The McDonnell F2H Banshee (company designation McDonnell Model 24) is a single-seat carrier-based jet fighter aircraft designed and produced by the American aircraft manufacturer …

The F2H-2P Photo Banshee was Naval Aviation's most capable photo reconnaissance platform during the Korean War. Having the speed and high-altitude performance of the F2H fighter, …

One carrier action report noted that its “speed, maneuverability, visibility, range, and endurance” made the F2H-2P the “finest photo plane in service.” The exposed film shot by VMJ-1 jets over …

The F2H-2P was a photo-reconnaissance version with six cameras housed in a 2 ft 5 in (0.74 m) longer nose; it was the first jet-powered reconnaissance aircraft used by the USN.

The F2H was one of the highest-flying combat aircraft of its time with a ceiling of some 48,500 feet. The Banshee could carry 1,000 pounds of bombs and rockets, and 200-gallon wingtip …

Two U.S. Navy McDonnell F2H Banshee fighters over Korea on 5 January 1953. The plane in front (PP-33) is a F2H-2P reconnaissance aircraft from photographic squadron VC-61 Det. F …

Sep 5, 2015 · Despite being deployed constantly throughout the war, only two F2H-2Ps were lost to radar-directed AAA gunfire, with no air-to-air losses. After the war, McDonnell introduced …

The F2H-3 and F2H-4 featured an even longer fuselage and more fuel as well as a search radar making them all-weather and night capable. The F2H-2 was also modified into a photo …

The F2H-2 variant had increased fuel, 200 gallon wing tanks, and the more powerful Westinghouse J-34-WE-34 turbojet engine than the F2H-1. A total of 89 of the recon types …

Feb 7, 2024 · Page details technical specifications, development, and operational history of the McDonnell F2H Banshee Single-Seat, Twin-Engine Carrierborne Jet-Powered Fighter Aircraft …