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North American FJ-4B Fury (BuNo 141463, 'NE-12') of VA-22 on Flight Line

North American FJ-4B Fury (BuNo 141463, 'NE-12') of VA-22 on Flight Line

This photograph shows a North American FJ-4B Fury, bureau number 141463, of Attack Squadron 22 (VA-22), identified by the tail code 'NE.' A swept-wing derivative of the F-86 Sabre lineage adapted for carrier operations, the FJ-4B was optimized as a light attack aircraft capable of carrying nuclear or conventional ordnance from carrier decks in the late 1950s, bridging the gap between early jet fighters and the Navy's dedicated attack aircraft of the Vietnam era. Project: 218472