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| Keywords: F2H-2N VC-4 on USS FD Roosevelt (CVB-42) 1950.jpg A U S Navy McDonnell F2H-2N Banshee night fighter from Composite Squadron VC-4 Nightcappers aboard the aircraft carrier USS Franklin D Roosevelt CVB-42 A detachment of VC-4 made a single deployment aboard the FDR with Carrier Air Group 6 CVG-6 to the Mediterranean Sea from 10 January to 18 May 1951 Note the Sikorsky HO3S plane guard helicopter from Helicopter Utility Squadron HU-1 Fleet Angels in the background <br> The F2H-2N differed from the standard F2H-2 by having an 84 cm longer nose section housing an AN/APS-19 radar set Only 14 F2H-2Ns were built one BuNo 123311 was later modified to serve as an aerodynamic prototype for the F2H-3 all-weather fighter version U S Navy Naval Aviation News January 1951 http //www history navy mil/nan/backissues/1950s/1951/Jan51 pdf 1950 USN PD-USGov-Military-Navy McDonnell F2H-2N Banshee Aboard USS Franklin D Roosevelt CV-42 Night fighter aircraft All-Weather Fighter Squadron 4 United States Navy Helicopter Combat Support Squadron 1 United States Navy | ||||
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