The Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corporation was founded in 1929 by Leroy R. Grumman. Its first products were float planes sold to the Navy until W.W.II, when the company produced Wildcats, Hellcats, and Avengers. The Korean war saw Grumman's entry into the jet age with the F9F Panther. The Vietnam War saw the A-6 Intruder, the world's only All Weather Attack Bomber used by Navy and Marine Corps squadrons. The last days of the war saw the F-14. During the US Apollo missions, Grumman built the Lunar Module
In 1994 the
Northrop Corporation of California acquired Grumman.
A line-drawn Grumman
logo on a 1947 Zippo.
1953 Zippo with a line-
drawn engraving of the Grumman F9F-5 Panther,
a carrier fighter jet used
in the Korean War.
This 953 Grumman Zippo depicts the Albatross, a twin engine
amphibian utility aircraft used into the 1970's
by the Navy, Air Force and Coast Guard.
Zippos with the
colorful Town & Country Grumman logo are highly sought after
prizes by Zippo collectors:
1953-54 Zippo with the
town and country hand
painted logo.
1959 Zippo with the town
and country hand painted logo.
1966 Zippo with the town
and country hand painted logo.
1967 Zippo with gold-filled
Grumman logo.
The Grumman AgCat is a purpose
designed agricultural aircraft which
has been in almost continuous
production since 1959. The Zippo
is dated 1970.
