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Description
| Manufacturer: | McDonnell |
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| Base model: | F2H | ||
| Designation: | F2H | ||
| Version: | -3 | ||
| Nickname: | Banshee | ||
| Equivalent to: | F-2C F2CF-2C | ||
| Designation System: | U.S. Navy / Marines | ||
| Designation Period: | 1922-1962 | ||
| Basic role: | Fighter | ||
| Crew: | Pilot | ||
| First Flew: | 1952/03/29 | ||
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Specifications
| Length: | 48' 2" | 14.6 m | |
| Height: | 13' 11" | 4.2 m | |
| Wingspan: | 41' 8" | 12.7 m | |
| Wingarea: | 294.0 sq ft | 27.3 sq m | |
| Empty Weight: | 13,183 lb | 5,980 kg | |
| Gross Weight: | 21,200 lb | 9,616 kg | |
| Max Weight: | 28,500 lb | 12,927 kg | |
Propulsion
| No. of Engines: | 2 | ||
| Powerplant: | Westinghouse J34-WE-34 | ||
| Thrust (each): | 3,250 lb | 1,474 kg | |
Performance
| Range: | 1,170 miles | 1,885 km | |
| Cruise Speed: | 461 mph | 742 km/h | 401 kt |
| Max Speed: | 527 mph | 847 km/h | 457 kt |
| Climb: | 5,900 ft/min | 1,800 m/min | |
| Ceiling: | 46,500 ft | 14,175 m | |
Recent comments by our visitors
| Linda Engelhardt , MO | My dad helped design the F-2H Banshee, F-3H and F-4H Phantom. I'd like to find models of these for him. Any ideas where I might find models? 11/25/2009 @ 09:57 [ref: 25337] |
| Martin Zijlstra Schiedam, OTH | Hello,
I am still looking for former VF-41 personnel. Please contact me at mart.zijlstra@wxs.nl if you would like to VF-41 history. Thank you 04/18/2009 @ 03:01 [ref: 24104] |
| Ed Williamsmoose56 , CT | I was assigned to VF71 at Quonset Pt RI from 1952-1954 went a Med cruise from fall 53 to spring of 54.WE flew F2H3 Banshee I worked on electeical systems and this plane was chock full of them. 01/07/2009 @ 10:50 [ref: 23432] |
| larry lawrence Norfolk, VA | I did see the message, but the email didn't work
12/09/2008 @ 02:24 [ref: 23210] |
| Martin Zijlstra Schiedam, Holland, OTH | I would like to get in touch with anyone that served with VF-41 Black Aces. Am researching the history of the squadron to make a book. So I would like to hear your sea stories. Please contact me, thank you.
Martin 10/25/2008 @ 15:34 [ref: 22920] |
| Doug Nester , AL | My uncle, CDR Robert G. Nester, was with VF-152 (back around April 1955) have photos of him in full dress standing next to the F2H-3. He was LCDR then. He's 88 years old and still tough. Help me on this...letter on the tail is "H" and number beneath in "6388". Letters under right elevator designate the aircraft type "F2H-3" and the number beneath is "126388". 08/14/2008 @ 09:16 [ref: 22456] |
| William Polak Dayton, OH | Visited this website, surprised to see comments from Larry Lawrence about Banshee and APQ-41. I was with VF-41 at the same time in Oceana and on the Randolph and the Forrestal shakedown cruise. I even remeber Larry. Would enjoy any contact. Email is billpolak@yahoo.com.
Regards, Bill 08/10/2008 @ 15:52 [ref: 22417] |
| Thomas Dunham Newfane, VT | I flew F2H-3/4 with VC-4 out of NAS Atlantic City from 1952 to 1954. During that time we deployed on several carriers, the Wasp, Antietam, Coral Sea. Went to Korea with VC-4 Detachment 38 aboard the Uss Wasp as an all-weather detachment. Missions in Korea involved night CAP, atomic weapon deployment over Yalu River, CAP over Hainan Island in April 1954. 02/06/2008 @ 18:55 [ref: 19584] |
| Jon Botsford Hewitt, TX | I was the Plane Captain for 126464 in 1056 & 1057. 126464 was one of 12 F2H3's assigned to VF-41 home based at Oceana, Va. During that period the squaderon mad two cruises, One the shake down cruise of the Forrestal CVA 59 (to Guantanamo and the the second the Bennington CVA 10 (far East). She is now in a museum in Canada and pictured in this reference. 04/09/2006 @ 17:45 [ref: 13099] |
| Kent stufflebeam vinton, IA | after being put back on active duty the Uss Kearsarge took aboard a flight group with the Banshee's .They distinguished themselves.As I recall they were involved with a dogfight with Russian made MIG's just over the Yalu river.I was a radarman and remember the chatter as they intercepted the Mig's.It was all hushed-up because we were not supposed to be there. 05/31/2005 @ 16:47 [ref: 10358] |
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