Tragically, between 1952 and 1955 this first version of the F3H Demon suffered nearly a dozen crashes, resulting in the loss of four aviators. Determined, McDonnell Aircraft Corporation swapped ...
John Newlin flew the McDonnell F3H Demon and the F4B Phantom II. He also accrued flight time in the Chance-Vought F8D Crusader and the Grumman F-14 Tomcat. He retired from the Navy in 1980.