A U.S. Navy McDonnell F3H-1N Demon (BuNo 133491), in 1955. The F3H-1 was ordered before it s first flight to counter the Soviet MiG-15. However, only 58 aircraft were built and most never flew, because the Westinghouse J40 engine. The aircraft was seriously underpowered and the J40 was prone to inflight explosions and sudden failures. All F3H-1Ns were permanently grounded in July 1955 and the surviving airframes were either used as ground trainers or scrapped. 133491 crashed during a test flight on 1 November 1954.
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== {{int:filedesc}} == {{Information |Description=A U.S. Navy McDonnell F3H-1N ''Demon'' (BuNo 133491), in 1955. The F3H-1 was ordered before it s first flight to counter the Soviet MiG-15. However, only 58 aircraft were built and most never flew, beca...