BuNo 131927, first production FJ-2
BuNo 131928
BuNo 131937 assigned to Service Test, NATC, Patuxent River
Monday, January 6, 2020
Blue Production FJ-2s
The first 14 production FJ-2s (BuNos 131927-40) were completed in the then-standard overall-blue color scheme. Few if any were assigned to operational squadrons. The remainder were delivered as part of the "natural metal" experiment.
BuNo 131927, first production FJ-2
BuNo 131928
BuNo 131937 assigned to Service Test, NATC, Patuxent River
BuNo 131927, first production FJ-2
BuNo 131928
BuNo 131937 assigned to Service Test, NATC, Patuxent River
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Interesting to note that just ten airframes into the FJ-2 production run it had already evolved into a more FJ-3-like jet. When compared to the early Fury in the top photos, Service Test 937 sports a light in the nose wheel door, a different intake ring (The natural metal part of the intake is narrower on the service test airplane and the intake looks a little bigger to me...), and it looks like 937 picked up a windshield wiper as well.
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