Your browser does not support this video.Permalink: http://www.boeingimages.com/archive/Douglas-F3D-Skyknight-B-roll-2JRSXLJBMJQP.htmlCopyright © Boeing. All Rights Reserved.View Photo/Video onlyConceptually similarC-74 Globemaster Test FlightsMcDonnell Aircraft F2H Banshee on USS MidwayDouglas C-54 SkymasterMcDonnell Aircraft FH-1 Phantom B-rollMcDonnell F3H Demon on USS Coral SeaF-4 Phantom II US Marine Corps ScenesDouglas A-1 Skyraider Aircraft Carrier B-rollMcDonnell F3H Demon on USS TiconderogaMcDonnell Aircraft F3H Demon B-rollView AllDouglas F3D Skyknight B-rollSelect usageWhat Type of Order?Usage:The Douglas F3D Skyknight was the U.S. Navy’s first jet fighter to be strictly dedicated for night interception missions. The twin-engine, two-place F3D made its first flight on March 23, 1949. No small airplane (called “Willy the Whale” by its pilots), the F3D carried a half ton of radar and electronics in its nose section. This capability permitted searching out distant targets in all kinds of weather, day or night. Because of its night fighting capabilities the plane’s official name was often misspelled “Skynight.” The F3D served with both Navy and Marine Corps squadrons during the Korean War. In 1952 it became the first American aircraft to score a jet-to-jet aerial victory at night. Douglas produced 268 F3Ds during the aircraft’s five-year production run. The last Skyknight was retired from active service in 1970.BI46572 (BIV15_F3D_01)Maximum size:720px × 480px (~93 MB)License type:Rights ManagedDuration:4m24sKeywords:1940s-1950s-agility-air to air-aircraft carriers-airplanes-banking-California-carrier deck-catapult launches-coastlines-day-Douglas Aircraft-Douglas Santa Monica-exteriors-F3D Skyknight-fighters-flying-folding wings-full body views-ground crews-haze-historic production status-jets-landing-military-military livery-military personnel-monoplanes-mountains-runways-takeoffs-urban areasRelated Photo/Videos:View AllRelated Virtual folders:F3D/F-10 Skyknight