 188 and 189 just west of Elkton MN in Aug03. Locals said it was owned by Roger Christgau, so I guess this was the same aircraft.
Has anyone been past Elkton recently?
Regards,
Andy Marden

USA Military Out of Service

In fact I think that I made that original posting on the WIX.

Joe Baugher's site said the F9F in question "was operated" by Christgau, but the jet I saw from the highway was far from operation and clearly hadn't been in many years.

Might make sense that this is the same aircraft though as the FAA record doesn't show an airworthiness certificate issue date.

Brandon and Andy,

The Panther is still owned by Roger Christgau and is in open storage on a cement slab on his property. When I visited him last fall we stopped to check up on the airplane. Although dismantled, it is complete, however time and the Minnesota elements have not been kind it. It would cost a veritable kings ransom to get this old warrior back in the sky. The idea of donating it to a well known private museum is being considered.

John