Squadron - FR-1 Fireball - Mini in action

Squadron - FR-1 Fireball - Mini in action
Squadron - FR-1 Fireball - Mini in action

  • Comprehensive histories of the elite fighter pilots and the aircraft that they flew
  • A unique source of information researched by recognized experts and brought to life by first-hand accounts from the combat veterans themselves
  • Concise, authoritative text is supported by at least 30 specially commissioned original color artworks, new scale plans and the best archival photography from around the world

Design of the FR-1 began in 1943 to a proposal instigated by Admiral John S. McCain, Sr. for a mixed-powered fighter because early jet engines had sluggish acceleration that was considered unsafe and unsuitable for carrier operations.

The Ryan FR Fireball was a mixed-power fighter aircraft designed by Ryan Aeronautical for the United States Navy during World War II.

It was the Navy's first aircraft with a jet engine. Only 66 aircraft were built before japan surrendered in August 1945. 

The FR-1 Fireball equipped a single squadron before the war's end, but did not see combat. The aircraft ultimately proved to lack the structural strength required for operations aboard aircraft carriers and was withdrawn in mid-1947. 

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