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Originally Posted by Llarry
In November of 1952 a Douglas F3D-2 of VMF(N)-513 got the first jet night fighter kill of the Korean War.
The F3D was not a sparkling performer, but it had jet performance, a decent radar and a crew of two (pilot and radar operator).
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Those early jet fighters were a tough transition according to my dad. He flew mainly the F4U Corsair and then they put him in a McDonnell F2H-2 Banshee.
He knew jets were the future, but those early ones didn't have a lot of power.