United States' "Early" type numbers?

Love these fill in the blanks questions...they're easy:

F-1 North American Fury F-7 Convair Sea Dart F-9 Grumman Cougar F-10 Douglas Skyknight F-11 Grumman Tiger F-13 Not used

Reference: U.S. Military Aircraft Designations and Serials since 1962, Midland Counties Publications

So the Sea Dart was designated twice?

verne foss wrote:

Like New York? ;-)

North American FJ "Fury"

Actually, McDonnell F2H "Banshee"

Actually McDonnell F3H "Demon"

The F-7 was the redesignation for the F2Y "Seadart". The F7U was no longer in service at the time of the 1962 redesignation and thus never received a new series number.

Grumman F9F "Cougar"

Douglas F3D "Sky Knight"

Grumman F11F "Tiger"

F-13 was never used - supersition perhaps?

Cheers and all,

Once. The F-2 was the former F2H Banshee while the Seadart received the F-7 designation (actually, YF-7A - there never was a F-7)

Cheers and all,

Is it a "Sky Knight", a "Skyknight" or a "Skynight"? I have seen all three!

I believe "Skyknight" (one word) is the officially correct designation.

"Sky Knight" was sloppiness on my part.

"Skynight" is clearly incorrect.

Cheers,

That's what's more ironic (or moronic), the Sea Dart wasn't in service, (was it even flying in '62?). Was the Banshee still in service in '62?

The F-7 was the redesignation for the F2Y "Seadart". The F7U was no longer in service at the time of the 1962 redesignation and thus never received a new series number.

Bill Shatzer wrote:

No. It's something of a mystery as to why the Sea Dart received the new redesignation. Either someone thought the project might be resurrected or some GS-7 clerk in the Defense Department just screwed up.

No, but the last of the F2Hs had been retired from Navy Reserve service just the preceeding year and there were still quite a few in storage.

I suppose there was some possibility that they might be returned to active (or at least reserve) service in a national emergency.

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Cheers,

Nah, the F-2 was the McDonnell F2H.

Bill Banaszak, MFE Sr.

I'd guess that some F2H-3s and -4s were in the Naval Reserve just as the F11Fs were which allowed them to become the F-11As

Bill Banaszak, MFE Sr.