Today In History:  07 August  [1951]   --  First flight of the McDonnell F3H Demon.

The McDonnell F3H Demon is a subsonic swept-wing carrier-based jet fighter aircraft designed and produced by the American manufacturer McDonnell Aircraft Corporation. It was the first swept wing jet fighter and the only single-engined carrier-based fighter the company produced.

The Demon was developed to fulfill a United States Navy requirement for a high-performance swept wing naval fighter to succeed the F2H Banshee.
PHOTO: A U.S. Navy McDonnell F3H-2N Demon (BuNo 133572) in flight near the McDonnell plant in St. Louis, Missouri (USA). US Navy photo.

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