The USS Lexington Museum in Corpus Christi, Texas, has fused patriotism and breast-cancer awareness by unveiling a hot pink F9F-8 Cougar for display. “The Blue Ghost,” a World War II-vintage Essex ...

October has all but been taken over with pink to show support for breast cancer awareness with pink shirts, ribbons, food, and even famous landmarks. Now a retired U.S. fighter jet has received the ...

A U.S. Navy F9F Panther assigned to Carrier Air Group 2 cruises past Mount Fuji on a port call in Japan during the Korean War. National Archives and Records Administration The Grumman F9F Panther was ...

Grumman’s first jet fighter and the U.S. Navy’s workhorse in the Korean War. Developed from the ashes of failed prototypes and powered by a British engine, the Panther roared into combat with heavy ...

Ace pilot George Chamberlain Duncan took off from the USS Midway aircraft carrier in the summer of 1951 as he typically did. This time, he was participating in the new Grumman F9F Panther's flight ...

Pink-themed awareness campaigns—including cynical and cringe-worthy ones—have been a staple of the battle against breast cancer in America for decades. This sort of consciousness-raising has jumped ...

October is breast-cancer awareness month, and the US Navy has stepped up to the plate with a bright pink F9F-8 Cougar fighter jet, 11 Alive News reports. The USS Lexington Museum on the bay in Corpus ...

The fight against breast cancer picked up a powerful new ally – a retired US Navy fighter jet. And of course, it’s pink. A Grumman F9F-8 Cougar, painted a vivid shade of pink called “Heliconia,” has ...

After World War II, the U.S. Navy scrambled to field its own jet fighters—but designing a warplane that could fly dramatically faster while still landing on a short carrier deck proved a challenge.

The fight against breast cancer picked up a powerful new ally – a retired US Navy fighter jet. And of course, it’s pink. A Grumman F9F-8 Cougar, painted a vivid shade of pink called “Heliconia,” has ...