Ginter Books Grumman F9F-8T/TF-9J Two-Seat Cougars 068

The two-seat Grumman Cougar was one of the first swept-wing trainers to be put into service with the Navy and was also one of the first two-seat versions of a fleet fighter. Previously, the new pilots received extensive ground training and were then given the keys.

This book covers all of the different uses of the trainer from the Naval Training Command to the combat mission it flew in Vietnam.

97 pages, colored front and back cover, over 204 B&W photos, 9 pages of diagrams and scale drawings, 6 pages of cockpit photos, photos of the Navy and USMC Squadron who trained, flew, and deployed with the F9F-8T/TF-9J, and 2 pages of model reviews.