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North American FJ-1 Fury
Country	USA
Role	Fighter aircraft
First flight	11 September 1946
Built	31

The North American FJ-1 Fury is the first operational jet aircraft in United States Navy service, and was developed by North American Aviation as the NA-135. The FJ-1 was an early transitional jet of limited success which carried over similar tail surfaces, wing and canopy derived from the piston-engined P-51D Mustang. The evolution of the design to incorporate swept wings would become the basis for the land-based XP-86 prototype – itself originally designed with a very similar straight-wing planform to the FJ-1 airframe – of the United States Air Force’s enormously influential F-86 Sabre, which itself formed the basis for the Navy’s carrier-based North American FJ-2/-3 Fury.

Source: North American FJ-1 Fury on Wikipedia

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North American FJ-4 Fury Specifications

Manufacturer	North American Aviation
Role	Carrier-based fighter-bomber
First flight	October 3, 1954
Introduction	1955
Retired	1965 (US Navy), 1972 (Venezuela)
Primary users	United States Navy, Venezuelan Air Force
Number built	374
Unit cost	US$780,000 (FJ-4B)
Engine	One Pratt & Whitney J48-P-8A turbojet, 7,250 lbf (32.3 kN) thrust
Maximum speed	680 mph (1,094 km/h)
Range	1,200 mi (1,900 km)
Service ceiling	44,000 ft (13,400 m)
Armament	4× 20 mm (0.79 in) M3 cannons Up to 5,000 lb (2,270 kg) of bombs, rockets, or missiles

The North American FJ-4 Fury was a swept-wing carrier-capable fighter-bomber for the United States Navy and Marine Corps. The final development in a lineage that included the Air Force’s F-86 Sabre, the FJ-4 shared its general layout and engine with the earlier FJ-3, but featured an entirely new wing design and was a vastly different design in its final embodiment.

Source: North American FJ-4 Fury on Wikipedia

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Vought OS2U Kingfisher
Country	USA
Role	Observation floatplane
First flight	1938
Built	1519

The Vought OS2U Kingfisher was an American catapult-launched observation floatplane. It was a compact mid-wing monoplane, with a large central float and small stabilizing floats. Performance was modest, because of its light engine. The OS2U could also operate on fixed, wheeled, taildragger landing gear. The OS2U was the main shipboard observation aircraft used by the United States Navy during World War II, and 1,519 of the aircraft were built. It served on battleships and cruisers of the US Navy, with the United States Marine Corps in Marine Scouting Squadron Three (VMS-3), with the United States Coast Guard at coastal air stations, at sea with the Fleet Air Arm of the Royal Navy, and with the Soviet Navy. The Royal Australian Air Force also operated a few Kingfishers from shore bases.

Source: Vought OS2U Kingfisher on Wikipedia

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Packard-Le Père LUSAC-11
Country	USA
Role	Fighter aircraft
First flight	15 May 1918
Built	30

The LUSAC-11 (Lepère United States Army Combat) was an early American two-seat fighter aircraft. It was a French design, commissioned and built in the United States during World War I and ordered in large numbers by the United States Army Air Corps, but these were cancelled at the end of the war, and only 30 were built. The type was used for experimental purposes, setting several altitude records during the 1920s.

Source: Packard-Le Père LUSAC-11 on Wikipedia

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Loening OL
Country	USA
Role	Amphibious observation aircraft
First flight	1923
Built	165

The Loening OL, also known as the Loening Amphibian, was an American two-seat amphibious biplane built by Loening for the United States Army Air Corps and the United States Navy.

Source: Loening OL on Wikipedia

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Canadair Sabre
Country	Canada
Role	Fighter
First flight	9 August 1950
Built	1815

The Canadair Sabre was a jet fighter aircraft built by Canadair under licence from North American Aviation. A variant of the North American F-86 Sabre, it was produced until 1958 and used primarily by the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) until replaced with the Canadair CF-104 in 1962. Several other air forces also operated the aircraft.

Source: Canadair Sabre on Wikipedia

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Lockheed F-94 Starfire
Country	USA
Role	All-weather interceptor
First flight	16 April 1949
Built	855

The Lockheed F-94 Starfire was a first-generation jet aircraft of the United States Air Force. It was developed from the twin-seat Lockheed T-33 Shooting Star in the late 1940s as an all-weather, day/night interceptor. The aircraft reached operational service in May 1950 with Air Defense Command, replacing the piston-engined North American F-82 Twin Mustang in the all-weather interceptor role. The F-94 was the first operational USAF fighter equipped with an afterburner and was the first jet-powered all-weather fighter to enter combat during the Korean War in January 1953. It had a relatively brief operational life, being replaced in the mid-1950s by the Northrop F-89 Scorpion and North American F-86D Sabre. The last aircraft left active-duty service in 1958 and Air National Guard service in 1959.

Source: Lockheed F-94 Starfire on Wikipedia

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Bell UH-1 Iroquois
Country	USA
Role	Utility helicopter
First flight	20 October 1956
Built	16000+

The Bell UH-1 Iroquois (nicknamed “Huey”) is a utility military helicopter powered by a single turboshaft engine, with two-blade main and tail rotors. The first member of the prolific Huey family, it was developed by Bell Helicopter to meet a United States Army’s 1952 requirement for a medical evacuation and utility helicopter, and first flew in 1956. The UH-1 was the first turbine-powered helicopter to enter production in 1960 for the United States military, and more than 16,000 have been built since. The Iroquois was originally designated HU-1, hence the Huey nickname, which has remained in common use, despite the official redesignation to UH-1 in 1962. The UH-1 first saw service in combat operations during the Vietnam War, with around 7,000 helicopters deployed. The Bell 204 and 205 are Iroquois versions developed for the civil market.

Source: Bell UH-1 Iroquois on Wikipedia

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Yakovlev Yak-1
Country	Soviet Union
Role	Fighter
First flight	13 January 1940
Built	8700

The Yakovlev Yak-1 (Russian: Яковлев Як-1) was a World War II Soviet fighter aircraft. Production began in early 1940. It was a single-seat monoplane with a composite structure and wooden wings. The Yak-1 was manoeuvrable, fast and well armed, and it was easy to maintain and reliable. It formed an excellent basis for subsequent developments from the Yakovlev bureau. It was the founder of a family of aircraft, with some 37,000 being built. As a reward, designer Alexander Yakovlev was awarded the Order of Lenin (Russian: Орден Ленина, Orden Lenina) – the highest decoration bestowed by the Soviet Union – a 100,000 ruble prize, plus a Zis[6] motor car.

Source: Yakovlev Yak-1 on Wikipedia

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North American A-5 Vigilante
Country	USA
Role	Nuclear strike bomber – reconnaissance aircraft
First flight	31 August 1958
Built	156

The North American A-5 Vigilante is an American carrier-based supersonic bomber designed and built by North American Aviation for the United States Navy. Its service in the nuclear strike role to replace the Douglas A-3 Skywarrior was very short; however, as the RA-5C, it saw extensive service during the Vietnam War in the tactical strike reconnaissance role. Prior to the unification of the Navy designation sequence with the Air Force sequence in 1962, it was designated the A3J Vigilante.