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Originally Posted by sygazelle
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.
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They had speed but lacked acceleration. The pilots of that era -- like your dad or mine -- would be astounded by a modern high-performance tactical aircraft. Or maybe even by a modern transport or trainer.
In 1963-64, as a Navy Captain, my dad flew A-4s, including the A-4E model with the J52 engine, which is still used as an adversary aircraft, so I suppose he had an inkling of the future.