Uploaded November 2013 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
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Carrier trials of the McDonnell XFD-1 jet fighter, AKA the McDonnell Phantom, the first completely jet powered plane to operate from an aircraft carrier.
USS Franklin D. Roosevelt leaves Hampton Roads, 7-20-46. Corsairs arrive with officers to witness tests. First jet flight from a carrier 7-21-46. Westinghouse I98 engine. Photographed by GE Aircraft Division.
Silent
Carrier trials of the McDonnell XFD-1 jet fighter, AKA the McDonnell Phantom, the first completely jet powered plane to operate from an aircraft carrier.
USS Franklin D. Roosevelt leaves Hampton Roads, 7-20-46. Corsairs arrive with officers to witness tests. First jet flight from a carrier 7-21-46. Westinghouse I98 engine. Photographed by GE Aircraft Division.
