Title
FJ Fury Riding on an Aircraft Elevator
Description
Color slide of an FJ Fury going up/down from the flightdeck on the portside elevator. The aircraft's orange markings and general disrepair denote that it is being used as a radio operated drone to be used in target practice.
Collection
Dan Bernath Collection
Context
As the Korean War began, the US Navy soon discovered that their straight wing fighters were underperforming against fighter planes with swept wing designs. The Navy was working on their own swept wing designs, but they were not ready for deployment yet. As a stopgap measure the Navy took the Air Force's F-86 Sabre and made alterations to the design so that it could accommodate carrier operations. The FJ Fury was the result of these efforts.
By the late 1960's the Fury was removed from active service and relegated to serve as target planes or spare parts.
By the late 1960's the Fury was removed from active service and relegated to serve as target planes or spare parts.
Accession #
2000.00100
Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Secondary Object Name
Transparency
Primary Object Name
Photograph
Sub-Class Name
Graphic Documents
Class Name
Documentary Objects
Category Name
Category 08: Communication Objects
