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    Douglas F4D Skyray (later redesignated F-6 Skyray) is an American carrier-based supersonic fighter/interceptor designed and produced by the Douglas Aircraft...
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    The Douglas F5D Skylancer is a development of the F4D Skyray jet fighter for the United States Navy. Starting out as the F4D-2N, an all-weather version...
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  • (1948) Douglas F4D Skyray (1951) Douglas F5D Skylancer (1956) Douglas F6D Missileer (1959, canceled) Douglas M-1 (1925) Douglas O-2 (1924) Douglas O-31...
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    wing Grumman F-9 Cougar and McDonnell F3H Demon, and the delta wing Douglas F4D Skyray. Several of these aircraft would be acquired by Canada for the Royal...
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    Stratotanker Convair F-102 Delta Dagger Convair YB-60 Douglas A-3 Skywarrior Douglas F4D Skyray Douglas F5D Skylancer Lockheed U-2 Martin B-57 Canberra McDonnell...
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    September 1949, albeit as a fallback measure to the unconventional Douglas F4D Skyray. At this stage of development, it was envisioned as a day fighter...
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    testbed, was on 8 December 1955, powering the second pre-production Douglas F4D Skyray, with the J79 in place of its original Westinghouse J40 engine as...
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    training in the Douglas F4D-1 Skyray. Between December 1960 and February 1964, he was assigned to Fighter Squadron 102 (VF-102), flying the Skyray and the McDonnell...
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    great numbers, including AN/APQ-120. The Aero 13 FCR designed for Douglas F4D Skyray is the origin of AN/APQ-120, and it established the configuration...
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    Russia, China, Japan, South Korea, India, Iran and the United States. Douglas F4D Skyray (1951) North American F-100 Super Sabre (1953) Convair F-102 Delta...
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    became the second supersonic U.S. Navy aircraft, the first being the Douglas F4D Skyray. During April 1955, the aircraft received the new designation F11F-1...
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    by the United States Navy and United States Marine Corps with the Douglas F4D Skyray (later F-6), Vought F8U Crusader and F4H Phantom II carrier-based...
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    Aviation. The supersonic Convair F-102 Delta Dagger and transonic Douglas F4D Skyray were two of the first operational jet fighters to feature a tailless...
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    Aviation News June 1948 pg 22 "Douglas F4D Skyray - the "Ford"". ccdemo.info. Navy History.org FlightDeck Friday F4D Skyray Part 2 "Guarding the Cold War...
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  • the North American P-51 Mustang World War II fighter F-6 Skyray, originally Douglas F4D Skyray, a 1950s/1960s US Navy jet fighter FaroeJet (IATA code)...
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    strengthen the air defense of southern Taiwan, and was equipped with Douglas F4D Skyray and North American FJ-2/-3 Fury. The commander was Colonel Marshall...
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    YF-93 Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era Douglas F3D Skyknight Douglas F4D Skyray Fiat G.91 Lockheed F-94 Starfire Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17...
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  • Corsair, a World War 2 fighter Douglas F4D Skyray, a carrier-based fighter/interceptor, first flight 1951 McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II, a supersonic...
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    to exceed the unofficial October 1941 record of the Me 163A V4 was the Douglas D-558-1 Skystreak, which achieved 1,032 km/h (641 mph) in August 1947....
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  • (SNCASO) S.O. 4050 Vautour II Martin-Baker Mk.5 Dassault Mirage III Douglas F4D Skyray Grumman A-6 Intruder Grumman F11F/F-11 Tiger Grumman OV-1 Mohawk Lockheed...
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  • producing the F3D Skyknight in 1948 and then the more "jet age" F4D Skyray in 1951. In 1955, Douglas introduced the U.S. Navy's first attack jet, the A4D Skyhawk...
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    Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era Dassault Ouragan Douglas F4D Skyray Hawker Sea Hawk McDonnell F3H Demon Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17 Related...
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  • a landmark Supreme Court of Canada case on freedom of expression Douglas F4D Skyray, nicknamed Ford, an American jet fighter of the 1950s and 1960s USS Ford...
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    Aviation portal Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era Douglas F4D Skyray Related lists List of tailless aircraft List of fighter aircraft List...
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  • training on 1 March 1957, he was assigned to VF(AW)-3 flying the Douglas F4D Skyray.: 22  In 1962, he reported to VF-121, the west coast Fleet Replacement...
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    R6D/C-118 Liftmaster Douglas Dolphin Douglas F3D Skyknight Douglas F4D Skyray Douglas D-558-1 Skystreak Douglas JD Invader Douglas SBD Dauntless (Underwater...
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    States where at Douglas Aircraft Company., in Santa Monica, California, he worked on the Douglas F4D Skyray fighter and various Douglas missiles. Early...
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    Patuxent. He flight tested the McDonnell F3H Demon, Vought F-8 Crusader, Douglas F4D Skyray and Grumman F-11 Tiger. The Vought F7U Cutlass tended to go into an...
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    Solomons, 1943 VMF(N)-531 F7F-3N in 1950 VMF(AW)-531 F3D-2 in 1957 VMF(AW)-531 F4D-1 in 1960 A VMFA-531 F-4B operating from HMS Ark Royal in 1973 A VMFA-531...
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    Prototype 1 Douglas F3D Skyknight US Carrier night fighter 1948 Retired 265 Douglas F4D Skyray US Carrier fighter 1951 Retired 422 Douglas F5D Skylancer...
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