FJ-1 Fury: US Navy’s First Operational Jet

Created at a time when jet aircraft were just making their first humble steps towards future dominance, the North American FJ-1 Fury combined features of the old propeller driven planes and new jet-powered ones. It became the first carrier-based fighter jet to be operationally used by the United States Navy, if only for a short time. The experience of using this aircraft helped both the Navy and North American Aviation figure out what a good carrier-based jet should look like.