Grumman F9F-2 Panther Interdictor a more powerful 95HP V8

a more powerful 95HP V8 engine

Paris - Le Cap - Paris at an average speed of 60 km/h

None saw any action prior to early 1945 when they were part of the task group that made the first carrier borne attacks on Japan since Colette’s raid of 1942

the most prolifically produced variant of the Spitfire

Grumman F9F-2 Panther Interdictor a more powerful 95HP V8The Grumman F9F Panther was the manufacturer's first jet fighter and the US Navy's second. It first flew in 1947. Power was a Rolls Royce Nene turbojet built under license by Pratt & Whitney as the J42. Since there was insufficient space within the wings and fuselage for fuel for the thirsty jet, permanently mounted wingtip fuel tanks were added. F9F 2B: version fitted with underwing racks for bombs and rockets. All F9F 2's were eventually so