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I received a question about the F-9 displayed on the Lexington...
Aerial Visuals - Airframe Dossier - GrummanF9F/F-9 Panther/Cougar, s/n 147276 USN


...and the question is...


Can anyone here answer this question?

Mike

P.S. If anyone has a more current photo I would appreciate an upload via the link above.

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The one on the lexington came from the museum in pensacola. I think it was a former blue angel #7. The one on the T-heads was scrapped a long time ago if I remember correctly.

Thanks!

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Mike R. Henniger
Aviation Enthusiast & Photographer
http://www.AerialVisuals.ca
http://www.facebook.com/AerialVisuals

Do you want to find locations of displayed, stored or active aircraft? Then start with the The Locator.
Do you want to find or contribute to the documented history of an aircraft? If so then start with the Airframes Database.

I remember playing around the one displayed on the T-Heads when I was a kid. If I recall correctly, it was displayed with the nose in the air with the tail fairly low to the ground. I remember brushing up against it and had rusted metal bits all over my arm. With its exposure to the salt spray, it is no surprise it got scrapped.

Cool memory!

Mike

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