| Aircraft |
Type |
Mission |
Crew |
Year |
| FF & SF |
Single-Prop Biplane |
Carrier-based Fighter |
2 |
1931 |
| F2F & F3F |
Single-Prop Biplane |
Carrier-based Fighter |
1 |
1932 |
| JF & J2F Duck |
Single-Prop Amphibian Biplane |
Utility Transport |
3 |
1933 |
| F4F Wildcat |
Single-Prop Monoplane |
Carrier-based Fighter |
1 |
1937 |
| JRF Goose |
Twin-Prop Monoplane Amphibian |
Utility Transport |
3+7 |
1937 |
| XF5F-1 Skyrocket |
Twin-Prop Monoplane |
|
1 |
1940 |
| J4F Widgeon |
Twin-Prop Amphibian |
Utility Transport |
2+3 |
1941 |
| TBF & TBM Avenger |
Single-Prop Monoplane |
Carrier-based Torpedo-bomber |
3 |
1942 |
| F6F Hellcat |
Single-Prop Monoplane |
Carrier-based Fighter |
1 |
1942 |
| F7F Tigercat |
Twin-Prop Monoplane |
Carrier-based Fighter-bomber |
1 |
1943 |
| F8F Bearcat |
Single-Prop Monoplane |
Carrier-based Interceptor Fighter |
1 |
1944 |
| AF Guardian |
Single-Prop Monoplane |
Anti-Submarine Search (Strike) Aircraft |
4 (2) |
1945 |
| UF-1 Albatross |
Twin-Prop Amphibian |
General Utility Transport |
4+10 |
1947 |
| F9F-2/5 Panther |
Single-Jetengine Monoplane |
Carrier-based Fighter |
1 |
1947 |
| F9F-6/8 Cougar |
Single-Jetengine Monoplane |
Carrier-based Fighter & Trainer |
1 |
1951 |
| XF10F-1 Jaguar |
Single-Jetengine Monoplane |
Fighter |
1 |
1951 |
| F11F Tiger & F12F |
Single-Jetengine Monoplane |
Carrier-based Fighter |
1 |
1954 |
| S-2 Tracker, C-1 Trader, E-1 Tracer |
Twin-Prop Monoplane |
Anti-Sub Search & Strike, Carrier On- board Delivery, Airborne Early-Warning |
4 |
1952 |
| E-2 Hawkeye, C-2 Greyhound |
Twin-Prop Monoplane |
Airborne Early-Warning, Carrier On-Board Delivery |
5, 3+39 |
1960 |
| A-6 Intruder |
Twin-Jetengine Monoplane |
Carrier-based Attack-Bomber |
2 |
1960 |
| TC-4C Academe |
Twin-Prop Monoplane |
Trainer & Transport |
2+6 |
1962 |
| C-11 Gulfstream |
Twin-Jet Monoplane |
(VIP) Transport |
2+19 |
1963 |
| F-111B |
Twin-Jetengine Swing-Wing |
Carrier-borne Fleet Air Defense |
2 |
1965 |
| EA-6B Prowler |
Twin-Jetengine Monoplane |
Carrier-borne Electronic Warfare |
4 |
1968 |
| F-14 Tomcat |
Twin-Jetengine Swing-Wing |
Carrier-based Air Superiority Strike-Fighter |
2 |
1970 |
The Grumman Corporation was founded by Leroy Grumman, a Naval Aviator of the early years of Naval Aviation. Leroy Grumman was Naval Aviator #1216! During the past 70 years the Grumman Corporation built some of the Navy's most famous fighter aircraft ... until it merged with the Northrop Corp. to form the Northrop Grumman Corp.