Keywords: XF9F-2 NAN5-48.jpg The second of three Grumman XF9F-2 Panther prototypes in flight flown by Grumman test pilot C H Corky Meyers over Long Island New York USA in 1948 The first XF9F flew on 24 November 1947 U S Navy Naval Aviation News May 1948 http //www history navy mil/nan/backissues/1940s/1948/May48 pdf 1948 USN PD-USGov-Military-Navy Grumman F9F Panther |