USS Lexington F9F/F-9

[mrhenniger]

I received a question about the F-9 displayed on the Lexington...
Aerial Visuals - Airframe Dossier - GrummanF9F/F-9 Panther/Cougar, s/n 147276 USN


...and the question is...

I am trying to trace the identity of a F-9 on display at the Corpus Christi marina in Oct 1991. The aircraft wore no marks. I wondered if it was potentially the F-9 now at USS Lexington Museum Corpus Christi?

Can anyone here answer this question?

Mike

P.S. If anyone has a more current photo I would appreciate an upload via the link above.

[Dnil]

The one on the lexington came from the museum in pensacola. I think it was a former blue angel #7. The one on the T-heads was scrapped a long time ago if I remember correctly.

[mrhenniger]

Thanks!

[Junkyard36]

I remember playing around the one displayed on the T-Heads when I was a kid. If I recall correctly, it was displayed with the nose in the air with the tail fairly low to the ground. I remember brushing up against it and had rusted metal bits all over my arm. With its exposure to the salt spray, it is no surprise it got scrapped.

Cool memory!

Mike