Check Six: December 27, 1951

Posted on Dec 27, 2014 in 1950's, Check Six

From the This Day in Aviation website

27 December 1951: The North American Aviation XFJ-2B Fury, Bu. No. 133756, made its first flight at Los Angeles International Airport with test pilot Robert A. Hoover at the controls. The XFJ-2B was a prototype aircraft carrier-based fighter for the United States Navy and Marine Corps. It was modified from a standard production U.S. Air Force F-86E-10-NA Sabre day fighter. The primary difference was the substitution of four 20 mm Colt Mark 12 autocannon for the six .50-caliber Browning M-3 machine guns of the F-86E. The aircraft was taken to the Naval Ordnance Test Station, Armitage Field, China Lake, California, for armament testing.

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