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manufacturer">Manufacturer</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Douglas_Aircraft_Company" title="Douglas Aircraft Company">Douglas Aircraft Company</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Status</th><td class="infobox-data">Retired</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Primary users</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/United_States_Navy" title="United States Navy">United States Navy</a><div> <a href="/wiki/United_States_Marine_Corps" title="United States Marine Corps">United States Marine Corps</a> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Number built</th><td class="infobox-data">265</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">History</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Introduction date</th><td class="infobox-data">1951</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">First flight</th><td class="infobox-data">23 March 1948</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Retired</th><td class="infobox-data">1970</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Developed into</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Douglas_F6D_Missileer" title="Douglas F6D Missileer">Douglas F6D Missileer</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>Douglas F3D Skyknight</b> (<a href="/wiki/1962_United_States_Tri-Service_aircraft_designation_system" title="1962 United States Tri-Service aircraft designation system">later redesignated</a> <b>F-10 Skyknight</b>) is an American twin-engined, mid-wing <a href="/wiki/Fighter_aircraft" title="Fighter aircraft">jet fighter aircraft</a> designed and manufactured by the <a href="/wiki/Douglas_Aircraft_Company" title="Douglas Aircraft Company">Douglas Aircraft Company</a>. </p><p>It was designed in response to a 1945 <a href="/wiki/United_States_Navy" title="United States Navy">United States Navy</a> requirement for a jet-powered, radar-equipped, carrier-based <a href="/wiki/Night_fighter" title="Night fighter">night fighter</a>. Douglas designed the aircraft around the bulky <a href="/wiki/Aircraft_interception_radar" title="Aircraft interception radar">air intercept radar</a> systems of the era, resulting in a wide, deep, and roomy fuselage that accommodated its two-man crew. An initial contract was issued to Douglas on 3 April 1946. The <i>XF3D-1</i> prototype performed its <a href="/wiki/Maiden_flight" title="Maiden flight">maiden flight</a> on 23 March 1948. During June 1948, a production contract for 28 <i>F3D-1</i> production aircraft was received. It was equipped with a <a href="/wiki/Westinghouse_AN/APQ-35" class="mw-redirect" title="Westinghouse AN/APQ-35">Westinghouse AN/APQ-35</a> <a href="/wiki/Fire_control_system" class="mw-redirect" title="Fire control system">fire control system</a>, which incorporated three separate radars and was an essential component of its night fighter operations. </p><p>The F3D saw service with the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Navy" title="United States Navy">United States Navy</a> and <a href="/wiki/United_States_Marine_Corps" title="United States Marine Corps">United States Marine Corps</a>. Its primary mission was to locate and destroy enemy aircraft at night.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Skyknight was not produced in great numbers, yet it achieved numerous firsts in its role as a night fighter during the <a href="/wiki/Korean_War" title="Korean War">Korean War</a>, where the type frequently escorted <a href="/wiki/Boeing_B-29_Superfortress" title="Boeing B-29 Superfortress">Boeing B-29 Superfortresses</a> on night bombing missions. While it never achieved the fame of the <a href="/wiki/North_American_F-86_Sabre" title="North American F-86 Sabre">North American F-86 Sabre</a>, it downed several Soviet-built <a href="/wiki/Mikoyan-Gurevich_MiG-15" title="Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15">MiG-15s</a> as a night fighter over Korea. It only sustained a single air-to-air loss against a <a href="/wiki/People%27s_Liberation_Army_Air_Force" title="People's Liberation Army Air Force">Chinese</a> MiG-15, which occurred on the night of 29 May 1953.<sup id="cite_ref-dtic.mil_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-dtic.mil-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A total of 237 F3D-2s were completed before production was terminated on 23 March 1952. </p><p>The Skyknight played an important role in the development of the radar-guided <a href="/wiki/AIM-7_Sparrow" title="AIM-7 Sparrow">AIM-7 Sparrow</a> missile, which led to further guided <a href="/wiki/Air-to-air_missile" title="Air-to-air missile">air-to-air missile</a> developments. It also served as an <a href="/wiki/Electronic_warfare" title="Electronic warfare">electronic warfare</a> platform in the <a href="/wiki/Vietnam_War" title="Vietnam War">Vietnam War</a> as a precursor to the <a href="/wiki/Grumman_A-6_Intruder" title="Grumman A-6 Intruder">EA-6A Intruder</a> and <a href="/wiki/Northrop_Grumman_EA-6B_Prowler" class="mw-redirect" title="Northrop Grumman EA-6B Prowler">EA-6B Prowler</a>. The aircraft is sometimes unofficially called "Skynight", dropping the second "k". The unusual, portly profile earned it the nickname "Willie the Whale".<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Some Vietnam War <a href="/wiki/United_States_Marine_Corps" title="United States Marine Corps">U.S. Marine</a> veterans have referred to the Skyknight as "<a href="/wiki/Turd" class="mw-redirect" title="Turd">Drut</a>", whose meaning becomes obvious when read backwards.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs additional references to reliable sources. (August 2024)">additional citation(s) needed</span></a></i>]</sup> This may be in reference to its age, unflattering looks, or the low-slung air intakes that made it vulnerable to <a href="/wiki/Foreign_object_damage" title="Foreign object damage">foreign object damage</a> (FOD).<sup id="cite_ref-Goebel_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Goebel-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Reliable_sources" title="Wikipedia:Reliable sources"><span title="The material near this tag relies on an unreliable source. As per WP:QUESTIONABLE and WP:EXCEPTIONAL, this is a relatively exceptional claim backed by a single, highly questionable source. The source essentially states "I saw it on the internet once." The source does not, I would argue secondarily, qualify as a quality source, but that is separate issue. (August 2024)">unreliable source</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Design_and_development">Design and development</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Douglas_F3D_Skyknight&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Design and development"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Origins">Origins</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Douglas_F3D_Skyknight&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Origins"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The F3D was not intended to be a typical sleek and nimble dogfighter, but as a standoff night fighter, being outfitted with a powerful radar system and a second crew member. It originated in 1945 with a US Navy requirement for a jet-powered, radar-equipped, carrier-based night fighter. The Douglas team led by <a href="/wiki/Ed_Heinemann" title="Ed Heinemann">Ed Heinemann</a> designed the aircraft around the bulky <a href="/wiki/Aircraft_interception_radar" title="Aircraft interception radar">air intercept radar</a> systems of the time, placing the pilot and radar operator in <a href="/wiki/Side-by-side_seating" class="mw-redirect" title="Side-by-side seating">side-by-side seating</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-donald_world_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-donald_world-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-thomason_61-62_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-thomason_61-62-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The result was an aircraft with a wide, deep, and roomy fuselage. Aviation author Joe Copalman observed that the F3D was a relatively conventional aircraft, despite its use of <a href="/wiki/Jet_propulsion" title="Jet propulsion">jet propulsion</a>, the design team having opted for features such as a straight wing and traditional tail unit.<sup id="cite_ref-Copalman_6_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Copalman_6-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>A large and relatively flat forward windshield was used; while not conducive to high speed flight, it provided distortion-free external visibility, something that was particularly valued for a night fighter at that time.<sup id="cite_ref-thomason_63_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-thomason_63-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The design team opted not to use <a href="/wiki/Aircraft_fuel_tank#Tip_tanks" title="Aircraft fuel tank">tip tanks</a> due to the fuselage already permitting sufficient fuel capacity and the difficulty involved in properly combining the tanks with a <a href="/wiki/Folding_wing" title="Folding wing">folding wing</a> mechanism. The use of <a href="/wiki/Ejection_seat" title="Ejection seat">ejection seats</a> was also considered but decided against as their inclusion would have necessitated a jettisonable canopy, made <a href="/wiki/Cabin_pressurization" title="Cabin pressurization">pressurizing the cockpit</a> more difficult, and added weight.<sup id="cite_ref-thomason_63_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-thomason_63-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Instead, an escape tunnel was used, similar to the arrangement used in the <a href="/wiki/Douglas_A-3_Skywarrior" title="Douglas A-3 Skywarrior">Douglas A-3 Skywarrior</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-donald_world_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-donald_world-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Copalman_12_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Copalman_12-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The stick was extendable so that more force could be exerted upon it by the pilot as a fallback measure in the event of a <a href="/wiki/Hydraulic" class="mw-redirect" title="Hydraulic">hydraulic</a> failure.<sup id="cite_ref-thomason_63_9-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-thomason_63-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The XF3D-1 was selected over a competing submission, <a href="/wiki/Grumman" title="Grumman">Grumman</a> Aircraft Engineering Corporation's <i>G-75</i> twin-seat, four-engined, <a href="/wiki/Westinghouse_J30" title="Westinghouse J30">Westinghouse J30</a>-powered night fighter design (similar layout to their Tigercat), leading to an initial contract being issued on 3 April 1946. The US Navy's <a href="/wiki/Bureau_of_Aeronautics" title="Bureau of Aeronautics">Bureau of Aeronautics</a> (BuAer) also issued a contract to Grumman for two G-75s (BuAer designation <i>XF9F-1</i>) experimental aircraft on 11 April 1946 in case the Skyknight encountered problems. Shortly thereafter, Grumman recognised that the G-75 would not be a successful aircraft, instead, the company had been working on a completely different single-engined day fighter, initially known as the <i>G-79</i>; it would later become the <a href="/wiki/Grumman_F9F_Panther" title="Grumman F9F Panther">Grumman F9F Panther</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>N 1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Into_flight">Into flight</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Douglas_F3D_Skyknight&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Into flight"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:F3D-2_VMFN-513_Kunsan_radar2_1953.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/F3D-2_VMFN-513_Kunsan_radar2_1953.jpg/220px-F3D-2_VMFN-513_Kunsan_radar2_1953.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="156" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/F3D-2_VMFN-513_Kunsan_radar2_1953.jpg/330px-F3D-2_VMFN-513_Kunsan_radar2_1953.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3d/F3D-2_VMFN-513_Kunsan_radar2_1953.jpg 2x" data-file-width="395" data-file-height="280" /></a><figcaption>Maintenance on an APQ-35 radar of an F3D-2 in Korea, 1953</figcaption></figure> <p>On 23 March 1948, the <i>XF3D-1</i> performed its <a href="/wiki/Maiden_flight" title="Maiden flight">maiden flight</a> from Douglas' El Segundo facility with test pilot <a href="/wiki/Russell_William_Thaw" class="mw-redirect" title="Russell William Thaw">Russell Thaw</a> at the controls.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>N 2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> While <a href="/wiki/Wind_tunnel" title="Wind tunnel">wind tunnel</a> testing had indicated the need for aerodynamic changes, such as the addition of <a href="/wiki/Wing_fence" title="Wing fence">wing fences</a>, flight testing provided these to be unnecessary.<sup id="cite_ref-thomason_63_9-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-thomason_63-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Flight testing continued at El Segundo up until October 1948, after which the three prototypes were transported to <a href="/wiki/Muroc_Air_Force_Base" class="mw-redirect" title="Muroc Air Force Base">Muroc Air Force Base</a> (later renamed Edwards Air Force Base) to participate in service trials. These units were powered by a pair of <a href="/wiki/Westinghouse_J34" title="Westinghouse J34">Westinghouse J34</a>-WE-24 turbojets, capable of 3,000 lbf (13 kN) thrust, which were installed underneath the <a href="/wiki/Wing_root" title="Wing root">roots</a> of then-standard straight wings of the early jet era. During June 1948, a production contract for 28 <i>F3D-1</i> production aircraft, powered by improved J34-WE-32 engines, was issued; relatively little external changes were made between the prototype and production aircraft, save for the enlargement of the engine nacelles.<sup id="cite_ref-thomason_61_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-thomason_61-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The first production aircraft made its first flight on 13 February 1950.<sup id="cite_ref-Gunstonp172_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Gunstonp172-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> That same month, shore-based testing was concluded.<sup id="cite_ref-thomason_63_9-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-thomason_63-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>As a night fighter that was not expected to be as fast as smaller daylight fighters, the expectation was to have a stable platform for its radar system and the four 20 mm cannon mounted in the lower fuselage. Yet, the F3D was capable of outturning a <a href="/wiki/Mikoyan-Gurevich_MiG-15" title="Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15">MiG-15</a> jet fighter.<sup id="cite_ref-Dorrp154_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Dorrp154-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The fire control system in the F3D-1 was the <a href="/wiki/Westinghouse_AN/APQ-35" class="mw-redirect" title="Westinghouse AN/APQ-35">Westinghouse AN/APQ-35</a>. The AN/APQ-35 was advanced for the time, a combination of three different radars, each performing separate functions: an AN/APS-21 search radar, an AN/APG-26 tracking radar, both located in the nose, and an AN/APS-28 tail warning radar.<sup id="cite_ref-Badrocke_p41,44-5_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Badrocke_p41,44-5-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The AN/APS-21 was capable of detecting aircraft at distances up to 20 miles away while the AN/APG-26 could achieve a weapons lock up to 2.25 miles away and the AN/APS-28 was effective up to 10 miles away.<sup id="cite_ref-Copalman_6_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Copalman_6-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-thomason_61-63_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-thomason_61-63-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The complexity of this <a href="/wiki/Vacuum_tube" title="Vacuum tube">vacuum tube</a>-based radar system, produced before the advent of <a href="/wiki/Semiconductor" title="Semiconductor">semiconductor</a> electronics, required intensive maintenance to keep it operating properly.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (July 2023)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>The F3D-1 was followed by the <i>F3D-2</i>, which was first ordered in August 1949. This model was intended to have <a href="/wiki/Westinghouse_J46" title="Westinghouse J46">Westinghouse J46</a> engines in enlarged nacelles to replace the J34-WE-32 engines of the F3D-1; however, on account of development problems with the J46, the F3D-2 was initially fitted with J34-WE-36 engines instead. Higher-thrust J34-WE-38 engines were installed later, noticeably increasing the aircraft's performance.<sup id="cite_ref-Gunstonp172_18-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Gunstonp172-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Additional changes on the F3D-2 included the incorporation of an improved Westinghouse AN/APQ-36 fire control system, <a href="/wiki/Autopilot" title="Autopilot">autopilot</a>, <a href="/wiki/Air_conditioning" title="Air conditioning">air conditioning</a>, and a <a href="/wiki/Bulletproofing" title="Bulletproofing">bulletproof</a> windscreen.<sup id="cite_ref-Copalman_7_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Copalman_7-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-thomason_64_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-thomason_64-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A total of 237 F3D-2s were built prior to production being terminated on 23 March 1952. At one stage, a higher performance <i>F3D-3</i> variant, equipped with <a href="/wiki/Swept_wing" title="Swept wing">swept wings</a> and J46 engines, was planned, yet work was cancelled after the J46's development was so troublesome that officials opted to terminate work. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Operational_history">Operational history</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Douglas_F3D_Skyknight&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Operational history"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:F3D-2_VMFN-513_Kunsan_1953.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/F3D-2_VMFN-513_Kunsan_1953.jpg/220px-F3D-2_VMFN-513_Kunsan_1953.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/F3D-2_VMFN-513_Kunsan_1953.jpg/330px-F3D-2_VMFN-513_Kunsan_1953.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/F3D-2_VMFN-513_Kunsan_1953.jpg/440px-F3D-2_VMFN-513_Kunsan_1953.jpg 2x" data-file-width="970" data-file-height="727" /></a><figcaption>F3D-2s of VMFN-513 at <a href="/wiki/Kunsan_Air_Base" title="Kunsan Air Base">Kunsan Air Base</a>, Korea, in 1953</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Korean_War">Korean War</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Douglas_F3D_Skyknight&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Korean War"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The 28 F3D-1s produced were primarily used to train F3D crews, as such, this model did not see combat in the <a href="/wiki/Korean_War" title="Korean War">Korean War</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-thomason_64-65_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-thomason_64-65-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The F3D-2 Skyknight was only operated in the Korean theatre by <a href="/wiki/United_States_Marine_Corps" title="United States Marine Corps">United States Marine Corps</a> (USMC) land–based squadrons, beginning in August 1952.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Copalman_6-8_26-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Copalman_6-8-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The first aircraft to arrive in Korea were initially unable to commence operations due to a lack of gun barrel extensions, which were necessary to safely fire the aircraft's cannons; the first aircraft to be modified was on 9 August 1952, permitting live operations to commence in the following weeks.<sup id="cite_ref-Copalman_8_27-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Copalman_8-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Prior to this, exercises were conducted to develop closer coordination with ground controllers, upon whom the F3D-2s were dependent upon during their night time operations.<sup id="cite_ref-Copalman_8-9_28-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Copalman_8-9-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>From the onset of operations, hostile jamming from inside North Korea proved to be effective against onboard radar.<sup id="cite_ref-Copalman_9_29-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Copalman_9-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This factor contributed to Skyknight pilots often experiencing difficulty when attempting to close in, identify, and lock onto suspected hostile aircraft. Ground-based anti-aircraft artillery, which was often equipped with <a href="/wiki/Radar" title="Radar">radar</a>-guided <a href="/wiki/Search_light" class="mw-redirect" title="Search light">search lights</a>, proved to be more of a threat to night time operations over Korea than the occasional MiG-15; such aircraft often acted as <a href="/wiki/Bait_(luring_substance)" title="Bait (luring substance)">bait</a>, attempting to draw the Skyknights into coordinated traps.<sup id="cite_ref-Copalman_1011_30-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Copalman_1011-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> According to Copalman, the AN/APS-28 tail warning radar unit proved quite advantageous in terms of situational awareness.<sup id="cite_ref-Copalman_1112_31-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Copalman_1112-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Skyknight was responsible for downing more enemy aircraft over Korea than any other single type of naval aircraft.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The first air-to-air victory was recorded on the night of 2 November 1952 by a USMC F3D-2 piloted by <a href="/wiki/Major_(United_States)" title="Major (United States)">Major</a> William T. Stratton Jr., and his radar operator, <a href="/wiki/Master_Sergeant" class="mw-redirect" title="Master Sergeant">Master Sergeant</a> Hans C. Hoglind of <a href="/wiki/VMA-513" class="mw-redirect" title="VMA-513">VMF(N)-513</a> Flying Nightmares,<sup id="cite_ref-Grossnick_p768_33-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Grossnick_p768-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Major Stratton shot down what he believed was a <a href="/wiki/Yakovlev_Yak-15" title="Yakovlev Yak-15">Yakovlev Yak-15</a> (even though no Yak-15s were reported in Korea)<sup id="cite_ref-Goebel_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Goebel-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> which was the first successful night radar interception by a jet of another jet.<sup id="cite_ref-Dorrp143_34-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Dorrp143-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Skyknight claimed its first MiG-15 kill on 8 November 1952, when Captain O.R. Davis and <a href="/wiki/Warrant_Officer" class="mw-redirect" title="Warrant Officer">Warrant Officer</a> D.F. "Ding" Fessler downed a MiG-15 northwest of <a href="/wiki/Pyongyang" title="Pyongyang">Pyongyang</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Dorrp143_34-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Dorrp143-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> USMC pilot Lt. Joseph Corvi and his radar operator Sergeant Dan George set another record with the Skyknight on the night of 10 December 1952, when they downed the first aircraft by an aircraft with a radar track and lock-on and without visual contact. They performed the feat by using their radar to lock onto a <a href="/wiki/Polikarpov_Po-2" title="Polikarpov Po-2">Polikarpov Po-2</a> <a href="/wiki/Biplane" title="Biplane">biplane</a>. They were also credited with another probable kill that night.<sup id="cite_ref-Dorrp149_35-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Dorrp149-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In January 1953, the number of USMC Skyknights in Korea was doubled to 24; this increase allowed them to effectively escort <a href="/wiki/Boeing_B-29_Superfortress" title="Boeing B-29 Superfortress">B-29 Superfortresses</a> on night bombing missions.<sup id="cite_ref-Dorrp153_36-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Dorrp153-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-thomason_66_37-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-thomason_66-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On 12 January 1953, an F3D-2 of VMF(N)-513 that was escorting B-29s on a night bombing mission was vectored to a contact and shot down the fourth aircraft by a Skyknight.<sup id="cite_ref-Dorrp154_19-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Dorrp154-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> By the end of the war, Skyknights had claimed six enemy aircraft (one Polikarpov Po-2, one Yakovlev Yak-15 and four MiG-15s).<sup id="cite_ref-Grossnick_p768_33-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Grossnick_p768-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Vc4-1.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/Vc4-1.jpg/220px-Vc4-1.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="179" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/Vc4-1.jpg/330px-Vc4-1.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/Vc4-1.jpg/440px-Vc4-1.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1868" data-file-height="1520" /></a><figcaption>Squadron members of VC4 (DET44N) at NAS Atlantic City, prior to Korean deployment with Carrier Air Group 4</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Squadron_Patch,_VC-4_DET_44(N)_Nightcappers.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Squadron_Patch%2C_VC-4_DET_44%28N%29_Nightcappers.png/220px-Squadron_Patch%2C_VC-4_DET_44%28N%29_Nightcappers.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="255" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Squadron_Patch%2C_VC-4_DET_44%28N%29_Nightcappers.png/330px-Squadron_Patch%2C_VC-4_DET_44%28N%29_Nightcappers.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Squadron_Patch%2C_VC-4_DET_44%28N%29_Nightcappers.png/440px-Squadron_Patch%2C_VC-4_DET_44%28N%29_Nightcappers.png 2x" data-file-width="1381" data-file-height="1603" /></a><figcaption>VC-4 DET 44(N) Squadron Patch during Korea Deployment</figcaption></figure> <p><b>In May 1953, Composite Squadron 4 Detachment 44N</b> was deployed to Korea via the U.S.S. Lake Champlain. They sailed through the Mediterranean Sea and on to the eastern Korean coast. After arriving, VC-4 flew a few patrols from the ship, but it was soon apparent that the planes were not well suited for the ships wooden deck. The exhaust nozzles on the F3D were angled slightly down and during take-off, the jet's exhaust scorched the teakwood deck of the ship. After each take-off the deck hands would rush out onto the deck and put out the smoldering fires. After several of these fire drills, the Ship's Captain insisted that VC-4 be transferred to the mainland and join up with VMF(N) 513. <sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><b>On 23 June 1953, VC4 (DET44N) joined with VMF(N) 513 at K-6 Airbase</b> south of Seoul. The mission of VC-4 DET44N as directed by Commander Task Force NINETY-ONE and as employed as an integral part of Marine All Weather Fighter Squadron 513 based ashore, providing night fighter escort for U.S. Air Force medium bomber (B-50) strikes on targets in North Korea and providing night combat air patrols in the Chodo Island area, extending from the Haeju peninsula to the Yalu River. <sup id="cite_ref-ReferenceA_39-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ReferenceA-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>One F3D, piloted by LTJG Bob Bick and his RO, <a href="/wiki/Chief_Petty_Officer" class="mw-redirect" title="Chief Petty Officer">Chief Petty Officer</a> Linton Smith, was lost to enemy fire on 2 July 1953. This aircraft was part of the detachment from Fleet Composite Squadron FOUR (VC-4) at <a href="/wiki/Atlantic_City_Air_National_Guard_Base" title="Atlantic City Air National Guard Base">NAS Atlantic City</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:F3D-2_Landing_at_K6_Airbase,_Korea_1952.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/F3D-2_Landing_at_K6_Airbase%2C_Korea_1952.jpg/220px-F3D-2_Landing_at_K6_Airbase%2C_Korea_1952.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="148" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/F3D-2_Landing_at_K6_Airbase%2C_Korea_1952.jpg/330px-F3D-2_Landing_at_K6_Airbase%2C_Korea_1952.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/F3D-2_Landing_at_K6_Airbase%2C_Korea_1952.jpg/440px-F3D-2_Landing_at_K6_Airbase%2C_Korea_1952.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1263" data-file-height="849" /></a><figcaption>F3D-2 Landing at K6 Airbase, Korea 1952</figcaption></figure> <p><b>Operational Comments June 1953 through July 1953</b> The following are excerpts from Carrier Air Group FOUR, Action Report of VC-4 Detachment 44N for period 19 June 1953 to 27 July 1953. </p><p>1. The radar equipment in the F3D-2 is excellent, however the relatively low speed and slow rate of climb of the aircraft prohibits exploiting the advantage of the excellent radar coverage against high speed enemy jets. </p><p>2. The extreme visibility of the glow from the engines' tailpipes offers an easy target for a pursuer and a detriment to the evasiveness of the aircraft. </p><p>3. The near vertical forward windshield and the lack of windshield wipers, limits the visibility of the pilot, on a final GCA approach in heavy rain, to the curved side panel. Under such conditions of heavy rain, forward visibility is extremely poor. <sup id="cite_ref-ReferenceA_39-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ReferenceA-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>While the Skyknight lacked the swept wings and high subsonic performance of the MiG-15, its powerful fire control system enabled it to find and shoot down other fighters at night, while most MiG-15s could only be guided by ground-based radar. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Post_Korean_War">Post Korean War</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Douglas_F3D_Skyknight&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Post Korean War"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Douglas_XF3D-1_Skyknight_in_flight_with_four_AAM-N-2_Sparrow_missiles,_circa_in_the_early_1950s.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Douglas_XF3D-1_Skyknight_in_flight_with_four_AAM-N-2_Sparrow_missiles%2C_circa_in_the_early_1950s.jpg/220px-Douglas_XF3D-1_Skyknight_in_flight_with_four_AAM-N-2_Sparrow_missiles%2C_circa_in_the_early_1950s.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="149" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Douglas_XF3D-1_Skyknight_in_flight_with_four_AAM-N-2_Sparrow_missiles%2C_circa_in_the_early_1950s.jpg/330px-Douglas_XF3D-1_Skyknight_in_flight_with_four_AAM-N-2_Sparrow_missiles%2C_circa_in_the_early_1950s.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Douglas_XF3D-1_Skyknight_in_flight_with_four_AAM-N-2_Sparrow_missiles%2C_circa_in_the_early_1950s.jpg/440px-Douglas_XF3D-1_Skyknight_in_flight_with_four_AAM-N-2_Sparrow_missiles%2C_circa_in_the_early_1950s.jpg 2x" data-file-width="757" data-file-height="514" /></a><figcaption>F3D–1 Skyknight carrying AAM-N-2 Sparrow I missiles during tests in the early 1950s</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:F3D-1_Skyknight_launches_Sparrow_missile_in_1950.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/F3D-1_Skyknight_launches_Sparrow_missile_in_1950.jpg/220px-F3D-1_Skyknight_launches_Sparrow_missile_in_1950.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="163" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/F3D-1_Skyknight_launches_Sparrow_missile_in_1950.jpg/330px-F3D-1_Skyknight_launches_Sparrow_missile_in_1950.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/F3D-1_Skyknight_launches_Sparrow_missile_in_1950.jpg/440px-F3D-1_Skyknight_launches_Sparrow_missile_in_1950.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1665" data-file-height="1231" /></a><figcaption>F3D–1 Skyknight firing a AAM-N-2 Sparrow I missile during a test in 1950</figcaption></figure> <p>Following the Korean War, the F3D was gradually replaced by more powerful aircraft with better radar systems. Its stability and spacious fuselage made the aircraft easily adaptable to other roles. The F3D (under the designations <i>F3D-1M</i> and <i>F3D-2M</i>) was used to support development of a number of air-to-air missile systems during the 1950s, including the <a href="/wiki/AIM-7_Sparrow" title="AIM-7 Sparrow">Sparrow</a> I, II, and III and Meteor missiles.<sup id="cite_ref-Parsch_41-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Parsch-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Sparrow missile was developed at <a href="/wiki/Naval_Air_Missile_Test_Center" class="mw-redirect" title="Naval Air Missile Test Center">Pacific Missile Test Center</a> and early test firings were conducted at <a href="/wiki/Naval_Air_Weapons_Station_China_Lake" title="Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake">Naval Ordnance Test Station China Lake</a>. During 1954, the F3D-2M became the first Navy jet aircraft to be fitted with an operational air-to-air missile, the Sparrow I,<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-thomason_167_43-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-thomason_167-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> an all weather day/night <a href="/wiki/Beyond-visual-range_missile" title="Beyond-visual-range missile">beyond-visual-range missile</a> that used beam riding guidance for the aircrew to control the missile's track. Only 28 aircraft (12 F3D-1Ms,<sup id="cite_ref-swanp183_44-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-swanp183-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and 16 F3D-2Ms<sup id="cite_ref-swanp182_45-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-swanp182-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>) were modified to use the missiles. </p><p>In the late 1950s, a number of Marine F3D-2s were re-configured as <a href="/wiki/Electronic_warfare" title="Electronic warfare">electronic warfare</a> aircraft and were accordingly redesignated <i>F3D-2Q</i> (later <i>EF-10B</i>). Several aircraft were also converted for use as trainers and were thus redesignated <i>F3D-2T</i>. Some of these aircraft were outfitted with a single 10" photography camera, mounted in the tail section, for <a href="/wiki/Aerial_reconnaissance" title="Aerial reconnaissance">aerial reconnaissance</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (December 2014)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>During 1959, Ed Heinemann proposed that Douglas refurbish retired F3Ds for civil use, reasoning that the former military aircraft could be offered at a much lower price than newly designed <a href="/wiki/Business_jet" title="Business jet">business jets</a> such as the <a href="/wiki/Lockheed_JetStar" title="Lockheed JetStar">Lockheed JetStar</a>. Some work on the initiative was undertaken, but it was canceled after it was determined that the stored aircraft were in a generally poor condition, making their refurbishment more costly than forecast.<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>When the U.S. Navy issued a requirement for a fleet defense missile fighter in 1959, Douglas responded with the <a href="/wiki/Douglas_F6D_Missileer" title="Douglas F6D Missileer">F6D Missileer</a>, which was essentially an updated and enlarged F3D that would carry the <a href="/wiki/AAM-N-10_Eagle" title="AAM-N-10 Eagle">AAM-N-10 Eagle</a> long-range <a href="/wiki/Air-to-air_missile" title="Air-to-air missile">air-to-air missile</a>, with its most important characteristics being its large fuel capacity, its considerable time-on-station, a crew of two and sophisticated electronics, rather than speed or maneuverability. This concept, which retained the straight wings in an age of supersonic combat aircraft, was soon cancelled as it was felt that the aircraft would not be able to effectively defend itself against more nimble fighters.<sup id="cite_ref-Badrocke_p47_47-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Badrocke_p47-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Frnc_79_p717_48-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Frnc_79_p717-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The supersonic <a href="/wiki/General_Dynamics-Grumman_F-111B" class="mw-redirect" title="General Dynamics-Grumman F-111B">General Dynamics-Grumman F-111B</a> was subsequently developed to carry long-range missiles, was cancelled due to excessive weight and changing tactical requirements. The <a href="/wiki/Grumman_F-14_Tomcat" title="Grumman F-14 Tomcat">Grumman F-14 Tomcat</a> later entered service in this role. </p><p>Skyknights continued in service through the 1960s in a gull white color scheme, by which point many of their contemporaries had long since been retired. During 1962, at which point the U.S. Navy and U.S. Air Force unified their designation systems, the F3D-1 was redesignated <i>F-10A</i> while the F3D-2 was redesignated <i>F-10B</i>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Vietnam_War">Vietnam War</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Douglas_F3D_Skyknight&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Vietnam War"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Douglas_EF-10B_Skyknight_of_VMCJ-1_in_flight_over_Southeast_Asia,_circa_in_1965.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Douglas_EF-10B_Skyknight_of_VMCJ-1_in_flight_over_Southeast_Asia%2C_circa_in_1965.jpg/220px-Douglas_EF-10B_Skyknight_of_VMCJ-1_in_flight_over_Southeast_Asia%2C_circa_in_1965.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="149" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Douglas_EF-10B_Skyknight_of_VMCJ-1_in_flight_over_Southeast_Asia%2C_circa_in_1965.jpg/330px-Douglas_EF-10B_Skyknight_of_VMCJ-1_in_flight_over_Southeast_Asia%2C_circa_in_1965.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Douglas_EF-10B_Skyknight_of_VMCJ-1_in_flight_over_Southeast_Asia%2C_circa_in_1965.jpg/440px-Douglas_EF-10B_Skyknight_of_VMCJ-1_in_flight_over_Southeast_Asia%2C_circa_in_1965.jpg 2x" data-file-width="473" data-file-height="321" /></a><figcaption>EF-10B (BuNo 127041) of VMCJ-1 over Vietnam in 1966. This aircraft was downed by an SA-2 missile from the North Vietnamese 61st Battalion, 236th Missile Regiment over Nghe An province on 18 March 1966 (coordinates 191958N 1050959E). The crew, 1stLt Brent Davis and 1stLt Everett McPherson, were killed.</figcaption></figure> <p>The Skyknight was the only Korean War jet fighter that also flew in Vietnam. EF-10Bs served in the <a href="/wiki/Electronic_warfare" title="Electronic warfare">Electronic warfare</a> role during the Vietnam War until 1969. The large interior provided ample room for electronic equipment. U.S. Marine <a href="/wiki/VMCJ-1" title="VMCJ-1">Marine Composite Reconnaissance Squadron One (VMCJ-1)</a> <i>Golden Hawks</i> began operating the EF-10B on 17 April 1965 under Lt. Col Wes Corman at <a href="/wiki/Da_Nang_Air_Base" title="Da Nang Air Base">Da Nang Air Base</a> <a href="/wiki/Republic_of_Vietnam" class="mw-redirect" title="Republic of Vietnam">Republic of Vietnam</a> with six aircraft.<sup id="cite_ref-Whitten_49-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Whitten-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> No more than 10 EF-10Bs were in Vietnam at one time. The Electronic Warfare Skyknight was a valuable <a href="/wiki/Electronic_countermeasure" title="Electronic countermeasure">Electronic countermeasure</a> asset to jam the <a href="/wiki/S-75_Dvina" title="S-75 Dvina">SA-2</a> <a href="/wiki/Surface-to-air_missile" title="Surface-to-air missile">surface-to-air missiles</a> tracking and guidance systems.<sup id="cite_ref-Goebel_5-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Goebel-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> VMCJ-1 made history when its EF-10Bs conducted the first USMC airborne <a href="/wiki/Radar_jamming" class="mw-redirect" title="Radar jamming">radar jamming</a> mission on 29 April 1965 to support a <a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Force" title="United States Air Force">USAF</a> strike mission. On 27 July 1965, four EF-10Bs also supported a massive strike on missile sites outside <a href="/wiki/Hanoi" title="Hanoi">Hanoi</a>. </p><p>Many U.S. aircraft were lost to SA-2s in Vietnam. The electronic attack on the associated radar systems was known as "Fogbound" missions. The F3D also dropped chaff over the radar sites.<sup id="cite_ref-Goebel_5-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Goebel-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The first EF-10B lost in Vietnam was to an SA-2 on 18 March 1966, while four more EF-10Bs were lost in Vietnam to accidents and unknown causes.<sup id="cite_ref-Whitten_49-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Whitten-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Their mission was gradually assumed by the more capable EA-6A "Electric Intruder", an Electronic Warfare/Electronic Countermeasures (EW/ECM) variant of the <a href="/wiki/Grumman_A-6_Intruder" title="Grumman A-6 Intruder">Grumman A-6 Intruder</a> attack bomber.<sup id="cite_ref-Combatairmuseum.org_50-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Combatairmuseum.org-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The EF-10B Skyknight continued to fly lower–threat EW missions until they were withdrawn from South Vietnam in October 1969.<sup id="cite_ref-Whitten_49-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Whitten-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The U.S. Navy's EKA-3 Skywarrior and the USAF's <a href="/wiki/Douglas_B-66_Destroyer" title="Douglas B-66 Destroyer">Douglas RB-66 Destroyer</a> also assumed electronic missions. </p><p>During May 1970, the U.S. Marine Corps retired the last of its EF-10Bs. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Post_Vietnam">Post Vietnam</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Douglas_F3D_Skyknight&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Post Vietnam"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The U.S. Navy continued to use the F-10s for <a href="/wiki/Avionics" title="Avionics">avionics</a> systems testing. The F-10 was used as a <a href="/wiki/Radar" title="Radar">radar</a> <a href="/wiki/Testbed" title="Testbed">testbed</a> to develop the APQ-72 radar. The nose of an <a href="/wiki/McDonnell_Douglas_F-4_Phantom_II" title="McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II">F-4 Phantom</a> was added to the front of an F-10B. Another F-10 had a modified <a href="/wiki/Radome" title="Radome">radome</a> installed by the radar manufacturer <a href="/wiki/Westinghouse_Electronic_Systems" class="mw-redirect" title="Westinghouse Electronic Systems">Westinghouse</a>. Yet another TF-10B was modified with the nose from an <a href="/wiki/Douglas_A-4_Skyhawk" title="Douglas A-4 Skyhawk">A-4 Skyhawk</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Joseph_F._Baugher_51-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Joseph_F._Baugher-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1968, three Skyknights were transferred to the U.S. Army. These aircraft were operated by the <a href="/wiki/Raytheon" title="Raytheon">Raytheon</a> Corporation at <a href="/wiki/Holloman_AFB" class="mw-redirect" title="Holloman AFB">Holloman AFB</a> where they were used testing at the <a href="/wiki/White_Sands_Missile_Range" title="White Sands Missile Range">White Sands Missile Range</a> into the 1980s; they were the last flyable Skyknights.<sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Variants">Variants</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Douglas_F3D_Skyknight&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Variants"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:EF-10B_VMCJ-1_DaNang.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/EF-10B_VMCJ-1_DaNang.jpg/220px-EF-10B_VMCJ-1_DaNang.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="121" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/EF-10B_VMCJ-1_DaNang.jpg/330px-EF-10B_VMCJ-1_DaNang.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/EF-10B_VMCJ-1_DaNang.jpg/440px-EF-10B_VMCJ-1_DaNang.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1263" data-file-height="696" /></a><figcaption>EF-10B <i>Skyknight</i> of VMCJ-1 at Da Nang, South Vietnam, in the second half of the 1960s</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Douglas_F3D-3_Skyknight_silhouette.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/Douglas_F3D-3_Skyknight_silhouette.png/220px-Douglas_F3D-3_Skyknight_silhouette.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="236" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4b/Douglas_F3D-3_Skyknight_silhouette.png 1.5x" data-file-width="279" data-file-height="299" /></a><figcaption>Proposed F3D-3</figcaption></figure> <dl><dt>XF3D-1</dt> <dd>Prototype aircraft, two <a href="/wiki/Westinghouse_J34-WE-24" class="mw-redirect" title="Westinghouse J34-WE-24">Westinghouse J34-WE-24</a> turbojet engines of 3,000 lbf (13 kN), APQ-35 search and target acquisition radar, four 20mm cannon, three built.<sup id="cite_ref-Gunstonp172_18-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Gunstonp172-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd> <dt>F3D-1</dt> <dd>Two-seat all-weather day or night-fighter aircraft, powered by two 3,000 lbf (13 kN) <a href="/wiki/Westinghouse_J34-WE-32" class="mw-redirect" title="Westinghouse J34-WE-32">Westinghouse J34-WE-32</a> turbojet engines, tail warning radar, ECM, and other electronics that added over 5,000 lb (2,300 kg) of weight, 28 built. First flight: 13 February 1950.<sup id="cite_ref-Gunstonp172_18-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Gunstonp172-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd> <dt>F3D-1M</dt> <dd>12 F3D-1s were converted into missile-armed test aircraft, used in the development of the <a href="/wiki/AIM-7_Sparrow" title="AIM-7 Sparrow">AIM-7 Sparrow</a> air-to-air missile.</dd> <dt>F3D-2</dt> <dd>Second Production version, initially powered by two 3,400 lbf (15 kN) Westinghouse J34-WE-36 and later by two 3,600 lbf (16 kN) <a href="/wiki/Westinghouse_J34-WE-38" class="mw-redirect" title="Westinghouse J34-WE-38">Westinghouse J34-WE-38</a> turbojet engines, 490 kn (560 mph; 910 km/h) at 20,000 ft (6,100 m), equipped with wing spoilers, autopilot and an improved <a href="/wiki/Westinghouse_AN/APQ-36" class="mw-redirect" title="Westinghouse AN/APQ-36">Westinghouse AN/APQ-36</a> radar, 237 built. First flight: 14 February 1951.<sup id="cite_ref-Goebel_5-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Goebel-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Gunstonp172_18-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Gunstonp172-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd> <dt>F3D-2B</dt> <dd>One F3D-1 was used for special armament test in 1952.</dd> <dt>F3D-2M</dt> <dd>16 F3D-2s were converted into missile armed aircraft. The F3D-2Ms were armed with <a href="/wiki/AIM-7_Sparrow" title="AIM-7 Sparrow">AIM-7 Sparrow</a> air-to-air missiles.</dd> <dt>F3D-2Q</dt> <dd>35 F3D-2s were converted into electronic warfare aircraft.</dd> <dt>F3D-2T</dt> <dd>Five F3D-2s were converted into night fighter training aircraft.</dd> <dt>F3D-2T2</dt> <dd>55 F3D-2s were used as radar-operator trainers and electronic warfare aircraft.</dd> <dt>F3D-3</dt> <dd>Unbuilt project, intended to be an advanced version incorporating swept wings.</dd></dl> <dl><dt>F-10A</dt> <dd>1962 re-designation of the F3D-1.</dd> <dt>F-10B</dt> <dd>1962 re-designation of the F3D-2.</dd> <dt>EF-10B</dt> <dd>1962 re-designation of the F3D-2Q.</dd> <dt>MF-10A</dt> <dd>1962 re-designation of the F3D-1M.</dd> <dt>MF-10B</dt> <dd>1962 re-designation of the F3D-2M.</dd> <dt>TF-10B</dt> <dd>1962 re-designation of the F3D-2T2.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Operators">Operators</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Douglas_F3D_Skyknight&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Operators"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png 2x" data-file-width="69" data-file-height="39" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Army" title="United States Army">United States Army</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Marine_Corps" title="United States Marine Corps">United States Marine Corps</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Navy" title="United States Navy">United States Navy</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Aircraft_on_display">Aircraft on display</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Douglas_F3D_Skyknight&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Aircraft on display"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dt>F3D-2</dt></dl> <ul><li>BuNo 124598 – <a href="/wiki/National_Museum_of_Naval_Aviation" class="mw-redirect" title="National Museum of Naval Aviation">National Museum of Naval Aviation</a> at <a href="/wiki/NAS_Pensacola" class="mw-redirect" title="NAS Pensacola">NAS Pensacola</a>, <a href="/wiki/Florida" title="Florida">Florida</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>BuNo 124629 – <a href="/wiki/Pima_Air_%26_Space_Museum" title="Pima Air & Space Museum">Pima Air & Space Museum</a> adjacent to <a href="/wiki/Davis-Monthan_AFB" class="mw-redirect" title="Davis-Monthan AFB">Davis-Monthan AFB</a> in <a href="/wiki/Tucson" class="mw-redirect" title="Tucson">Tucson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Arizona" title="Arizona">Arizona</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>BuNo 124630 – <a href="/wiki/Flying_Leatherneck_Aviation_Museum" title="Flying Leatherneck Aviation Museum">Flying Leatherneck Aviation Museum</a> at <a href="/wiki/MCAS_Miramar" class="mw-redirect" title="MCAS Miramar">MCAS Miramar</a>, <a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>BuNo 125807 – <a href="/wiki/Combat_Air_Museum" title="Combat Air Museum">Combat Air Museum</a> in <a href="/wiki/Topeka,_Kansas" title="Topeka, Kansas">Topeka, Kansas</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>BuNo 125870, (repainted as BuNo 127039) – Korean War and Vietnam War memorial in Del Valle Park in <a href="/wiki/Lakewood,_California" title="Lakewood, California">Lakewood, California</a>. Originally displayed in 1950s-era dark blue coloring, the aircraft was repainted in 1963 to the grey and white color scheme of Marine Corps aircraft at the time.<sup id="cite_ref-57" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> With this repainting, the aircraft had the tail code "7L," which was the 1960s-era tail code for Marine Corps Air Reserve and Naval Air Reserve aircraft at nearby <a href="/wiki/Naval_Air_Station_Los_Alamitos" class="mw-redirect" title="Naval Air Station Los Alamitos">Naval Air Station Los Alamitos</a>, California. In 2015, the aircraft was refurbished and painted in grey and white to depict a late 1950s-era Skyknight of VMFT(N)-20 with tail code "BP." <sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (May 2015)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup></li></ul> <dl><dt>F3D-2Q</dt></dl> <ul><li>BuNo 124618 – <a href="/wiki/National_Museum_of_the_Marine_Corps" title="National Museum of the Marine Corps">National Museum of the Marine Corps</a>, in <a href="/wiki/Quantico,_Virginia" title="Quantico, Virginia">Quantico, Virginia</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>BuNo 124620 – <a href="/wiki/Quonset_Air_Museum" title="Quonset Air Museum">Quonset Air Museum</a> at <a href="/wiki/Quonset_State_Airport" title="Quonset State Airport">Quonset State Airport</a> (former <a href="/wiki/NAS_Quonset_Point" class="mw-redirect" title="NAS Quonset Point">NAS Quonset Point</a>) in <a href="/wiki/Quonset_Point" title="Quonset Point">Quonset Point</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rhode_Island" title="Rhode Island">Rhode Island</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-59" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>BuNo 125850 – <a href="/wiki/Air_Force_Test_Center" title="Air Force Test Center">Air Force Flight Test Center Museum</a> at <a href="/wiki/Edwards_AFB" class="mw-redirect" title="Edwards AFB">Edwards AFB</a>, <a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a>. This aircraft served until 1970 as part of VMCJ-3 (U.S. Marine Composite Reconnaissance Squadron 3) based at <a href="/wiki/Marine_Corps_Air_Station_El_Toro" title="Marine Corps Air Station El Toro">Marine Corps Air Station El Toro</a>, California, carrying tail code "TN."<sup id="cite_ref-60" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <dl><dt>F3D-2T</dt></dl> <ul><li>BuNo 127074 – <a href="/wiki/Empire_State_Aerosciences_Museum" title="Empire State Aerosciences Museum">Empire State Aerosciences Museum</a> (ESAM) near <a href="/wiki/Schenectady" class="mw-redirect" title="Schenectady">Schenectady</a>, New York.<sup id="cite_ref-61" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-62" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This F3D was operated by <a href="/wiki/Raytheon" title="Raytheon">Raytheon</a> in <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts" title="Massachusetts">Massachusetts</a> for electronics tests until it was donated to the <a href="/wiki/Intrepid_Sea-Air-Space_Museum" class="mw-redirect" title="Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum">Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum</a> in <a href="/wiki/New_York_City" title="New York City">New York City</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_York_(state)" title="New York (state)">New York</a>. It was displayed at the museum from 1987 until April 2012, when it was one of three aircraft moved to the ESAM to make room for the <a href="/wiki/Space_Shuttle_Enterprise" title="Space Shuttle Enterprise">Space Shuttle Enterprise</a>. It is painted in the livery of U.S. Marine Night Fighter Squadron 513 (VMF(N)-513) as flown during the Korean War.<sup id="cite_ref-63" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Specifications_(F3D-2)"><span id="Specifications_.28F3D-2.29"></span>Specifications (F3D-2)</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Douglas_F3D_Skyknight&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Specifications (F3D-2)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Douglas_F3D_Skyknight_3-view_Greg_Goebel.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/Douglas_F3D_Skyknight_3-view_Greg_Goebel.png/220px-Douglas_F3D_Skyknight_3-view_Greg_Goebel.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="181" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/Douglas_F3D_Skyknight_3-view_Greg_Goebel.png/330px-Douglas_F3D_Skyknight_3-view_Greg_Goebel.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d2/Douglas_F3D_Skyknight_3-view_Greg_Goebel.png 2x" data-file-width="430" data-file-height="353" /></a><figcaption>F3D-2 Skyknight drawings</figcaption></figure> <p style="font-size: 90%; margin:0;"><i>Data from</i> <i>McDonnell Douglas aircraft since 1920 : Volume I</i>,<sup id="cite_ref-Francillon_64-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Francillon-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i>Standard Aircraft Characteristics : F3D-2 Skyknight</i><sup id="cite_ref-buraer_65-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-buraer-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p><p><span style="font-size:120%"><b>General characteristics</b></span> </p><ul><li><b>Crew:</b> 2</li> <li><b>Length:</b> 45 ft 5 in (13.84 m)</li> <li><b>Wingspan:</b> 50 ft 0 in (15.24 m) 26 ft 10 in (8.18 m) folded</li> <li><b>Height:</b> 16 ft 1 in (4.90 m) wings spread, 16 ft 6 in (5.03 m) wings folded</li> <li><b>Wing area:</b> 400 sq ft (37 m<sup>2</sup>)</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Aspect_ratio_(aeronautics)" title="Aspect ratio (aeronautics)">Aspect ratio</a>:</b> 6.23</li> <li><b>Mean Aerodynamic Chord (MAC):</b> 99.8 in (2,530 mm)</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Airfoil" title="Airfoil">Airfoil</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/NACA_airfoil" title="NACA airfoil">NACA 1412</a><sup id="cite_ref-Selig_66-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Selig-66"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><b>Empty weight:</b> 14,989 lb (6,799 kg)</li> <li><b>Gross weight:</b> 23,575 lb (10,693 kg)</li> <li><b>Max takeoff weight:</b> 26,731 lb (12,125 kg) <br /></li> <li><b>Maximum landing weight:</b> 24,500 lb (11,100 kg)</li> <li><b>Fuel capacity:</b> 1,350 US gal (1,120 imp gal; 5,100 L) maximum internal fuel and 2x 150 US gal (120 imp gal; 570 L) optional drop-tanks</li> <li><b>Powerplant:</b> 2 × <a href="/wiki/Westinghouse_J34-WE-36" class="mw-redirect" title="Westinghouse J34-WE-36">Westinghouse J34-WE-36</a> <a href="/wiki/Turbojet" title="Turbojet">turbojet</a> engines, 3,400 lbf (15 kN) thrust each</li></ul> <p><span style="font-size:120%"><b>Performance</b></span> </p> <ul><li><b>Maximum speed:</b> 460 kn (530 mph, 850 km/h) at 10,000 ft (3,000 m)</li> <li><b>Cruise speed:</b> 395 kn (455 mph, 732 km/h)</li> <li><b>Stall speed:</b> 80.6 kn (92.8 mph, 149.3 km/h) with approach power</li> <li><b>Combat range:</b> 995 nmi (1,145 mi, 1,843 km) on internals</li> <li><b>Ferry range:</b> 1,195 nmi (1,375 mi, 2,213 km) with 2 × 150 USgal drop-tanks</li> <li><b>Service ceiling:</b> 36,700 ft (11,200 m)</li> <li><b>g limits:</b> +5.5 at 19,700 lb (8,900 kg) <ul><li>+5.1 at 21,374 lb (9,695 kg)</li> <li>+4 at 26,731 lb (12,125 kg)</li></ul></li> <li><b>Rate of climb:</b> 3,570 ft/min (18.1 m/s)</li> <li><b>Wing loading:</b> 58.9 lb/sq ft (288 kg/m<sup>2</sup>)</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Thrust-to-weight_ratio" title="Thrust-to-weight ratio">Thrust/weight</a>:</b> 0.288</li></ul> <p><span style="font-size:120%"><b>Armament</b></span><br /> </p> <ul><li><b>Guns:</b> 4 × 20 mm (0.787 in) <a href="/wiki/Hispano-Suiza_HS.404" title="Hispano-Suiza HS.404">Hispano-Suiza M2</a> <a href="/wiki/Autocannon" title="Autocannon">cannon</a>, 200 rpg</li> <li><b>Rockets:</b> 2 × 11.75 in (298 mm) <a href="/wiki/Tiny_Tim_(rocket)" title="Tiny Tim (rocket)">Tiny Tim</a> unguided rockets</li> <li><b>Missiles:</b> 4× <a href="/wiki/AIM-7_Sparrow" title="AIM-7 Sparrow">Sparrow I</a> <a href="/wiki/Air-to-air_missile" title="Air-to-air missile">air-to-air missiles</a> (F3D-2M)</li> <li><b>Bombs:</b> 2 × 2,000 lb (910 kg) bombs</li></ul> <p><span style="font-size:120%"><b>Avionics</b></span><br /> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/AN/APQ-35" class="mw-redirect" title="AN/APQ-35">AN/APQ-35</a>A or -35B radar</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Westinghouse_AN/APQ-36" class="mw-redirect" title="Westinghouse AN/APQ-36">Westinghouse AN/APQ-36</a> radar</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Douglas_F3D_Skyknight&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p> <b>Related development</b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_F6D_Missileer" title="Douglas F6D Missileer">Douglas F6D Missileer</a></li></ul> <p><b>Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era</b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Avro_Canada_CF-100_Canuck" title="Avro Canada CF-100 Canuck">Avro Canada CF-100 Canuck</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss-Wright_XF-87_Blackhawk" title="Curtiss-Wright XF-87 Blackhawk">Curtiss-Wright XF-87 Blackhawk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/De_Havilland_Sea_Venom" title="De Havilland Sea Venom">de Havilland Sea Venom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/De_Havilland_Sea_Vixen" title="De Havilland Sea Vixen">de Havilland Sea Vixen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gloster_Javelin" title="Gloster Javelin">Gloster Javelin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_F-94_Starfire" title="Lockheed F-94 Starfire">Lockheed F-94 Starfire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_F-89_Scorpion" title="Northrop F-89 Scorpion">Northrop F-89 Scorpion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yakovlev_Yak-25" title="Yakovlev Yak-25">Yakovlev Yak-25</a></li></ul> <p> <b>Related lists</b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_fighter_aircraft" title="List of fighter aircraft">List of fighter aircraft</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_military_aircraft_of_the_United_States" class="mw-redirect" title="List of military aircraft of the United States">List of military aircraft of the United States</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Navy_aircraft_designations_(pre-1962)" title="List of United States Navy aircraft designations (pre-1962)">List of United States Navy aircraft designations (pre-1962)</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Douglas_F3D_Skyknight&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Notes">Notes</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Douglas_F3D_Skyknight&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Notes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style 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id="cite_note-14"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-14">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Rather than cancel the G-75 (XF9F-1) contract, BuAer changed the wording to include three entirely different G-79 prototypes. The G-79 became the successful Grumman F9F Panther.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Airvectors.net_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Airvectors.net-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-16"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-16">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Russell Thaw as a test pilot for Douglas. Besides the F3D, he was responsible for many test programs, including the <a href="/wiki/Douglas_XB-43_Jetmaster" title="Douglas XB-43 Jetmaster">Douglas XB-43 Jetmaster</a> and <a href="/wiki/Douglas_F4D_Skyray" title="Douglas F4D Skyray">Douglas XF4D-1 Skyray</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Citations">Citations</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Douglas_F3D_Skyknight&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Citations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626"><div class="reflist reflist-columns references-column-width" style="column-width: 30em;"> <ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><i>Standard Aircraft Characteristics F3D-2 Skyknight</i> NAVAER 1335C REV. 10-51.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-dtic.mil-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-dtic.mil_2-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://apps.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/a407636.pdf">"Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office: Korean War Air Loss Database (KORWALD)."</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220818045202/https://apps.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/a407636.pdf">Archived</a> 18 August 2022 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a> <i>dtic.mil.</i> Retrieved: 10 August 2013.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Zhang 2002, pp. 194–195.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-4">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.boeing.com/history/mdc/skyknight.htm">"Douglas Skyknight."</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080511222616/http://www.boeing.com/history/mdc/skyknight.htm">Archived</a> 11 May 2008 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a> <i>Boeing history</i>. 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Retrieved: 2 August 2013.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-donald_world-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-donald_world_6-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-donald_world_6-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Donald 1997, p. 365.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-thomason_61-62-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-thomason_61-62_7-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Thomason 2008, pp. 61-62.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Copalman_6-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Copalman_6_8-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Copalman_6_8-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Copalman 2022, p. 6.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-thomason_63-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-thomason_63_9-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-thomason_63_9-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-thomason_63_9-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-thomason_63_9-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-thomason_63_9-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Thomason 2008, p. 63.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Copalman_12-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Copalman_12_10-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Copalman 2022, p. 12.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-11"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-11">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Sullivan 1982, pp. 4, 6.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-12"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-12">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Hardy 1987, p. 79.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Airvectors.net-13"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Airvectors.net_13-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Goebel, Greg. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.airvectors.net/avf9f.html">"The Grumman F9F Panther/Cougar."</a> <i>Airvectors,</i> 1 March 2020. 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Wayne, Col USMC Retired.<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.mcara.us/VMCJ-1.html">"VMCJ-1 History".</a> <i>Marine Corps Aviation Reconnaissance Association</i>, June 2008. Retrieved: 8 August 2013.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Combatairmuseum.org-50"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Combatairmuseum.org_50-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.combatairmuseum.org/aircraft/douglasf3skyknight.html">"Douglas F-3D-2T2 (TF-10B) Skyknight."</a><i>Combat Air Museum.</i> Retrieved: 3 August 2013.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Joseph_F._Baugher-51"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Joseph_F._Baugher_51-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.joebaugher.com/navy_fighters/f10_2.html">"Douglas F3D-2/F-10B Skyknight"</a><i>Joseph F. Baugher.</i> Retrieved: 19 April 2015.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-52"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-52">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Yakubov, Vladimir. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://svsm.org/gallery/f3d-skyknight/P13704101">"Douglas F3D-2N Skyknight, USS Intrepid Museum."</a> <i>SVSM Gallery.</i> Retrieved: 18 August 2013.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-53"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-53">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.navalaviationmuseum.org/attractions/aircraft-exhibits/item/?item=f3d_skyknight">"F3D Skyknight/124598."</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150318083625/http://www.navalaviationmuseum.org/attractions/aircraft-exhibits/item/?item=f3d_skyknight">Archived</a> 18 March 2015 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a> <i>National Museum of Naval Aviation.</i> Retrieved: 16 January 2015.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-54"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-54">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.pimaair.org/visit/aircraft-by-name/item/douglas-tf-10b-skyknight">"F3D Skyknight/124629."</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150224044309/http://www.pimaair.org/visit/aircraft-by-name/item/douglas-tf-10b-skyknight">Archived</a> 24 February 2015 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a> <i>Pima Air & Space Museum.</i>Retrieved: 16 January 2015.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-55"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-55">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://flyingleathernecks.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Aircraft_Listing.pdf">"F3D Skyknight/124630."</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20171011185627/http://flyingleathernecks.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Aircraft_Listing.pdf">Archived</a> 11 October 2017 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a> <i>Flying Leatherneck Aviation Museum.</i> Retrieved: 16 January 2015.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-56"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-56">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://combatairmuseum.org/aircraft/douglasf3skyknight.html">"F3D Skyknight/125807."</a> <i>Combat Air Museum.</i>Retrieved: 21 July 2011.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-57"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-57">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://aerialvisuals.ca/LocationDossier.php?Serial=7951">"F3D Skyknight/125870."</a> <i>aerialvisuals.ca</i> Retrieved: 8 April 2015.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-58"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-58">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://aerialvisuals.ca/AirframeDossier.php?Serial=74522">"F3D Skyknight/124618."</a> <i>aerialvisuals.ca</i> Retrieved: 16 January 2015.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-59"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-59">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.quonsetairmuseum.com/index.php?page=exhibitions">"F3D Skyknight/124620."</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20161026024437/http://www.quonsetairmuseum.com/index.php?page=exhibitions">Archived</a> 26 October 2016 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a> <i>Quonset Air Museum</i>. Retrieved: 16 January 2015.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-60"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-60">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://afftcmuseum.org/exhibits/museum-aircraft-exhibits/">"F3D Skyknight/125850."</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170102195232/http://afftcmuseum.org/exhibits/museum-aircraft-exhibits/">Archived</a> 2 January 2017 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a> <i>Air Force Flight Test Center Museum</i> Retrieved: 16 January 2015.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-61"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-61">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.schenectadyspotlight.com/news/2012/may/04/final-mission-fighter-jets-photo-gallery-video/">"Final mission for fighter jets."</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140204043943/http://www.schenectadyspotlight.com/news/2012/may/04/final-mission-fighter-jets-photo-gallery-video/">Archived</a> 4 February 2014 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a> <i>Schenectady Spotlight</i>, 5 May 2012.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-62"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-62">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">McGeehan, Patrick.<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/19/nyregion/anticipating-space-shuttles-arrival-old-warplanes-ship-out.html?_r=1">"Anticipating Space Shuttle’s Arrival, Old Warplanes Ship Out."</a> <i>The New York Times,</i> 18 April 2012.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-63"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-63">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.esam.org/images/F3-D%20Photo1.JPG">"F3D Skyknight/127074."</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151219013102/http://www.esam.org/images/F3-D%20Photo1.JPG">Archived</a> 19 December 2015 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a> <i>Empire State Aerosciences Museum</i>. Retrieved: 16 January 2015.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Francillon-64"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Francillon_64-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Francillon 1988, pp. 417–424.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-buraer-65"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-buraer_65-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation book cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.history.navy.mil/content/history/nhhc/research/histories/naval-aviation-history/naval-aircraft/aircraft-in-the-korean-conflict/f3d-skynight.html"><i>F3D Skynight</i></a>. Annapolis, US: Bureau of Aeronautics: Navy Department. January 1949. Standard Aircraft Characteristics : F3D-2 Skyknight<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">12 May</span> 2019</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=F3D+Skynight&rft.place=Annapolis%2C+US&rft.pages=Standard+Aircraft+Characteristics+%3A+F3D-2+Skyknight&rft.pub=Bureau+of+Aeronautics%3A+Navy+Department&rft.date=1949-01&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.history.navy.mil%2Fcontent%2Fhistory%2Fnhhc%2Fresearch%2Fhistories%2Fnaval-aviation-history%2Fnaval-aircraft%2Faircraft-in-the-korean-conflict%2Ff3d-skynight.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ADouglas+F3D+Skyknight" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Selig-66"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Selig_66-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFLednicer" class="citation web cs1">Lednicer, David. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://m-selig.ae.illinois.edu/ads/aircraft.html">"The Incomplete Guide to Airfoil Usage"</a>. <i>m-selig.ae.illinois.edu</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">16 April</span> 2019</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=m-selig.ae.illinois.edu&rft.atitle=The+Incomplete+Guide+to+Airfoil+Usage&rft.aulast=Lednicer&rft.aufirst=David&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fm-selig.ae.illinois.edu%2Fads%2Faircraft.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ADouglas+F3D+Skyknight" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> </ol></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Bibliography">Bibliography</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Douglas_F3D_Skyknight&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Bibliography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239549316">.mw-parser-output .refbegin{margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .refbegin-hanging-indents>ul{margin-left:0}.mw-parser-output .refbegin-hanging-indents>ul>li{margin-left:0;padding-left:3.2em;text-indent:-3.2em}.mw-parser-output .refbegin-hanging-indents ul,.mw-parser-output .refbegin-hanging-indents ul li{list-style:none}@media(max-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .refbegin-hanging-indents>ul>li{padding-left:1.6em;text-indent:-1.6em}}.mw-parser-output .refbegin-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .refbegin-columns ul{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .refbegin-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .refbegin{font-size:90%}}</style><div class="refbegin" style=""> <ul><li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFAndrade1979" class="citation book cs1">Andrade, John M. 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Skyhawk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_AC-47_Spooky" title="Douglas AC-47 Spooky">AC-47 "Spooky"</a></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_DT" title="Douglas DT">DT</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_T2D" title="Douglas T2D">T2D</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_XT3D" title="Douglas XT3D">XT3D</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_TBD_Devastator" title="Douglas TBD Devastator">TBD Devastator</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_SBD_Dauntless" title="Douglas SBD Dauntless">SBD Dauntless</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_A-20_Havoc" title="Douglas A-20 Havoc">BD</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_BTD_Destroyer" title="Douglas BTD Destroyer">XBTD Destroyer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_XTB2D_Skypirate" title="Douglas XTB2D Skypirate">XTB2D Skypirate</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_A-1_Skyraider" title="Douglas A-1 Skyraider">AD Skyraider</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_A2D_Skyshark" title="Douglas A2D Skyshark">XA2D Skyshark</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_A-3_Skywarrior" title="Douglas A-3 Skywarrior">A3D Skywarrior</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_A-4_Skyhawk" title="Douglas A-4 Skyhawk">A4D Skyhawk</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Bombers</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_Y1B-7" title="Douglas Y1B-7">YB-7</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_YOA-5" title="Douglas YOA-5">YB-11</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_B-18_Bolo" title="Douglas B-18 Bolo">B-18 Bolo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_XB-19" title="Douglas XB-19">XB-19</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_B-18_Bolo" title="Douglas B-18 Bolo">XB-22</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_B-23_Dragon" title="Douglas B-23 Dragon">B-23 Dragon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_A-26_Invader" title="Douglas A-26 Invader">B-26 Invader</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_XB-31" title="Douglas XB-31">XB-31</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_XB-42_Mixmaster" title="Douglas XB-42 Mixmaster">XB-42 Mixmaster</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_XB-43_Jetmaster" title="Douglas XB-43 Jetmaster">XB-43 Jetmaster</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_B-66_Destroyer" title="Douglas B-66 Destroyer">B-66 Destroyer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_423" title="Douglas 423">Model 423</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_1211-J" title="Douglas 1211-J">Model 1211-J</a></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_B-18_Bolo" title="Douglas B-18 Bolo">DB-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_B-18_Bolo" title="Douglas B-18 Bolo">DB-2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_A-20_Havoc" title="Douglas A-20 Havoc">DB-7</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_A-17" title="Northrop A-17">DB-8</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_BT" title="Northrop BT">DB-19</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_A-20_Havoc" title="Douglas A-20 Havoc">DB-73</a></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_A-20_Havoc" title="Douglas A-20 Havoc">Boston I/II/III/IV/V</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_B-18_Bolo" title="Douglas B-18 Bolo">Digby I</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_A-20_Havoc" title="Douglas A-20 Havoc">Havoc I/II</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_BT" title="Northrop BT">DXD1</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Observation</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_O-2" title="Douglas O-2">O-2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_O-2" title="Douglas O-2">OD</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_O2D" title="Douglas O2D">O2D</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_O-31" title="Douglas O-31">O-31</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_Y1B-7" title="Douglas Y1B-7">O-35</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_O-38" title="Douglas O-38">O-38</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_O-43" title="Douglas O-43">O-43</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_YOA-5" title="Douglas YOA-5">YO-44</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_O-46" title="Douglas O-46">O-46</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_A-20_Havoc" title="Douglas A-20 Havoc">O-53</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_YOA-5" title="Douglas YOA-5">YOA-5</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Patrol</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Naval_Aircraft_Factory_PN" title="Naval Aircraft Factory PN">PD</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_T2D" title="Douglas T2D">P2D</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_XP3D" title="Douglas XP3D">P3D</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Reconnaissance</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_A-20_Havoc" title="Douglas A-20 Havoc">F-3</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Transports</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_C-1" title="Douglas C-1">C-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_Dolphin" title="Douglas Dolphin">C-21</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_DC-2" title="Douglas DC-2">C-32</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_DC-2" title="Douglas DC-2">C-33</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_DC-2" title="Douglas DC-2">YC-34</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_DC-2" title="Douglas DC-2">C-38</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_DC-2" title="Douglas DC-2">C-39</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_DC-2" title="Douglas DC-2">C-41</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_DC-3" title="Douglas DC-3">C-41A</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_DC-2" title="Douglas DC-2">C-42</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_C-47_Skytrain" title="Douglas C-47 Skytrain">C-47 Skytrain</a> (Dakota I/III/IV)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_DC-3" title="Douglas DC-3">C-48</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_DC-3" title="Douglas DC-3">C-49</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_DC-3" title="Douglas DC-3">C-50</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_DC-3" title="Douglas DC-3">C-51</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_DC-3" title="Douglas DC-3">C-52</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_C-47_Skytrain" title="Douglas C-47 Skytrain">C-53 Skytrooper</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_C-54_Skymaster" title="Douglas C-54 Skymaster">C-54 Skymaster</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_B-18_Bolo" title="Douglas B-18 Bolo">C-58</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_B-23_Dragon" title="Douglas B-23 Dragon">UC-67</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_DC-3" title="Douglas DC-3">C-68</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_C-74_Globemaster" title="Douglas C-74 Globemaster">C-74 Globemaster</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_DC-3" title="Douglas DC-3">C-84</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_DC-5" title="Douglas DC-5">C-110</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_DC-6" title="Douglas DC-6">XC-112/YC-112</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_C-54_Skymaster" title="Douglas C-54 Skymaster">XC-114</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_C-54_Skymaster" title="Douglas C-54 Skymaster">YC-116</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_C-47_Skytrain" title="Douglas C-47 Skytrain">C-117</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_R4D-8" title="Douglas R4D-8">C-117D</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_DC-6" title="Douglas DC-6">C-118</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_C-124_Globemaster_II" title="Douglas C-124 Globemaster II">C-124 Globemaster II</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_C-47_Skytrain" title="Douglas C-47 Skytrain">YC-129</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_C-132" title="Douglas C-132">C-132</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_C-133_Cargomaster" title="Douglas C-133 Cargomaster">C-133 Cargomaster</a></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/McDonnell_Douglas_C-9" title="McDonnell Douglas C-9">C-9</a> (Nightingale/Skytrain II)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_DC-8" title="Douglas DC-8">C-24</a></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_Dolphin" title="Douglas Dolphin">RD</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_DC-2" title="Douglas DC-2">R2D</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_DC-5" title="Douglas DC-5">R3D</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_C-47_Skytrain" title="Douglas C-47 Skytrain">R4D-1/-3/-5/-6/-7</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_R4D-8" title="Douglas R4D-8">R4D-8</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_C-54_Skymaster" title="Douglas C-54 Skymaster">R5D</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_A-26_Invader" title="Douglas A-26 Invader">JD</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_DC-6" title="Douglas DC-6">R6D</a></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_C-47_Skytrain" title="Douglas C-47 Skytrain">CC-129</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_DC-3" title="Douglas DC-3">LXD1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Piaggio_PD.808" title="Piaggio PD.808">PD.808</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_C-54_Skymaster" title="Douglas C-54 Skymaster">Skymaster I</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Gliders</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_XCG-17" title="Douglas XCG-17">XCG-17</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Training aircraft</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_O-2" title="Douglas O-2">BT-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_O-2" title="Douglas O-2">BT-2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_XT-30" title="Douglas XT-30">XT-30</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Experimental</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_World_Cruiser" title="Douglas World Cruiser">World Cruiser</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_D-558-1_Skystreak" title="Douglas D-558-1 Skystreak">D-558-1 Skystreak</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_D-558-2_Skyrocket" title="Douglas D-558-2 Skyrocket">D-558-2 Skyrocket</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_X-3_Stiletto" title="Douglas X-3 Stiletto">X-3 Stiletto</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239334494">@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output div:not(.notheme)>.tmp-color,html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output p>.tmp-color,html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output 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href="/wiki/Naval_Aircraft_Factory_TS" title="Naval Aircraft Factory TS">F2C</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naval_Aircraft_Factory_TS" title="Naval Aircraft Factory TS">F3C</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naval_Aircraft_Factory_TS" title="Naval Aircraft Factory TS">F4C</a></li> <li><span class="tmp-color" style="color:grey">F5C</span><sup><small>1</small></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_F6C_Hawk" title="Curtiss F6C Hawk">F6C</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_F7C_Seahawk" title="Curtiss F7C Seahawk">F7C</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_Falcon" title="Curtiss Falcon">F8C</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_F9C_Sparrowhawk" title="Curtiss F9C Sparrowhawk">F9C</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_Falcon" title="Curtiss Falcon">F10C</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_F11C_Goshawk" title="Curtiss F11C Goshawk">F11C</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_SBC_Helldiver" title="Curtiss SBC Helldiver">F12C</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_XF13C" title="Curtiss XF13C">F13C</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_XF14C" title="Curtiss XF14C">F14C</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_XF15C" title="Curtiss XF15C">F15C</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Douglas_Aircraft_Company" title="Douglas Aircraft Company">Douglas</a><br /><a href="/wiki/McDonnell_Aircraft_Corporation" title="McDonnell Aircraft Corporation">McDonnell</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_XFD" title="Douglas XFD">FD</a></li> <li><span class="tmp-color" style="color:grey">F2D</span><sup><small>2</small></sup></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">F3D</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_F4D_Skyray" title="Douglas F4D Skyray">F4D</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_F5D_Skylancer" title="Douglas F5D Skylancer">F5D</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_F6D_Missileer" title="Douglas F6D Missileer">F6D</a></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/McDonnell_FH_Phantom" title="McDonnell FH Phantom">FD</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/McDonnell_F2H_Banshee" title="McDonnell F2H Banshee">F2D</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Grumman" title="Grumman">Grumman</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Grumman_FF" title="Grumman FF">FF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grumman_F2F" title="Grumman F2F">F2F</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grumman_F3F" title="Grumman F3F">F3F</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grumman_F4F_Wildcat" title="Grumman F4F Wildcat">F4F</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grumman_XF5F_Skyrocket" title="Grumman XF5F Skyrocket">F5F</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grumman_F6F_Hellcat" title="Grumman F6F Hellcat">F6F</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grumman_F7F_Tigercat" title="Grumman F7F Tigercat">F7F</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grumman_F8F_Bearcat" title="Grumman F8F Bearcat">F8F</a></li> <li>F9F <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Grumman_F9F_Panther" title="Grumman F9F Panther">-1 to -5</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grumman_F-9_Cougar" title="Grumman F-9 Cougar">-6 to -8</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grumman_F-11_Tiger" title="Grumman F-11 Tiger">-9</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grumman_XF10F_Jaguar" title="Grumman XF10F Jaguar">F10F</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grumman_F-11_Tiger" title="Grumman F-11 Tiger">F11F</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Grumman_F11F-1F_Super_Tiger" title="Grumman F11F-1F Super Tiger">-1F/2</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grumman_F11F-1F_Super_Tiger" title="Grumman F11F-1F Super Tiger">F12F (I)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grumman_G-118" title="Grumman G-118">F12F (II)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Eberhart_Steel_Products_Company" title="Eberhart Steel Products Company">Eberhart</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Goodyear_Aerospace" title="Goodyear Aerospace">Goodyear</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Eberhart_XFG" title="Eberhart XFG">FG</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eberhart_XFG" title="Eberhart XFG">F2G</a></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Vought_F4U_Corsair" title="Vought F4U Corsair">FG</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Goodyear_F2G_Corsair" title="Goodyear F2G Corsair">F2G</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hall_Aluminum_Aircraft_Corporation&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Hall Aluminum Aircraft Corporation (page does not exist)">Hall</a><br /><a href="/wiki/McDonnell_Aircraft_Corporation" title="McDonnell Aircraft Corporation">McDonnell</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Hall_XFH" title="Hall XFH">FH</a></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/McDonnell_FH_Phantom" title="McDonnell FH Phantom">FH</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/McDonnell_F2H_Banshee" title="McDonnell F2H Banshee">F2H</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/McDonnell_F3H_Demon" title="McDonnell F3H Demon">F3H</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/McDonnell_Douglas_F-4_Phantom_II" title="McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II">F4H</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Berliner-Joyce" title="Berliner-Joyce">Berliner-Joyce</a><br /><a href="/wiki/North_American_Aviation" title="North American Aviation">North American</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Berliner-Joyce_XFJ" title="Berliner-Joyce XFJ">FJ</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Berliner-Joyce_XF2J" title="Berliner-Joyce XF2J">F2J</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Berliner-Joyce_XF3J" title="Berliner-Joyce XF3J">F3J</a></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/North_American_FJ_Fury" title="North American FJ Fury">FJ</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/North_American_FJ-1_Fury" title="North American FJ-1 Fury">-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_American_FJ-2/-3_Fury" title="North American FJ-2/-3 Fury">-2/3</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_American_FJ-4_Fury" title="North American FJ-4 Fury">-4</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Loening" title="Loening">Loening</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Bell_Aircraft" title="Bell Aircraft">Bell</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Loening_XFL" title="Loening XFL">FL</a></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bell_XFL_Airabonita" title="Bell XFL Airabonita">FL</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bell_P-59_Airacomet" title="Bell P-59 Airacomet">F2L-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bell_P-39_Airacobra" title="Bell P-39 Airacobra">F2L-1K</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bell_D-188A" title="Bell D-188A">F3L</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/General_Motors" title="General Motors">General Motors</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Grumman_F4F_Wildcat" title="Grumman F4F Wildcat">FM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grumman_F4F_Wildcat" title="Grumman F4F Wildcat">F2M</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grumman_F8F_Bearcat" title="Grumman F8F Bearcat">F3M</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_Corporation" title="Lockheed Corporation">Lockheed</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_P-38_Lightning" title="Lockheed P-38 Lightning">FO (I)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_XFV" title="Lockheed XFV">FO (II)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Ryan_Aeronautical" title="Ryan Aeronautical">Ryan</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ryan_FR_Fireball" title="Ryan FR Fireball">FR</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ryan_XF2R_Dark_Shark" title="Ryan XF2R Dark Shark">F2R</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ryan_X-13_Vertijet" title="Ryan X-13 Vertijet">F3R</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Supermarine" title="Supermarine">Supermarine</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Supermarine_Spitfire" title="Supermarine Spitfire">FS</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Northrop_Corporation" title="Northrop Corporation">Northrop</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_XFT" title="Northrop XFT">FT</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_P-61_Black_Widow" title="Northrop P-61 Black Widow">F2T</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Vought" title="Vought">Vought</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Vought_FU" title="Vought FU">FU</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_XF2U" title="Vought XF2U">F2U</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_XF3U" title="Vought XF3U">F3U</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_F4U_Corsair" title="Vought F4U Corsair">F4U</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_XF5U" title="Vought XF5U">F5U</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_F6U_Pirate" title="Vought F6U Pirate">F6U</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_F7U_Cutlass" title="Vought F7U Cutlass">F7U</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_F-8_Crusader" title="Vought F-8 Crusader">F8U</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Vought_XF8U-3_Crusader_III" title="Vought XF8U-3 Crusader III">-3</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_Corporation" title="Lockheed Corporation">Lockheed</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_XFV" title="Lockheed XFV">FV</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Wright_Aeronautical" title="Wright Aeronautical">Wright</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Canadian_Car_and_Foundry" title="Canadian Car and Foundry">CC&F</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Dornier_Do_H_Falke" title="Dornier Do H Falke">WP</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wright_F2W" title="Wright F2W">F2W</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wright_XF3W_Apache" title="Wright XF3W Apache">F3W</a></li></ul> <ul><li><span class="tmp-color" style="color:grey">FW</span><sup><small>2</small></sup></li> <li><span class="tmp-color" style="color:grey">F2W</span><sup><small>2</small></sup></li> <li><span class="tmp-color" style="color:grey">F3W</span><sup><small>2</small></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grumman_F8F_Bearcat" title="Grumman F8F Bearcat">F4W</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Convair" title="Convair">Convair</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Convair_XFY_Pogo" title="Convair XFY Pogo">FY</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Convair_F2Y_Sea_Dart" title="Convair F2Y Sea Dart">F2Y</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div><sup>1</sup> Not assigned  •  <sup>2</sup> Assigned to a different manufacturer's type<br />See also: <a href="/wiki/Aeromarine_AS" title="Aeromarine AS">Aeromarine AS</a>  •  <a href="/wiki/Vought_VE-7" title="Vought VE-7">Vought VE-7</a></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="USAAS/USAAC/USAAF/USAF_fighter_designations_1924–1962,_and_Tri-Service_post-1962_systems" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:USAF_fighters" title="Template:USAF fighters"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:USAF_fighters" title="Template talk:USAF fighters"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:USAF_fighters" title="Special:EditPage/Template:USAF fighters"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="USAAS/USAAC/USAAF/USAF_fighter_designations_1924–1962,_and_Tri-Service_post-1962_systems" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_Air_Service" title="United States Army Air Service">USAAS</a>/<a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_Air_Corps" title="United States Army Air Corps">USAAC</a>/<a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_Air_Forces" title="United States Army Air Forces">USAAF</a>/<a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Force" title="United States Air Force">USAF</a> fighter designations 1924–1962, and <a href="/wiki/1962_United_States_Tri-Service_aircraft_designation_system" title="1962 United States Tri-Service aircraft designation system">Tri-Service</a> post-1962 systems</div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1924 sequences<br />(1924–1962)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Pursuit (1924–1948)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_P-1_Hawk" title="Curtiss P-1 Hawk">P-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_P-1_Hawk" title="Curtiss P-1 Hawk">P-2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_P-1_Hawk" title="Curtiss P-1 Hawk">P-3</a></li> <li>P-4<sup><small>3</small></sup> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_P-1_Hawk" title="Curtiss P-1 Hawk">Curtiss P-4</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boeing_XP-4" title="Boeing XP-4">Boeing P-4</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_P-1_Hawk" title="Curtiss P-1 Hawk">P-5</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_P-6_Hawk" title="Curtiss P-6 Hawk">P-6</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boeing_XP-7" title="Boeing XP-7">P-7</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boeing_XP-8" title="Boeing XP-8">P-8</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boeing_XP-9" title="Boeing XP-9">P-9</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_XP-10" title="Curtiss XP-10">P-10</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_P-6_Hawk" title="Curtiss P-6 Hawk">P-11</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boeing_P-12" title="Boeing P-12">P-12</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thomas-Morse_XP-13_Viper" title="Thomas-Morse XP-13 Viper">P-13</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thomas-Morse_XP-13_Viper" title="Thomas-Morse XP-13 Viper">P-14</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boeing_XP-15" title="Boeing XP-15">P-15</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Berliner-Joyce_P-16" title="Berliner-Joyce P-16">P-16</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_P-6_Hawk" title="Curtiss P-6 Hawk">P-17</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_XP-18" title="Curtiss XP-18">P-18</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_XP-19" title="Curtiss XP-19">P-19</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_YP-20" title="Curtiss YP-20">P-20</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_P-6_Hawk" title="Curtiss P-6 Hawk">P-21</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_XP-22_Hawk" title="Curtiss XP-22 Hawk">P-22</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_P-6_Hawk" title="Curtiss P-6 Hawk">P-23</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_YP-24" title="Lockheed YP-24">P-24</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Consolidated_P-30" title="Consolidated P-30">P-25</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boeing_P-26_Peashooter" title="Boeing P-26 Peashooter">P-26</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Consolidated_P-30" title="Consolidated P-30">P-27</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Consolidated_P-30" title="Consolidated P-30">P-28</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boeing_P-29" title="Boeing P-29">P-29</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Consolidated_P-30" title="Consolidated P-30">P-30</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_XP-31_Swift" title="Curtiss XP-31 Swift">P-31</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boeing_P-29" title="Boeing P-29">P-32</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Consolidated_P-30" title="Consolidated P-30">P-33</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wedell-Williams_XP-34" title="Wedell-Williams XP-34">P-34</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Seversky_P-35" title="Seversky P-35">P-35</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_P-36_Hawk" title="Curtiss P-36 Hawk">P-36</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_YP-37" title="Curtiss YP-37">P-37</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_P-38_Lightning" title="Lockheed P-38 Lightning">P-38</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bell_P-39_Airacobra" title="Bell P-39 Airacobra">P-39</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bell_P-76" title="Bell P-76">P-39E</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_P-40_Warhawk" title="Curtiss P-40 Warhawk">P-40</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Seversky_XP-41" title="Seversky XP-41">P-41</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_XP-42" title="Curtiss XP-42">P-42</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Republic_P-43_Lancer" title="Republic P-43 Lancer">P-43</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Republic_P-43_Lancer" title="Republic P-43 Lancer">P-44</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bell_P-39_Airacobra" title="Bell P-39 Airacobra">P-45</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_XP-46" title="Curtiss XP-46">P-46</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Republic_P-47_Thunderbolt" title="Republic P-47 Thunderbolt">P-47</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_XP-48" title="Douglas XP-48">P-48</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_XP-49" title="Lockheed XP-49">P-49</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grumman_XP-50" title="Grumman XP-50">P-50</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_American_P-51_Mustang" title="North American P-51 Mustang">P-51</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bell_XP-52" title="Bell XP-52">P-52</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_P-60" title="Curtiss P-60">P-53</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vultee_XP-54" title="Vultee XP-54">P-54</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss-Wright_XP-55_Ascender" title="Curtiss-Wright XP-55 Ascender">P-55</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_XP-56_Black_Bullet" title="Northrop XP-56 Black Bullet">P-56</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tucker_XP-57" title="Tucker XP-57">P-57</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_XP-58_Chain_Lightning" title="Lockheed XP-58 Chain Lightning">P-58</a></li> <li>P-59<sup><small>3</small></sup> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bell_XP-52" title="Bell XP-52">XP-59</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bell_P-59_Airacomet" title="Bell P-59 Airacomet">P-59</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_P-60" title="Curtiss P-60">P-60</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_P-61_Black_Widow" title="Northrop P-61 Black Widow">P-61</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_XP-62" title="Curtiss XP-62">P-62</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bell_P-63_Kingcobra" title="Bell P-63 Kingcobra">P-63</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_American_P-64" title="North American P-64">P-64</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grumman_XP-50" title="Grumman XP-50">P-65</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vultee_P-66_Vanguard" title="Vultee P-66 Vanguard">P-66</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/McDonnell_XP-67" title="McDonnell XP-67">P-67</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vultee_XP-68_Tornado" title="Vultee XP-68 Tornado">P-68</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Republic_XP-69" title="Republic XP-69">P-69</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_A-20_Havoc" title="Douglas A-20 Havoc">P-70</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_XP-71" title="Curtiss XP-71">P-71</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Republic_XP-72" title="Republic XP-72">P-72</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hughes_D-2" title="Hughes D-2">P-73</a><sup><small>2</small></sup></li> <li><span class="tmp-color" style="color:grey">P-74</span><sup><small>1</small></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fisher_P-75_Eagle" title="Fisher P-75 Eagle">P-75</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bell_P-76" title="Bell P-76">P-76</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bell_XP-77" title="Bell XP-77">P-77</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_American_P-51_Mustang" title="North American P-51 Mustang">P-78</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_XP-79" title="Northrop XP-79">P-79</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_P-80_Shooting_Star" title="Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star">P-80</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Consolidated_Vultee_XP-81" title="Consolidated Vultee XP-81">P-81</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_American_F-82_Twin_Mustang" title="North American F-82 Twin Mustang">P-82</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bell_XP-83" title="Bell XP-83">P-83</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Republic_F-84_Thunderjet" title="Republic F-84 Thunderjet">P-84</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/McDonnell_XF-85_Goblin" title="McDonnell XF-85 Goblin">P-85</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_American_F-86_Sabre" title="North American F-86 Sabre">P-86</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss-Wright_XF-87_Blackhawk" title="Curtiss-Wright XF-87 Blackhawk">P-87</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/McDonnell_XF-88_Voodoo" title="McDonnell XF-88 Voodoo">P-88</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_F-89_Scorpion" title="Northrop F-89 Scorpion">P-89</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_XF-90" title="Lockheed XF-90">P-90</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Republic_XF-91_Thunderceptor" title="Republic XF-91 Thunderceptor">P-91</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Convair_XF-92" title="Convair XF-92">P-92</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Fighter (1948–1962)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_P-38_Lightning" title="Lockheed P-38 Lightning">F-38</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bell_P-39_Airacobra" title="Bell P-39 Airacobra">F-39</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_P-40_Warhawk" title="Curtiss P-40 Warhawk">F-40</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Republic_P-47_Thunderbolt" title="Republic P-47 Thunderbolt">F-47</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_American_P-51_Mustang" title="North American P-51 Mustang">F-51</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bell_P-59_Airacomet" title="Bell P-59 Airacomet">F-59</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_P-61_Black_Widow" title="Northrop P-61 Black Widow">F-61</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_F-15_Reporter" title="Northrop F-15 Reporter">RF-61C</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bell_P-63_Kingcobra" title="Bell P-63 Kingcobra">F-63</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_P-80_Shooting_Star" title="Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star">F-80</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Consolidated_Vultee_XP-81" title="Consolidated Vultee XP-81">F-81</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_American_F-82_Twin_Mustang" title="North American F-82 Twin Mustang">F-82</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bell_XP-83" title="Bell XP-83">F-83</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Republic_F-84_Thunderjet" title="Republic F-84 Thunderjet">F-84</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Republic_F-84F_Thunderstreak" title="Republic F-84F Thunderstreak">F-84F/J</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Republic_XF-84H_Thunderscreech" title="Republic XF-84H Thunderscreech">F-84H</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/McDonnell_XF-85_Goblin" title="McDonnell XF-85 Goblin">F-85</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_American_F-86_Sabre" title="North American F-86 Sabre">F-86</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/North_American_YF-93" title="North American YF-93">F-86C</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_American_F-86D_Sabre" title="North American F-86D Sabre">F-86D/G/K/L</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss-Wright_XF-87_Blackhawk" title="Curtiss-Wright XF-87 Blackhawk">F-87</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/McDonnell_XF-88_Voodoo" title="McDonnell XF-88 Voodoo">F-88</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_F-89_Scorpion" title="Northrop F-89 Scorpion">F-89</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_XF-90" title="Lockheed XF-90">F-90</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Republic_XF-91_Thunderceptor" title="Republic XF-91 Thunderceptor">F-91</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Convair_XF-92" title="Convair XF-92">F-92</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_American_YF-93" title="North American YF-93">F-93</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_F-94_Starfire" title="Lockheed F-94 Starfire">F-94</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_American_F-86D_Sabre" title="North American F-86D Sabre">F-95</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Republic_F-84F_Thunderstreak" title="Republic F-84F Thunderstreak">F-96</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_F-94_Starfire" title="Lockheed F-94 Starfire">F-97</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AIM-4_Falcon" title="AIM-4 Falcon">F-98</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/CIM-10_Bomarc" title="CIM-10 Bomarc">F-99</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_American_F-100_Super_Sabre" title="North American F-100 Super Sabre">F-100</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/North_American_F-107" title="North American F-107">F-100B</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/McDonnell_F-101_Voodoo" title="McDonnell F-101 Voodoo">F-101</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Convair_F-102_Delta_Dagger" title="Convair F-102 Delta Dagger">F-102</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Convair_F-106_Delta_Dart" title="Convair F-106 Delta Dart">F-102B</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Republic_XF-103" title="Republic XF-103">F-103</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_F-104_Starfighter" title="Lockheed F-104 Starfighter">F-104</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_XF-104_Starfighter" title="Lockheed XF-104 Starfighter">XF-104</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aeritalia_F-104S_Starfighter" title="Aeritalia F-104S Starfighter">F-104S</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_NF-104A" title="Lockheed NF-104A">NF-104A</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Republic_F-105_Thunderchief" title="Republic F-105 Thunderchief">F-105</a></li> <li>F-106<sup><small>3</small></sup> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Republic_XF-84H_Thunderscreech" title="Republic XF-84H Thunderscreech">XF-106</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Convair_F-106_Delta_Dart" title="Convair F-106 Delta Dart">F-106</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_American_F-107" title="North American F-107">F-107</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_American_XF-108_Rapier" title="North American XF-108 Rapier">F-108</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bell_D-188A" title="Bell D-188A">F-109</a><sup><small>2</small></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/McDonnell_Douglas_F-4_Phantom_II" title="McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II">F-110</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/General_Dynamics_F-111_Aardvark" title="General Dynamics F-111 Aardvark">F-111</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/General_Dynamics%E2%80%93Grumman_F-111B" title="General Dynamics–Grumman F-111B">F-111B</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/General_Dynamics_F-111C" title="General Dynamics F-111C">F-111C</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/General_Dynamics_F-111K" title="General Dynamics F-111K">F-111K</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/General_Dynamics%E2%80%93Boeing_AFTI/F-111A_Aardvark" title="General Dynamics–Boeing AFTI/F-111A Aardvark">AFTI/F-111A</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/General_Dynamics%E2%80%93Grumman_EF-111A_Raven" title="General Dynamics–Grumman EF-111A Raven">EF-111A</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Pursuit, biplace</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Berliner-Joyce_P-16" title="Berliner-Joyce P-16">PB-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Consolidated_P-30" title="Consolidated P-30">PB-2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_XFM-2" title="Lockheed XFM-2">PB-3</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Fighter, multiplace</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bell_YFM-1_Airacuda" title="Bell YFM-1 Airacuda">FM-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_XFM-2" title="Lockheed XFM-2">FM-2</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Non-sequential</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_SBD_Dauntless" title="Douglas SBD Dauntless">F-24</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_P-38_Lightning" title="Lockheed P-38 Lightning">P-322</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bell_P-39_Airacobra" title="Bell P-39 Airacobra">P-400</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Tri-service sequence<br />(1962–present)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Main sequence</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>F-1 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/North_American_FJ-2/-3_Fury" title="North American FJ-2/-3 Fury">F-1C/D</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_American_FJ-4_Fury" title="North American FJ-4 Fury">F-1E/F</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/McDonnell_F2H_Banshee" title="McDonnell F2H Banshee">F-2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/McDonnell_F3H_Demon" title="McDonnell F3H Demon">F-3</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/McDonnell_Douglas_F-4_Phantom_II" title="McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II">F-4</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/McDonnell_Douglas_Phantom_in_UK_service" title="McDonnell Douglas Phantom in UK service">F-4K/M</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_F-5" title="Northrop F-5">F-5</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_F-20_Tigershark" title="Northrop F-20 Tigershark">G</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_F4D_Skyray" title="Douglas F4D Skyray">F-6</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Convair_F2Y_Sea_Dart" title="Convair F2Y Sea Dart">F-7</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_F-8_Crusader" title="Vought F-8 Crusader">F-8</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grumman_F9F_Panther" title="Grumman F9F Panther">F-9</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Grumman_F-9_Cougar" title="Grumman F-9 Cougar">F-9F–J</a></li></ul></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">F-10</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grumman_F-11_Tiger" title="Grumman F-11 Tiger">F-11</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_YF-12" title="Lockheed YF-12">F-12</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_SR-71_Blackbird" title="Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird">F-12C</a><sup><small>2</small></sup></li></ul></li> <li><span class="tmp-color" style="color:grey">F-13</span><sup><small>1</small></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grumman_F-14_Tomcat" title="Grumman F-14 Tomcat">F-14</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/McDonnell_Douglas_F-15_Eagle" title="McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle">F-15</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/McDonnell_Douglas_F-15E_Strike_Eagle" title="McDonnell Douglas F-15E Strike Eagle">F-15E</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boeing_F-15EX_Eagle_II" title="Boeing F-15EX Eagle II">F-15EX</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mitsubishi_F-15J" title="Mitsubishi F-15J">F-15J</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/McDonnell_Douglas_F-15_STOL/MTD" title="McDonnell Douglas F-15 STOL/MTD">F-15 STOL/MTD</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/General_Dynamics_F-16_Fighting_Falcon" title="General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon">F-16</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/General_Dynamics_F-16XL" title="General Dynamics F-16XL">F-16XL</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/General_Dynamics_X-62_VISTA" title="General Dynamics X-62 VISTA">NF-16D</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_YF-17" title="Northrop YF-17">F-17</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/McDonnell_Douglas_F/A-18_Hornet" title="McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet">F/A-18</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Boeing_F/A-18E/F_Super_Hornet" title="Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet">F/A-18E/F</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boeing_EA-18G_Growler" title="Boeing EA-18G Growler">EA-18G</a></li></ul></li> <li><span class="tmp-color" style="color:grey">F-19</span><sup><small>1</small></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_F-20_Tigershark" title="Northrop F-20 Tigershark">F-20</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/IAI_Kfir#United_States" title="IAI Kfir">F-21</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_Martin_F-22_Raptor" title="Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor">F-22</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_YF-22" title="Lockheed YF-22">YF-22</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_Martin_FB-22" title="Lockheed Martin FB-22">FB-22</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_YF-23" title="Northrop YF-23">F-23</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Non-sequential</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_Martin_F-35_Lightning_II" title="Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II">F-35</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_Martin_F-35_Lightning_II_Israeli_procurement" title="Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II Israeli procurement">F-35I</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_Martin_X-35" title="Lockheed Martin X-35">X-35</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_F-117_Nighthawk" title="Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk">F-117</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Covert designations</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Have_Doughnut" title="Have Doughnut">YF-110</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Mikoyan-Gurevich_MiG-21" title="Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21">YF-110B/D</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chengdu_J-7" title="Chengdu J-7">YF-110C</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HAVE_DRILL" class="mw-redirect" title="HAVE DRILL">YF-113 (I)</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Mikoyan-Gurevich_MiG-17" title="Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17">YF-113A</a></li></ul></li> <li>YF-113 (II) <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Mikoyan-Gurevich_MiG-23" title="Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23">YF-113B/D</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Have_Privilege" class="mw-redirect" title="Have Privilege">YF-113 (III)</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Shenyang_J-5" title="Shenyang J-5">YF-113C</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HAVE_FERRY" class="mw-redirect" title="HAVE FERRY">YF-114</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Mikoyan-Gurevich_MiG-17" title="Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17">YF-114C/D</a></li></ul></li> <li>YF-117 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_F-117_Nighthawk" title="Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk">YF-117A</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_Tacit_Blue" title="Northrop Tacit Blue">YF-117D</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boeing_Bird_of_Prey" title="Boeing Bird of Prey">YF-118</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th 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