F3d Skynight in Action - Op/HS

by Alan Carey

The US Navy's first all-weather jet fighter, the Douglas F3D Skyknight, traces its origins to 1945, when the Navy began studies for a jet-powered carrier-based night fighter. Ready for service when war broke out in Korea in 1950, the Skyknight, also known as Willy the Whale, proved its worth in the capable hands of pilots and radar operators with Marine Night Fighter Squadron VMF(N)-513. The F3D scored the highest number of aerial victories for an...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0897476867
• ISBN13: 9780897476867
• Release Date: January 2012
• Publisher: Squadron/Signal Publications
• Length: 80 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 11.2" x 8.5"