paulb Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 A few shots from USS George H.W. Bush (CVN-77) in MSFS. The carrier is from Orbx partner - Miltech Simulations. The aircraft is a Grumman F-9 Cougar. The first F9F-6s were assigned to fleet squadron VF-32 at the end of 1952. The first F9F Cougar squadron to actually deploy was VF-24, assigned to USS Yorktown in August 1953 but arrived too late to the Korean theater to participate in the air war. F9F-8s were withdrawn from front-line service in 1958–59, replaced by F11F Tigers and F8U Crusaders. The Naval Reserves used them until the mid-1960s, but none of the single-seat versions were used in the Vietnam War. The only version of the Cougar to see combat was the TF-9J trainer (known as F9F-8T until 1962) during the Vietnam War. Detachments of four Cougars served with US Marines Headquarters and Maintenance Squadron 11 (H&MS-11) at Da Nang and H&MS-13 at Chu Lai, where they were used for fast-Forward Air Control and the airborne command role, directing airstrikes against enemy positions in South Vietnam between 1966 and 1968. The US Navy used the F9F Cougar to set the transcontinental crossing record on April 1, 1954. Three pilots from fleet fighter squadron VF-21 completed the 2,438-mile (3,924 km) flight in under four hours with LCDR F.X. Brady setting the quickest time of 3 hours, 45 minutes and 30 seconds. This was the first time the distance had been covered in under four hours. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wain71 Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 great shots and a nice bit of information there to... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulb Posted October 21, 2022 Author Share Posted October 21, 2022 1 hour ago, wain71 said: great shots and a nice bit of information there to... Thanks Wayne. It's a nice-looking jet I think . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikee Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 Very nice shots Paul , i like the jet a lot 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulb Posted October 21, 2022 Author Share Posted October 21, 2022 37 minutes ago, mikee said: Very nice shots Paul , i like the jet a lot Many thanks Mikee . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sniper31 Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 Another great synopsis regarding the aircraft background accompanied by some cool images Paul! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulb Posted October 21, 2022 Author Share Posted October 21, 2022 1 hour ago, Sniper31 said: Another great synopsis regarding the aircraft background accompanied by some cool images Paul! Thank you kindly Landon . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adambar Posted October 22, 2022 Share Posted October 22, 2022 Saw them a lot while in the Navy. Great set Paul, 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulb Posted October 22, 2022 Author Share Posted October 22, 2022 3 hours ago, adambar said: Saw them a lot while in the Navy. Great set Paul, Thanks Adam. Well done! I have not seen one in real life . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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