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F3D Skyknight: This Navy Warbird Made History Over Korea
The Skyknight was designed in response to a 1945 USN requirement for a jet-powered, radar-equipped, carrier-based night ...
Smithsonian Magazine9 年
In the early jet age, pilots had good reason to fear the F7U
All high-performance jets of the era—the North American ... of that carrier,” says Don Shelton, who in the early 1950s was a Navy test pilot on the Cutlass program. “Most of them didn ...
How The US Navy A-4 Skyhawk Changed Aerial Refueling
The A-4 Skyhawk is a classic icon of naval aviation but did you know it was one the pioneering jets of aerial refueling too?
What Was The Only Mach 2 Bomber To Serve Aboard A US Navy Carrier?
During the 1950s, the United States Navy had been investing in its fleet of jet-powered carrier-based fighters, which allowed the United States to project power to pretty much any part of the world in ...