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Aircraft by type |
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Grumman F9F
Panther Major update in process The majority of Panther pilots preferred to ditch their aircraft rather than resort to the then new ejection seat. Bail-out was a term used to denote a parachute descent. In the majority of cases when pilots in ejection seat fitted aircraft referred to bail-out they in fact meant an ejection. Unless specifically stated in the reports that the pilot "ejected" the term "bail-out" is accepted to mean using the ejection seat. Preliminary Listing |
| Date | Air Force | A'cft | Unit / Serial | based | crashed | crew | photo | seat | |
| 28 October 1948 | XF9F-2 | 2nd Prototype | crashed during carrier trials | ||||||
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1950 |
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| February 1950 |
US |
F9F-2 Panther | 122584 |
VF-51 NAS San Diego, CA |
Ditched on Take off | Ditched | |||
| 8th February 1950 |
US |
F9F-2 Panther | 123449 |
VR-31 NAS Floyd Field |
Stalled during landing turn, Jamaica Bay | Pilot killed | |||
| 24th February 1950 |
US |
F9F-2 Panther | 123060 |
VMF-115 NAS Roosevelt Roads, PR, USA |
Stalled on take off | ||||
| 31st March 1950 |
US |
F9F-2 Panther | 123481 |
VF-21 NAS Oceana, VA |
Crashed into woods after wave-off | Pilot killed | |||
| 1st April 1950 |
US |
F9F-2 Panther | 123462 | NAS San Diego, CA | |||||
| 12th April 1950 |
US |
F9F-3 Panther | 122566 | NAS Paxutent River, MD | Overshot runway | ||||
| 11th May 1950 |
US |
F9F-2 Panther | 123406 |
VF-71 NAS Quonset Point, RI |
Tailhook failed on landing on USS Saipan (CVL-48), went over the side into the Atlantic | ||||
| 11th May 1950 |
US |
F9F-2 Panther | 123531 | VR-31 | Crashed into hill in overcast near Scott AFB | ||||
| 21st May 1950 |
USN |
F9F-2 Panther | 122580 |
VF-51 USS Valley Forge |
Ditched on take-off, Korea | Ditched | |||
| 21st May 1950 |
USMC |
F9F-2 Panther | 123063 |
VMF-115 MCAS Cherry Point |
Crashed into the Atlantic | Pilot killed | |||
| 25th May 1950 |
US |
F9F-2 Panther | 123478 |
VX-3 NAS Atlantic City, NJ |
Crashed during landing | Pilot killed | |||
| 29th May 1950 |
US |
F9F-2 Panther | 123424 | VF-71 | Engine failure. Crashed near Alligator Lake |
LT A Pierpoint ejected |
Ejection Grumman |
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| 6th June 1950 |
US |
F9F-2 Panther | 123414 |
VF-71 USS Wright (CVL-49) |
Hard landing on carrier off Jacksonville | ||||
| 25th June 1950 |
US |
F9F-2 Panther | 123028 |
VF-52 USS Valley Forge |
Crashed during take off | ||||
| 3rd July 1950 |
US |
F9F-2 Panther | 123415 |
VF-71 NAS Quonset Point, RI |
Spun in on wave off | ||||
| 10th July 1950 |
US |
F9F-2 Panther | 123437 |
VF-111 USS Philippine Sea |
Cold cat shot, Korea | ||||
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16th July 1950 also seen as 18th July 1950 |
USN |
F9F-3 Panther | 122575 |
VF-51 USS Valley Forge (CV-45) |
Lost power on takeoff due to faulty catapult shot |
LT M. P. SOUTH Rescued, uninjured |
Ditched | ||
| 18th July 1950 |
US |
F9F-2 Panther | 123397 |
VF-71 USS Midway |
Ramp strike on landing | Pilot killed | |||
| 22nd July 1950 |
US |
F9F-2 Panther | 122577 |
VF-51 USS Valley Forge (CV-45) |
Ditched on take off | Ditched | |||
| 7th August 1950 |
USN |
F9F-2B Panther | 123443 |
VF-112 USS Philippine Sea (CV-47) |
Ditched on take-off in the Mokpo-Kwang-Ju area |
CDR R WEYMOUTH CO of VF-112 Rescued |
Ditched | ||
| 12th August 1950 |
US |
F9F-3 Panther | 123068 |
VF-51 USS Valley Forge (CV-45) |
AAA fire - near Kumchon strafing attack on NK train |
ENS John H. NYHUIS MIA |
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| 20th August 1950 |
US |
F9F Panther | 123447 |
VF-112 USS Philippine Sea (CV-47) |
Crashed and burned during combat mission near Sariwon, Korea |
ENS Curtis L. SMITH KIA |
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| 20th August 1950 |
USMC |
F9F-2B Panther | buno | VMF-312 | Korea | Pilot killed | |||
| 22nd August 1950 |
US |
F9F-2 Panther | 123403 |
FASRON-11 Kisarazu Air Base, Japan |
Flew into sea wall on take off | Pilot killed | |||
| 29th August 1950 |
US |
F9F-2 Panther | 123444 |
VF-112 USS Philippine Sea (CV-47) |
Bad catapult shot, ditched | ENS R. M. KILLINGSWORTH, uninjured, rescued by helo | Ditched | ||
| 11th September 1950 |
US |
F9F-2 Panther | 123501 |
VX-3 NAS Atlantic City, NJ |
Missing | ||||
| 18th September 1950 |
US |
F9F-2 Panther |
123441 "V" |
VF-112 USS Philippine Sea (CV-47) |
Ditched due to fuel exhaustion |
ENS Earl R REIMERS Rescued |
Ditched | ||
| 19th September 1950 |
US |
F9F-3 Panther |
122574 also seen as BuNo 122581 |
VF-52 Sea Lancers USS Valley Forge (CV-45) |
Lost power, possibly due to AAA, ditched |
ENS David F. TATUM Rescued by a cruiser [see also 28th December 1951 and KIA on 19th February 1952) |
Ditched | ||
| Note: Hit by ground fire over Pyongtaek , causing a main fuelsystem failure. He coasted all the way back to the Yellow Sea, ditching alongside HMS Jamaica | |||||||||
| 23rd September 1950 |
US |
F9F-2 Panther | 123599 |
VF-191 NAS El Centro |
Pulled up too late from strafing run | Pilot killed | |||
| 24th September 1950 |
USN |
F9F-2B Panther |
123445 "V" |
VF-111 Sundowners USS Philippine Sea (CV-47) |
Hit by AAA | Lt. C. C. Dace ejected out successfully over the Yellow Sea near Chorwon, Korea. Rescued by the USS Chevalier (DDR-805) |
Ejection Grumman |
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| 25th September 1950 |
US |
F9F-2 Panther | 123485 |
VF-21 USS Franklin D. Roosevelt |
Went over the side during wave off | ||||
| 29th September 1950 |
USN |
F9F-2 Panther | 123432 |
VF-111 Sundowners USS Philippine Sea (CV-47) |
crashed through all of the barriers and hit 11 parked aircraft On landing | Crash Landed | |||
| 18th October 1950 |
US |
F9F-2 Panther | 123598 |
VF-191 USS Princeton |
Crashed on take off | Pilot killed | |||
| 18th October 1950 |
US |
F9F-2 Panther | 123620 |
VF-191 USS Princeton |
Hit by landing aircraft | ||||
| 19th October 1950 |
US |
F9F-2B Panther | 123514 |
VF-31 USS Leyte (CV-32) |
Ditched after bad take-off |
LT Donald C. DAVIS Rescued |
Ditched | ||
| 9th November 1950 |
US |
F9F-2 Panther | 123076 |
VF-51 USS Valley Forge (CV-45) |
Hit barrier during landing, Korea | ||||
| 27th November 1950 |
US |
F9F-2 Panther |
123446 "V" |
VF-112 USS Philippine Sea (CV-47) |
Lost power, ditched | LT Douglas R. HAGOOD, Injured, helo rescue | Ditched | ||
| 28th November 1950 |
US |
F9F-2 Panther | 123427 |
VMF-115 USS Franklin D. Roosevelt |
Hard landing, jumped barrier hit other aircraft, and damaged 4 others | ||||
| 28th November 1950 |
US |
F9F-2 Panther | 123429 |
VMF-115 USS Franklin D. Roosevelt |
Hit by 124427 see previous entry |
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| 30th November 1950 |
US |
F9F-2 Panther | 123506 |
VF-31 USS Leyte (CV-32) |
Flew into water after wave off | Pilot recovered | |||
| 9th December 1950 |
US |
F9F-2B Panther | 123499 |
VF-31 USS Leyte (CV-32) |
Bad landing | ENS Lawrence I. SEIM, Uninjured | Bad landing | ||
| 11th December 1950 |
US |
F9F-2 Panther | 22581 |
VF-51 USS Valley Forge (CV-45) |
Ramp strike, Korea | ||||
| 17th December 1950 |
US |
F9F-2 Panther | 123446 |
VF-111 or VF-112 ?? USS Philippine Sea (CV-47) |
Crashed into the sea on take off | ||||
| 19th December 1950 |
US |
F9F-2 Panther | 123433 |
VF-112 USS Philippine Sea (CV-47) |
Flame out 4 mi from formation |
ENS John E. NICKLIN Rescued by helo |
Ditched | ||
| 20th December 1950 |
US |
F9F-2B Panther | 123528 |
VF-31 USS Leyte (CV-32) |
Bad takeoff |
ENS Richard J. OWENS uninjured |
Ditched | ||
| 26th December 1950 |
USMC |
F9F-2B Panther |
123533 "WL" |
VMF-311 MAG-12 |
crashed into small hill after
attacking a highway bridge near Kangjon. Possible AAA hit |
CAPT Jerry E. A. MILLER KIA |
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| 29th December 1950 |
US |
F9F-2 Panther | 123526 |
VF-31 USS Leyte (CV-32) |
Crashed following launch | ||||
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| 2nd January 1951 |
USMC |
F9F-2B | 123543 |
VMF-311 MAG-12 |
Failed to pull out of strafing run, crashed into hill near Kaesong |
1LT Marshal E. SIMONSON KIA |
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| 8th January 1951 |
US |
F9F-2B | 123463 |
VMF-311 MAG-12 |
Crashed into ditch on takeoff, mechanical problems at Pusan Airfield (K-9), total loss |
CAPT Richard A. FLANAGAN Remains recovered |
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| 27th January 1951 |
US |
F9F | 123581 | ||||||
| 22nd February 1951 |
US |
F9F | 123549 | ||||||
| 26th February 1951 |
USMC |
F9F-2B | 123525 |
VMF-311 MAG-33 |
Partial loss of power on landing at K-3, crashed, total loss |
1LT Merle E. DAVIS Uninjured |
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8th March 1951
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USN |
F9F-2B |
[Blue Angel] 123621 |
VF 191 USS Princeton (CV-37) |
AAA during strafing run, Korea Crashed off Korean east coast near Tanchon |
Lt. Cdr. John "Johnny" F. Magda CO of VF-191 KIA Remains recovered |
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| 12th March 1951 |
US |
F9F | 123648 | ||||||
| 18th March 1951 |
USMC |
F9F-2B | 123537 |
VMF-311 MAG-33 |
Disappeared after climbing through overcast, large fire seen 5 miles W of Ungye-Ri |
CAPT Robert D. HAYES Remains recovered |
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| 19th March 1951 |
US |
F9F | 123039 | ||||||
| 5th April 1951 |
US |
F9F-2B | 123657 |
VF-721 USS Boxer (CV-21) |
Failed to pull out of practice strafing run and hit tree W. of Wonsan |
LCDR Chester W. GATES uninjured |
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| 6th April 1951 |
US |
F9F-5 | Civilian P. Berk ejected | Grumman | |||||
| 11th April 1951 |
USN |
F9F-2 |
ENS D. Musetti ejected |
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| 11th April 1951 |
US |
F9F | 125086 | ||||||
| 11th April 1951 |
US |
F9F | 125111 | ||||||
| 16th April 1951 |
US |
F9F | 123654 | ||||||
Ramp Strike - USS Midway![]()
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Miraculously Lt Duncan walked away from this Ramp Strike about
the USS Midway in 1951 [exact date appreciated - also photo of Lt. Duncan] |
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| 18th April 1951 |
US |
F9F | 125140 | ||||||
| 18th April 1951 |
US |
F9F | 127086 | ||||||
| 26th April 1951 |
US |
F9F | 123684 | ||||||
| 1st May 1951 |
USMC |
F9F-2B Panther | 123590 |
VMF-311 Tomcats MAG-33 |
Hit by AAA, caught fire & crashed after pilot bailed out, SAR effort negative |
Captain Mercer R.
Smith RMC Big Switch |
Grumman | ||
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4th May 1951 also seen as 6th May 1951 |
US |
F9F-2B | 123601 | Hit by AAA at Koto-ri, exploded in mid-air near Hongmun, Ni, Korea |
ENS Gerald J. SULLIVAN ejected MIA |
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| 7th May 1951 |
US |
F9F-2B | 123633 |
VF-191 USS Princeton (CV-37) |
Hit by enemy fire while conducting strafing run in the vicinity of Ichon |
ENS Lowell R. BREWER KIA |
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| 23rd May 1951 |
US |
F9F | 123582 | ||||||
| 30th May 1951 |
US |
F9F-2B | 123640 |
VF-721 USS Boxer (CV-21) |
Partial power failure during catapult launch, settled into water |
LTJG Warren O. NELSON Helo rescue |
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| 31st May 1951 |
US |
F9F-2B | 123670 |
VF-781 USS Bon Homme Richard (CV-31) |
Failed to remain airborne after catapult shot | LT T. S. CHUHAK, Injured, helo rescue | |||
| 5th June 1951 |
US |
F9F-2B | 123618 |
VF-23 USS Princeton (CV-37) |
Crashed into flight deck, caught fire, exploded, SAR effort negative |
ENS Philip S. RANDOLPH, JR KIA |
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| 6th June 1951 |
US |
F9F | 127131 | ||||||
| 10th June 1951 |
US |
F9F | 123550 | ||||||
| 12th June 1951 |
US |
F9F-2 | 127138 |
2/LT R. K. Childress ejected |
Grumman | ||||
| 18th June 1951 |
USMC |
F9F-2B Panther | 123602 |
VMF-311 Tomcats MAG-33 |
Hit by gnd fire near Hyon-ni, |
Captain Jack E. Perry bailed out over enemy territory, alive on the ground RMC Big Switch |
Grumman | ||
| 23rd June 1951 |
US |
F9F | 123503 | ||||||
| 3rd July 1951 |
US |
F9F-2B | 123677 |
VF-781 USS Bon Homme Richard (CV-31) |
Fuel exhaustion, ditched |
LTJG Willard R. WAMPLER injured, helo rescue |
Ditched | ||
| 20th July 1951 |
US |
F9F | 125418 | ||||||
| 21st July 1951 |
USMC |
F9F-2B Panther | 123464 |
VMF-311 Tomcats MAG-33 |
Flight jumped by MIGs, last seen heading for cloud cover |
1st Lt. Richard W.
Bell RMC Big Switch |
Grumman | ||
| 22nd July 1951 |
US |
F9F-3 |
VF-51 USS Valley Forge (CV-45) |
Equipment failure during catapult shot, ditched |
LTJG R. HEIDERER Helo rescue |
Ditched | |||
| 23rd July 1951 |
US |
F9F | 125228 | ||||||
| 24th July 1951 |
US |
F9F | 123428 | ||||||
| 27th July 1951 |
US |
F9F-2B | 123700 |
VF-781 USS Bon Homme Richard (CV-31) |
Failed to remain airborne after catapult shot, ditched |
LTJG Donald J. BRODHAG Rescued |
Ditched | ||
| 28th July 1951 |
US |
F9F | buno | ||||||
| 28th July 1951 |
US |
F9F-2B | buno |
VF-23 USS Princeton (CV-37) |
Hit by AAA, crashed and burned 1 mi S of KORIAT, SAR effort negative |
LTJG Bruce B. LLOYD MIA |
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| 30th July 1951 |
US |
F9F-2B | 123520 |
VMF-212 MAG-33 |
Destroyed by fire from other aircraft at K-3 | ||||
| 31st July 1951 |
US |
F9F | 125133 | ||||||
| 31st July 1951 |
US |
F9F | 127108 | ||||||
| 6th August 1951 |
USMC |
F9F-2B Panther | 123466 |
VMF-311 Tomcats MAG-33 |
Hit by AAA, forced to bail out, SA-16 rescue | 2nd Lt. C. M. Maloy bailed out, injured, SA-16 rescue | Grumman | ||
| 8th August 1951 |
US |
F9F | 127120 | ||||||
| 10th August 1951 |
US |
F9F | buno | ||||||
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F9F Belonging to VMF-311 |
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| 12th August 1951 |
USMC |
F9F-2B | 125107 |
VMF-311 Tomcats MAG-33 |
Hit by AAA while on napalm run, crashed & burned, no egress noted |
MAJ Frank S. HOFFECKER, JR KIA |
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| 14th August 1951 |
US |
F9F-2 | 123660 |
VF-721 USS Boxer (CV-21) |
Unsuccessful catapult launch, ditched |
LT Robert W. DUNCAN Injured, helo rescue |
Ditched | ||
| 21st August 1951 |
US |
F9F | 127164 | ||||||
| 22th August 1951 |
US |
F9F | 123041 | ||||||
| 24th August 1951 |
US |
F9F-2B | 123667 |
VF-781 USS Bon Homme Richard (CV-31) |
Hit by gnd fire, fuel exhaustion, forced to ditch |
LT Robert G. HUGHES Rescued by the USS Hopewell (DD-681) |
Ditched | ||
| 3rd September 1951 |
USN |
F9F-2 Panther | 125122 |
VF-51 Screaming Eagles USS Essex (CV-9) |
Damaged by AAA, on mission against freight yards at Wonsan lost elevator control | Ensign Neil A. Armstrong ejected near K-3 uninjured |
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| 4th September 1951 |
US |
F9F-2 | 125102 |
VF-51 USS Essex (CV-9) |
Caught fire, probably due to AAA, crashed/exploded near Haengsan |
LTJG Ross K. BRAMWELL KIA |
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| 4th September 1951 |
US |
F9F-2 | 127136 |
VF-51 USS Essex (CV-9) |
Hit by AAA during rocket run against a truck, crashed near Haengsan |
LTJG James J. ASHFORD Remains recovered Operation Glory |
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| 5th September 1951 |
US |
F9F | 125146 | ||||||
| 5th September 1951 |
US |
F9F | 127122 | ||||||
| 14th September 1951 |
US |
F9F | 127145 | ||||||
| 16th September 1951 |
US |
F9F | 125128 | USS Essex (CV-9) | destroyed by fire after F2H crashed into it | Unmanned | |||
| 16th September 1951 |
US |
F9F | 125131 | USS Essex (CV-9) | destroyed by fire after F2H crashed into it | Unmanned | |||
| 18th September 1951 |
US |
F9F | 127183 | < | |||||