PDF Grumman F9F Navy Panthers - Part 3: Korea and Beyond (Naval Fighters) by Steve Ginter in History

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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. My father served on the Princeton; pictured at the ...By B. KaneMy father served on the Princeton; pictured at the end of the book; but the Korean War Crusie he was on was late 1950 51. Hurrying VF 191; or Blue Angel Pilots to Korea with these aircraft0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Navy Panthers in Action Over Korea!By Mike O'ConnorGrumman's sleek; straight-winged Panther was the Navy and Marine Corps' main jet fighter and ground attack aircraft in the Korean War. Steve Ginter supplies a wonderfully-illustrated photo-history of the F9F in GRUMMAN F9F; PART 3: NAVY PANTHERS; KOREA AND BEYOND. Number 61 in the NAVAL FIGHTERS series; #61 is the final volume of Ginter's Panthers trilogy.After a brief introduction to the Navy's air war over Korea; Ginter describes and illustrates the various regular Navy and Naval Reserve squadrons that flew the F9F. The stateside units are featured first including VU-1; VU-5; VX-3; VF(AW)-4; etc. These are followed by Fleet squadrons such as VF-21 'Mach Busters;' VF-24 'Corsairs;' VF-52 'Sealancers;' VC-61 'Jolly Rogers;' VF-111 'Sun Downers' and VF-144 'Bitterbirds.' Last but not least - since many Reserve squadrons saw combat in Korea - are descriptions for such Reserve units as VF-653/VF-151 'Black Knights;' VF-791/VF-142 'Hammering Hosses' and VF-921/VF-84 'Sidewinders.'In the case of combat units; coverage varies depending on how many deployments the unit made in Korea. For instance; VF-51 'Screaming Eagles' made three deployments.Their history is detailed in 11 pages with 22 photographs of aircrew; a/c; deck-launching scenes; carrier overflies; etc. By contrast; VF-123 'Blue Racers;' which made only one postwar cruise; is covered in one page with four pix.NavAir and Korean War buffs will greatly enjoy the wealth of images found in Ginter's book. GRUMMAN F9F PART 3 boasts over 300 bw pix. Yet the imagery is balanced by the combat histories which present an exciting account of Panther pilots in action. As with all Ginter titles; GRUMMAN F9F PART 3 offers great value for the price. Recommended.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. greatBy Leslie Hulkowerlist allthe units that flew the panther.the pictures are great .I would have like a score card but i guess they didn't kill many migs.great book