Colors & Markings of the F9F Cougar in U. S. Navy & Marine Corps Service is an information packed book for modelers and enthusiasts of the early U.S. Navy jet, by Detail & Scale. It is volume 1 in their Colors & Markings Series.
This is partial text from the full article (usually with photos) at https://aeroscale.net/news/colors-markings-of-the-f9f-cougar-in-u--s--navy-marine-corps-service