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XF3H-1 prototype on USS Coral Sea in 1953 The first F3H-1N in 1954. Although the existence of the Soviet Union's Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 jet fighter program was unknown to U.S. intelligence at the time, the United States Navy anticipated the appearance of high-performance Soviet jet fighters, and issued requirements for a high-performance swept wing naval fighter on 21 May 1948. [6]
Books4cars is a web-based company in Seattle, Washington, that carries used and rare books related to cars, trucks and motorcycles, such as service manuals, owners manuals and historical books. The business was started in 1997 in Detroit , Michigan , from a home collection of books by automotive engineer and mechanic Alex Voss.
In 1956, while Haynes was at school, he published a book on building a 'special' based on the Austin 7. Haynes also published two other books while serving in the Royal Air Force. [4] He was made an Officer of Order of the British Empire in the Queen's Birthday Honors List 1995 for services to publishing. [5] Haynes died on 8 February 2019 ...
Four McDonnell Douglas F-4B Phantom IIs of VF-96, CVW-9, launch on a BARCAP mission from USS Ranger, [244] but the leader of the second element, Lt. Cdr. William Greer, in F-4B-16-MC, BuNo 151425, [245] loses an engine on launch and the fighter bellyflops into the sea, both crew ejecting. This was VF-96's first loss of the war.
The McDonnell Aircraft Corporation was an American aerospace manufacturer based in St. Louis, Missouri.The company was founded on July 6, 1939, by James Smith McDonnell, and was best known for its military fighters, including the F-4 Phantom II, and crewed spacecraft including the Mercury capsule and Gemini capsule.
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McDonnell Aircraft company test pilot George Shirley Mills bails out of McDonnell F3H-2N Demon, BuNo 133549, [90] over Carrollton, Illinois near St. Louis, Missouri after what appears to be a massive systems failure, including the J40 engine. Instead of crashing, fighter circles over two states for more than an hour sans canopy, ejection seat ...
English: A U.S. Navy McDonnell F3H-2 Demon (BuNo 145242) of Fighter Squadron 131 (VF-131) "Nightcappers" in flight. VF-131 was assigned to Carrier Air Group 13 (CVG-13) aboard the aircraft carrier USS Constellation (CVA-64) for her shakedown cruises in the Atlantic Ocean from 7 February to 6 May 1962.