Happy Birthday To The North American Aviation FJ-2 Fury

A U.S. Navy North American FJ-3M Fury (BuNo 136142) from Fighter Squadron VF-121 Peacemakers in flight over Southern California. Photo by U.S. Navy
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A U.S. Navy North American FJ-3M Fury (BuNo 136142) from Fighter Squadron VF-121 Peacemakers in flight over Southern California. Photo by  U.S. Navy
A U.S. Navy North American FJ-3M Fury (BuNo 136142) from Fighter Squadron VF-121 Peacemakers in flight over Southern California. Photo by U.S. Navy

By Aviation Enthusiasts LLC

The North American Aviation FJ-2 Fury flew for the first time sixty-two years ago today.  The FJ-2 and FJ-3 Fury aircraft were navalized versions of the F-86 Sabre with the primary differences between the FJ-2 and the -3 being the powerplants.  A single-seat carrier-based fighter, the swept-wing Fury became one of the Navy’s first fighters to carry missiles and served widely in the 1950s.  All 200 FJ-2s were delivered to Marine Corps fighter units from January 1954, with the FJ-3 going to the Navy beginning in 1955.

Although sharing a U.S. Navy designation with its distant predecessor, the straight-winged North American FJ-1 Fury, the FJ-2/-3 were completely different aircraft. The FJ-4 Fury was a complete structural redesign of the FJ-3.

Here is a photo by Aviation Enthusiasts of an FJ-3M Fury (Bureau Number 136008) that is part of the Aviation Heritage Park display at Naval Air Station Oceana.  This Fury is in the livery of Fighter Squadron EIGHTY FOUR (VF-84), which was the last squadron to operate the type at Naval Air Station Oceana.

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Back in August Warbirds news has published an article by Jake Peterson who shot a rare North American FJ-4B Fury, BuNo 143575 at the EAA Airventure in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Click HERE to read the article.

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