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Originally Posted by oragus
The first United States Navy jet fighter.
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That honor belongs to the McDonnell FH/FD Phantom, for purpose built.
The FJ-1 was part of the "next generation" of jet aircraft that the USN ordered in 1945 to replace the FH/FD Phantom, which consisted of:
F2H Banshee -- a "enlarged" super Phantom -- the easy decision.
F6U Pirate -- a lightweight jet fighter for CVEs.
F6U Cutlass -- an "advanced" semi-tailless fighter.
FJ Fury -- a more conventional fighter design.
BTW, if you overlay a drawing of the P-51 Mustang and the FJ-1 Fury, you see some very close similarities.