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F9F-8T Cougar
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Grumman F9F Cougar
United States Navy fighter designations pre-1962 - Jagdflugzeuge (Fighter) der U.S. Navy und des U.S. Marine Corps bis 1962, USAAS/USAAC/USAAF/USAF fighter designations 1924-1962, and Tri-Service post-1962 systems - Jagdflugzeuge (Fighter) der U.S. Air Force bis 1962, Grumman and Northrop Grumman aircraft - Liste der Flugzeugtypen der Hersteller Northrop und Grumman (inzwischen Northrop Grumman) - Авиатехника компаний Northrop, Grumman и Northrop Grumman
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Lacking a suitable jet conversion trainer, the COAN originally had its pilots trained to fly jets on Lockheed T-33s in Uruguay. In 1962, a solution was found in the purchase of two F9F-8T Cougars from the USA (together with first six Grumman S-2A Trackers). Both survived the clashes of 1962–1963, and served until 1970, by when one of the two (3-A-151/0516) had become the first Argentine aircraft to pass the sound barrier. (Artwork by Jean-Marie Guillou)

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