The Douglas F3D Skyknight (later redesignated F-10 Skyknight) is an American twin-engined, mid-wing jet fighter aircraft designed and manufactured by the Douglas Aircraft Company. It was designed in response to a 1945 United States Navy requirement for a jet-powered, radar-equipped, carrier-based night fighter.

The Fokker F-10 was an enlarged development of the Fokker F.VII airliner, built in the late 1920s by the Fokker Aircraft Corporation of America. It was a trimotor passenger aircraft, and it carried 12 passengers. This was four more than the F.VII it was based on, and it had a larger wing and more powerful engines than that design.

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Jan 22, 2024 · The F3D Skyknight — later redesignated the Douglas F-10 — is one airplane that helped the United States win skirmishes at night during the Korean and Vietnam Wars.

Jun 26, 2023 · Designed after the Second World War, the Douglas Skyknight was meant to be the defender of the American carrier group after dark. The ambitious design sought to use all of the lessons learned from night fighter design and tactics in the Second World War, and produced the first specialized all-weather jet fighter.

May 6, 2018 · US Marine Composite Reconnaissance Squadron One VMCJ-1 “Golden Hawks” began operating the EF-10B in Vietnam on 17 April 1965 at Da Nang Air Base with six aircraft. The Electronic Warfare (EW) Skyknight was employed to jam NVA SA-2 surface-to-air missiles (SAM) and AAA guns tracking/guidance systems.

The Douglas F3D Skyknight was the world's first jet fighter designed for use as carrier-based night fighter. Its radar equipment required a wider-than-usual fuselage, so it was nicknamed "Willie...

The Douglas F3D Skyknight, later designated F-10, was an American twin-engine, all-weather, carrier-based fighter aircraft. Developed by Douglas Aircraft Company during the early Cold War, it was distinguished by its radar-equipped, wide fuselage, which earned it …

The Douglas F3D Skyknight (later designated F-10 Skyknight) was an American jet fighter aircraft produced by Douglas Aircraft Company. The F3D / F-10 Skyknight was designed as a carrier-based...

The Douglas F3D / F-10 Skyknight is a twin-engined two-seat carrier-based night jet fighter aircraft produced by the US-American manufacturer Douglas Aircraft Company in operation with the United States Navy and the United States Marine Corps. In 1962 the F3D was redesignated F-10, the F3D-1 became F-10A and the F3D-2 became F-10B.