Argentine Navy
The only foreign buyer of the F9F-5 Panther & F9F-6 Cougar was the Argentine Navy, who bought 24 ex-USN aircraft in 1958. The catapults on the then only Argentine carrier, ARA Independencia (V-1), were considered not powerful enough to launch the F9F-6, so the aircraft were land-based.
The Argentine F9F-6 Cougar's were involved in the general mobilization during the 1965 border clash between Argentina and Chile but no combat occurred. They were taken out of service in 1969 due to the lack of spare parts and replaced with A-4Q Skyhawks.[7]
The only foreign buyer of the F9F-5 Panther & F9F-6 Cougar was the Argentine Navy, who bought 24 ex-USN aircraft in 1958. The catapults on the then only Argentine carrier, ARA Independencia (V-1), were considered not powerful enough to launch the F9F-6, so the aircraft were land-based.
The Argentine F9F-6 Cougar's were involved in the general mobilization during the 1965 border clash between Argentina and Chile but no combat occurred. They were taken out of service in 1969 due to the lack of spare parts and replaced with A-4Q Skyhawks.[7]
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