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When
the Navy originally approached North American for a jet fighter in
1944, the requirements called for a straight-wing aircraft (the
FJ-1). The appearance of the swept-wing MiG-15 in Korea forced
a re-evaluation.
The swept-wing FJ-2 Fury was based on the
U.S. Air Force F-86 and first flew
1951. An all-weather version, the FJ-4, first flew in 1954. |
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Designations |
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 | NA-179: North American model number for
first FJ-2 |
| FJ-2/-2/-4: U.S. Navy designations for
swept-wing Furies (before 1962) |
| F-1: U.S. Military designation (after
1962) |
| AF-1: Attack version |
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Stuff
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Book:
North American FJ-4/4B Fury
Ginter |
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