As a first-generation jet fighter, the Phantom was the first purely jet-powered aircraft to land on an American aircraft carrier [2][N 1] and the first jet deployed by the United States Marine Corps. …

Jul 21, 2024 · The McDonnell XFD-1 Phantom was a prototype turbojet-powered fighter, one of two designed and built by the McDonnell Aircraft Corporation at St. Louis, Missouri. It was a …

The McDonnell FH-1 Phantom was the first U.S. jet aircraft to take off from and land on an aircraft carrier, and subsequently it became the first U.S. jet fighter in operational service with both the …

Delivered to the Navy for evaluation under the designation XFD-1, the Phantom made history on 21 July 1946 when Lieutenant Commander Jim Davidson caught an arresting wire on board …

Such is the case of the McDonnell FH-1 Phantom - the first U.S. Navy all-jet fighter and the first U.S. Navy aircraft to land and takeoff from a carrier solely under jet power. 1 In spite of these …

The US Navy’s Bureau of Aeronautics decided to call on the services of the McDonnell Aircraft Corporation, the resultant joint effort to be designated McDonnell XFD-1 Phantom 1. The first …

On July 21, 1946, operating from the USS Franklin D. Roosevelt, a McDonnell XFD-1 Phantom became the first jet-propelled combat aircraft to operate from an American aircraft carrier. The...

The first carrier-based pure jet fighter acquired by the service, the McDonnell "FH-1 Phantom", was inadequate, but it led to a scaled-up successor, the "F2H Banshee", that was a significant …

The XFD-1 (later designated the FH-1 for production) began carrier trials on the USS FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT, making it the first US jet aircraft to operate off a carrier. The initial production …

Nov 2, 2017 · McDonnell’s first jet fighter was developed after their first propeller-driven design, the radical XP-67 Moonbat, made a favorable impression on the decision makers of the day. …