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Article: [ Panther: Korean War fighter jet gets makeover after years of neglect and abuse ]
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- The Topeka Capital-Journal
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- September 19, 2002
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Panther: Korean War fighter jet gets makeover after years of
neglect and abuse
CHRIS OCHSNER/The Capital-Journal
Combat Air Museum volunteer Don Dawson drives a tractor guiding a
restored F9F-5 Panther fighter jet into a hangar at the museum at
Forbes Field.
Hear why the plane was renovated, view photos and watch video from
KSNT.
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By J. R. Mendoza
The Capital-Journal
A Korean War-era fighter plane was given new life Wednesday at the
Combat Air Museum in Topeka.
Three Combat Air Museum volunteers, two employees of RRS Aviation,
of Hawkins, Texas, and an employee of Worldwide Aircraft Recovery
Ltd., of Bellevue, Neb., reassembled a restored U.S. Navy Grumman F9F-
5 Panther ...