The origins of the Banshee can be traced back to the FH Phantom, the United States Navy's first carrier-based jet fighter. This predecessor had been first proposed by McDonnell in January 1943 and made its first flight o… See more

The F2H-2 served during the Korean War with the US Navy's Task Force 77 and the Marine Corps. On 23 August 1951, a Banshee flew the type's first combat mission in the Korean theatre from USS Essex. … See more

XF2H-1 Company designation Model 24B, originally designated XF2D-1. Prototype aircraft, three built. F2H-1 Single-seat fighter version, two 3,000 lbf (1,400 kgf) Westinghouse J34-WE-22 turbojet engines. Initial produ… See more

Surviving examples are on display in private collections and at several naval air stations and marine corps air stations in the United States as well as in Canada.
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