Navy pilot who took out 4 Soviet jets in covered-up mission may get Medal of Honor

In the Korean War, Royce Williams survived the Navy’s longest dogfight. Now he’s one step closer to the military’s highest ...
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Here's how a wildly outgunned US Navy pilot outfoxed one of the Soviet Union's best jets, scoring a string of kills in a legendary dogfight

Royce Williams was flying an inferior F9F Panther. Military aviation experts say Williams' success that day was a result of his training and readiness. More than 70 years ago, a US Navy pilot took on ...
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This 'Top Gun' shot down 4 soviet jets in 30 minutes and kept it a secret for 50 years. He was just awarded the Navy Cross.

A Grumman F9F Panther fighter jet fires its guns during an attack on the North Korean port of Hungnam.CORBIS/Corbis via Getty Images 10 years before Tom Cruise was born, America had a real-life 'Top ...
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F9F Panther – Grumman’s First Jet Fighter That Took on MiGs and Won

From its shaky beginnings as an underpowered prototype to scoring kills against MiG-15s and flying one of the longest ...
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US pilot shot down four Soviet MiGs in 30 minutes — and kept it a secret for 50 years

Royce Williams was a real-life “Top Gun” 10 years before Tom Cruise was even born. On a cold November day in 1952, Williams shot down four Soviet fighter jets — and became a legend no one would hear ...
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Grumman F9F Panther/Cougar first Grumman cat of the jet age by Brad Elward

The development of post war jet aircraft -- The Panther is born -- The core Panther -- Panther armament -- Second-generation Panthers -- Panthers at war-Korea, 1950-1953 -- The swept-wing Cougar ...