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North American FJ Fury
North American FJ Fury
Bu. 120342 to Bu. 120371

North American FJ-1 Fury/Bu. 120342
*10/1947: NATC as 342.
*11/20/1947: Crashed after failing to pull out from a dive near NAS Patuxent River, MD. Pilot was killed.

North American FJ-1 Fury/Bu. 120343
*1947: NATC as 343.
*1950: NARTU Oakland, CA.
*3/14/1951: Flamed out and crashed southeast of San Rafael, CA. Pilot was killed.

North American FJ-1 Fury/Bu. 120344
*1947: NATC as 344.
*1950: NARTU Los Alamitos, CA.
*1951: NARTU Dallas, TX.
*1951: NARTU Olathe, KS.
*5/1954: Struck off charge at NAS Jacksonville, FL.

North American FJ-1 Fury/Bu. 120345
*1948: NATC as 345.
*6/25/1948: Caught fire and crashed near NAS Patuxent River, MD. Pilot was killed.

North American FJ-1 Fury/Bu. 120346
*1948: NATC as 346.
*1951: NARTU Los Alamitos, CA.
*1951: NARTU Dallas, TX.
*1951: NARTU Olathe, KS.
*1/1952: Struck off charge at NAS Olathe, KS.

North American FJ-1 Fury/Bu. 120347
*1948: NATC as 347.
*1950: NARTU Olathe, KS.
*1953: NAATC.
*1/5/1954: Struck off charge.

North American FJ-1 Fury/Bu. 120348
*1948: VF-51.
*3/10/1949: Crash-landed after takeoff from NAS San Diego, CA.

North American FJ-1 Fury/Bu. 120349
*VF-51.
*1950: NARTU Los Alamitos, CA.
*1952: NARTU Olathe, KS.
*1953: NATT, at Philadelphia, PA.
*10/6/1953: Struck off charge at NATT at Philadelphia, PA.
*Was owned by a civilian who couldn’t register it. Did he try and sell it to Fidel Castro? Really?
*Was displayed at the New England Air Museum, at Windsor Locks, CT.
*Currently displayed at the Yanks Air Museum in Chino, CA.

North American FJ-1 Fury/Bu. 120350
*1948: VF-51 as S-101.
*9/1948: Flew in the Bendix Air Race.
*9/27/1948: Crash landed on USS Tarawa. Details?

North American FJ-1 Fury/Bu. 120351
*1948: VF-51.
*1950: NARTU Oakland, CA.
*1951: NARTU Olathe, KS as K-104.
*4/15/1954: Struck off charge at Norfolk, VA.
*Currently on display at the National Museum of Naval Aviation in Pensacola, FL.

North American FJ-1 Fury/Bu. 120352
  • Delivered to U.S. Navy
  • Assigned to VF-51, 1948.
  • Transferred to NARW-87 as F-103, 1950-1951.
  • Transferred to VF-881, 1951.
  • Heavily damaged when pilot undershot landing at NAS Olathe, KS. March 30, 1952.
North American FJ-1 Fury at NAS Oakland.
North American FJ-1 Fury at NAS Oakland.
[Source: William T. Larkin Photo]

North American FJ-1 Fury/Bu. 120353
*1948: VF-51.
*12/31/1948: Crashed? Details? Or not? Repaired?
*NARTU Oakland, CA as F-101. Before crash?

North American FJ-1 Fury/Bu. 120354
*1948: VF-51.
*1950: VF-77.
*10/22/1950: Crashed after a wing failed on a dive pullout near Balwin Park, CA. Pilot was killed.

North American FJ-1 Fury/Bu. 120355
*1948: VF-51.
*3/2/1949: Crashed near Lost Hills, CA. Details?

North American FJ-1 Fury/Bu. 120356
*1948: VF-51.
*1950: NARTU Los Alamitos, CA.
*1951: NARTU Olathe, KS as K-107.
*1/13/1954: Struck off charge at Philadelphia, PA.

North American FJ-1 Fury/Bu. 120357
*1948: VF-51.
*1950: VF-778.
*5/9/1951: Crashed after stalling on a wave-off from NAS Los Alamitos, CA.

North American FJ-1 Fury/Bu. 120358
*1948: VF-51.
*8/1951: NARTU Olathe, KS.
*10/7/1953: Struck off charge.

North American FJ-1 Fury/Bu. 120359
*1948: VF-5A as S-114.
*5/26/1948: Ditched into sea off USS Princeton.

North American FJ-1 Fury/Bu. 120360
*1948: VF-51.
*1950: NARTU Los Alamitos, CA.
*4/16/1950: Destroyed after swerving off runway during landing at NAS Los Alamitos, CA.

North American FJ-1 Fury/Bu. 120361
*VF-5A.
*1948: VF-51.
*5/25/1949: Went missing during air-to-air gunnery practice near Coronado Island, CA. Pilot presumed killed.

North American FJ-1 Fury/Bu. 120362
*1948: VF-51.
*1950: NOTS, at Inyokern, CA.
*1950: NARTU Los Alamitos, CA.
*1951-52: NARTU Olathe, KS.
*10/30/1952: Written off in a hard landing at NAS Olathe, KS. Or on 10/29/1952?

North American FJ-1 Fury/Bu. 120363
*1948: VF-5A as S-114.
*1950: NARTU Oakland, CA.
*1951: NARTU Olathe, KS.
*1953: NAATC.
*10/7/1953: Struck off charge at NAS Jacksonville, FL.

North American FJ-1 Fury/Bu. 120364
*1948: NATC.
*1948: VF-51.
*1950: NARTU Los Alamitos, CA.
*1951: NARTU Dallas, TX.
*1951: NARTU Olathe, KS.
*7/14/1953: Struck off charge.

North American FJ-1 Fury/Bu. 120365
*1948: VF-51.
*1950: NARTU Oakland, CA.
*1951: NARTU Olathe, KS.
*1/3/1953: Struck off charge.

North American FJ-1 Fury/Bu. 120366
*1948: VF-51.
*1950: NARTU Los Alamitos, CA.
*1951: NARTU Olathe, KS as K-107.
*3/1953: Struck off charge.

North American FJ-1 Fury/Bu. 120367
*1948: VF-5A.
*5/3/1948: Crash landed on USS Princeton. Details?

North American FJ-1 Fury/Bu. 120368
*1948: VF-51.
*1950: NARTU Oakland, CA as F-101.
*1/28/1950: Destroyed after a fire in midair caused a forced landing near Muni APT, Oakland, CA. Or on 1/25/1950?

North American FJ-1 Fury/Bu. 120369
*1948: VF-51.
*1950: NARTU Los Alamitos, CA.
*1952: NARTU Olathe, KS.
*1953: NAATC.
*10/7/1953: Struck off charge at NAS Jacksonville, FL.

North American FJ-1 Fury/Bu. 120370
*1948: VF-51.
*12/7/1948: Flamed out and crashed into the sea off Ream Field, CA.

North American FJ-1 Fury/Bu. 120371
*1948: VF-5A.
*8/10/1948: Crashed near La Jolla, CA due to structural failure.

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