USS Intrepid
"Danger Jet Intake"
North American Aviation FJ-3 Fury
North American Aviation, builder of the famed P-51 Mustang propeller-driven fighter aircraft, built the Navy’s first jet aircraft, the XFJ-1 Fury. It conducted carrier trials on Intrepid’s sister ship the USS Boxer in 1948. The Air Force ordered a modified swept-wing version of the Fury that became famous in the skies above Korea as the F-86 Sabre.
After the success of Sabres, the Navy ordered a carrier-based version of the F-86, the FJ-2, that incorporated an arrestor hook and reinforced landing gear for carrier landings, folding wings for easier storage, and four 20mm cannon. This new aircraft was superseded by the purpose-built FJ-3. By 1956–57, the FJ-3 was flown by twenty-one carrier-based fighter squadrons – including one assigned to the Intrepid. With the last Fury delivered in 1958, more than 11,000 Fury of all types had been built.
The FJ-3 Fury displayed on the hangar deck is painted in the colors of squadron VF-33, which flew from the Intrepid in 1958.
USS Intrepid
"Danger Jet Intake"
North American Aviation FJ-3 Fury
North American Aviation, builder of the famed P-51 Mustang propeller-driven fighter aircraft, built the Navy’s first jet aircraft, the XFJ-1 Fury. It conducted carrier trials on Intrepid’s sister ship the USS Boxer in 1948. The Air Force ordered a modified swept-wing version of the Fury that became famous in the skies above Korea as the F-86 Sabre.
After the success of Sabres, the Navy ordered a carrier-based version of the F-86, the FJ-2, that incorporated an arrestor hook and reinforced landing gear for carrier landings, folding wings for easier storage, and four 20mm cannon. This new aircraft was superseded by the purpose-built FJ-3. By 1956–57, the FJ-3 was flown by twenty-one carrier-based fighter squadrons – including one assigned to the Intrepid. With the last Fury delivered in 1958, more than 11,000 Fury of all types had been built.
The FJ-3 Fury displayed on the hangar deck is painted in the colors of squadron VF-33, which flew from the Intrepid in 1958.