Description

The F9F Panther was Grumman s first jet-powered aircraft and was used extensively by the US Navy and Marine Corps as their primary fighter and ground-attack aircraft in the Korean War. It was a single-engined carrier fighter with permanently mounted wing tip fuel tanks, armed with four 20 mm (0.79 in) cannons and a wide assortment of air-to-ground munitions.

Blue-tail fly is a term popularized in the Southern folk song Jimmy Crack Corn . When the tail on Lt. Richard Clinite s all-aluminum Panther sustained heavy flak damage it was replaced with the tail from a damaged blue-painted Panther giving Lt. Richard Clinite s plane it s distinctive look. He successfully flew several missions on this plane until it was so badly hit by flak that it was permanently grounded for major repair.

• Choking Hazard – Small parts. Not for children under 3 years.
• Adult Collectible Model – Not intended for children under 14
• Product Dimensions: 
  5 x 5 x 2.5 inches