The Snapshots in Time Collection
North American FJ-4 Fury Jet Fighter in Steep Banking Turn Over Mountainous Terrain
This official photograph captures a North American FJ-4 Fury in a steep banking turn over mountainous terrain, likely during flight testing in Southern California. Developed from the F-86 Sabre lineage, the FJ-4 served as a carrier-based fighter for the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps beginning in the mid-1950s, reflecting the rapid evolution of swept-wing jet fighter design in the early Cold War period. Project: 218219