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Publisher/Brand Periscope
Format a4
No. Pages 159
Version Soft cover
Language English
Category Books on aviation
Subcategory US » US Jet Aircraft
Availability Product out of stock and no longer available.
On March 10, 1948, an FJ-1 Fury fighter landed aboard the carrier Boxer. The U.S. Navy had officially entered the jet age. Built by North American, the Fury shared a prototype with the Air Force's F-86 Sabre. When the FJ-1's straight wing design proved less than satisfactory, North American provided the Navy with enhanced F-86Es. Designated the FJ-2, the plane flew primarily with the U.S. Marine Corps. An enhanced version, the FJ-3, debuted in 1953 and was deployed in late 1954. The plane served in a variety of duties, including as control aircraft for the Navy's Regulus nuclear cruise missile. The Fury remained with the fleet into the early 1960's. Over 1,100 were produced. This pilot's flight operating handbook was originally produced by the U.S. Navy. It has been slightly reformatted but is reproduced here in its entirety.