The Grumman F9F Panther was the manufacturer's first jet fighter and one of the U.S. Navy's first successful carrier-based jet fighters. The Panther was the most widely used U.S. Navy jet fighter of the Korean War, flying 78,000 sorties and scoring the first air-to-air kill by the US Navy in the war, the downing of a North Korean Yakovlev Yak-9 fighter. Total F9F production was 1,382, with several variants being exported to Argentina.
Item Code WY
Item No 87248
Item Name F9F-2 Panther
Trademark HBS
Bar Code 6939319272485
Scale 1:72
Item Type Static kit
Model Dimension Length: 159.8mm Wingspan: 161mm
Total Plastic Parts 90+pcs
Total Sprues 4sprues
Chromeplate Parts n/a
Camouflage Scheme 1.US Navy VF123 NO.123504
2.Argentinean Naval Base aeronaval Punta Indio-1960
Resin Parts n/a
Metal Parts n/a
Photo Etched Parts n/a
Film Accessory n/a
Released Date 2011-02
More Features The kit consists of 90+ parts , 5 clear parts