McDonnell F3H Demon
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The McDonnell F3H Demon is a subsonic swept-wing carrier-based jet fighter aircraft designed and produced by the American manufacturer McDonnell Aircraft Corporation. It was the first swept wing jet f
An F3H-2N Demon in flight in 1956
XF3H-1 prototype on USS Coral Sea in 1953
The first F3H-1N in 1954
F-3Bs of VF-13 in 1963
Douglas F4D Skyray
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The Douglas F4D Skyray is an American carrier-based supersonic fighter/interceptor designed and produced by the Douglas Aircraft Company. It was the last fighter produced by the Douglas Aircraft Compa
McDonnell F3H Demon
…McDonnell was issued with a development contract to produce two XF3H-1 prototypes on 30 September 1949, albeit as a fallback measure to the unconventional Douglas F4D Skyray. At this stage of development, it was envisioned as a day fighter. McDonnell named the aircraft Demon shortly thereafter. The unexpected combat debut…
Douglas F4D 1 Skyray in flight c 1957
The XF4D-1 prototype aboard Coral Sea, in October 1953.
APQ-50A radar of an F4D-1
F4D-1 of VF(AW)-3 in flight over San Diego.