Willy the Whale | F3D Skyknight

Designed after the Second World War, the Douglas F3D Skyknight was meant to be the defender of the American carrier group after dark. The ambitious design sought to use all of the lessons learned from night fighter design and tactics in the Second World War, and produced the first specialized all-weather jet fighter.
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Primary:
“Eyes In the Night”. Naval Aviation News. V33-34 1952-1953.
Pilot’s Handbook Navy Model F3D-2 Aircraft. Secretary of the Air Force and the Chief Bureau of Aeronautics. 15, July 1952.
NATOPS Flight Manual Navy Model EF-10B Aircraft. Chief of Naval Operations. 1 April 1969.
Night Fighters Over Korea. G.G. O’Rourke with E.T. Woolridge. Naval Institute Press.
Standard Aircraft Characteristics F3D-2 “Skyknight”. 15 February 1952.
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