FR-1 Fireball VF-41 "Firebirds" USS Bairoko 1946
US Navy Composite-powered fighter. The Fireball was designed and built by Ryan. This aircraft flow with very few US Navy squadrons during the second half of 40's. |
XF5U-1 Flying pancake Vought's Stratford plant 1947
US Navy Experimental composite-powered STOL fighter. Designed and built by Chance Vought This aircraft was only submitted to ground static test during 1947 and never get into active service. |
FH-1 Phantom I VF-171 USS Philippine sea 1948
First US Navy jet propulsion fighter. Designed and built by Mc Donnell. This aircraft was on duty in very few squadrons of US Navy and Marines during the late 40's. |
FJ-1 Fury VF-5A "Screaming Eagles" USS Princeton 1948
US Navy Jet fighter. Designed and built by North American. This aircraft was on service in very few US Navy squadrons at the end of 40's beginning of 50's. |
FH-1 Phantom I VMF-122 "Flying Leatherneck" Aerobatic Team Cleveland National Air Race 1949
First US Navy jet propulsion fighter. Designed and built by Mc Donnell. This aircraft was on duty in very few squadrons of US Navy and Marines during the late 40's. |
F6U-1 Pirate VX-3 (development squadron) NAS Patuxent River 1950
US Navy jet fighter. Designed and built by Chance Vought. The aircraft flow only in US Navy test and valutative squadrons at the beginning of 50's |
F9F-2 Panther VF-781 USS Bon Homme Richard 1951
US Navy jet fighter. Designed and built by Grumman. This aircraft in different versions was on duty in US Navy and Marines squadrons during the first half of the 50's. |
XF10F-1 Jaguar Edwards AFB 1952
US Navy experimental swing-wing fighter. Designed and built by Grumman. This aircraft was the first US Navy experiment for a swing-wing fighter, it flow only in flight test during the 1952 and 1953. |
F3D-2 Skyknight VF-11 "Red Rippers" NAS Jacksonville 1953
US Navy jet night fighter. Designed and built by Douglas. The Skyknight was on duty in US Navy and Marines squadrons during all the 50's and in few specific versions even during the 60's. |
A2D-1 Skyshark Edwards AFB 1953
US Navy Evaluation Turboprop-powered attack aircraft. Designed and built by Douglas. The Skyshark was tested during the early of 50's but never reached the operative status. |
XFV-1 Salmon Edwards AFB 1954
US Navy experimental composite powered VTOL. Designed and built by Lockheed. This VTOL aircraft flow only in flight test during the 1953-1954. |
XFY-1 Pogo NAS Moffett Field 1954
US Navy experimental composite powered VTOL. Designed and built by Convair. This VTOL aircraft flow only in flight test during the 1954-1956. |
F2H-2N Banshee VF-82 "Iron Man" USS Lake Champlain 1954
US Navy Jet Fighter. Designed and built by McDonnell. This night fighter version of the Banshee was on service in few US Navy squadrons during the middle of the 50s . |
FJ-3 Fury VF-173 "Jesters"; F2H-2 Banshee VF-22 "Cavaliers" USS Intrepid 1954. |
FJ-3 Fury VF-173 "Jesters" USS Intrepid 1954
US Navy Jet Fighters. Designed and built by North American. The FJ-3 Fury was on duty in US Navy and Marines squadrons during the middle of the 50s. |
F2H-2 Banshee VF-22 "Cavaliers" USS Intrepid 1954
US Navy Jet Fighters. Designed and built by McDonnell. The F2H-2 Banshee was was on duty in US Navy and Marines squadrons during the early/middle of the 50s. |
1:700 scale USS United States CVA-58 (Concept) 1954
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USS United States was to be the lead ship of a new design of aircraft carrier. On 29 July 1948, President Harry Truman approved construction of five "supercarriers", for which funds had been provided in the Naval Appropriations Act of 1949. The keel of the first of the five planned postwar carriers was laid down on 18 April 1949 at Newport News Drydock and Shipbuilding. The program was canceled in 1949, United States was not completed, and the other four planned carriers were never built. |
In this view it is visible the catapults number one and two with Fighter FJ-3 Fury, the helicopter Piasecki HUP-2 and the Cruise Missile RGM-6 Regulus. Located in the Starboard area is also visible the small raised control station. |
In this view it is visible the catapult number four with and hypothetical operative version of the Swing-Wing Fighter F10F-1 Jaguar and the Composite Attack Aircraft Douglas Model 1186-C. |
In this images is visible the ship stern area with the elevator number three and four with Fighter F10F-1 Jaguar, Heavy Bomber AJ-2 Savage and the Anti-Submarine S2F-1 Tracker. |
USS United States stern area with the elevator number four lowered with Heavy Bomber AJ-2 Savage. |
In this view the Port area of the ship is visible with the Long Range composite Attack aircraft Douglas Model 1186-D.
This aircraft never built was based on one of the Douglas concept specifically developped for the USS United States. It was based on a small piloted parasite aircraft (based on the X-3 Stiletto) and a large expendable missile. |
USS United States stern with the elevator number four and the relevant aft hangar area. |
Port view with elevator number two and relevant middle area hangar with the Cruise Missile RGM-6 Regulus. |