| FJ-1 Fury | |
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| US Navy FJ-1 Fury | |
| Role | Fighter aircraft |
| National origin | United States |
| Manufacturer | North American Aviation |
| First flight | 27 November 1946[1] |
| Introduction | March 1948[1] |
| Retired | 1953[2] |
| Status | Retired |
| Primary user | United States Navy |
| Number built | 33 (including 3 prototypes) |
| Developed into | North American F-86 Sabre |
The North American FJ-1 Fury is an early turbojet-powered carrier-capable fighter aircraft used by the United States Navy (USN). Developed by North American Aviation (NAA) starting in 1945,[2] it became the first jet aircraft in USN service to serve at sea under operational conditions.[3] This first version of the FJ was a straight-winged jet, briefly operational during the transition to more successful designs. An evolution of the FJ-1 would become the land-based XP-86 prototype of the United States Air Force's enormously influential F-86 Sabre, which in turn formed the basis for the Navy's carrier-based, swept-winged North American FJ-2/-3 Fury.
- ^ a b Swanborough & Bowers 1976, p. 344.
- ^ a b "The FJ-1 Fury." Archived 2002-10-16 at the Wayback Machine f-86.tripod.com. Retrieved: 29 April 2008.
- ^ Swanborough & Bowers 1976, p. 345.