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Marginal Performance
Dan Sharp considers Fairey’s plan to develop its Delta 2 into an all-weather supersonic interceptor for the F.155T tender as potentially promising.
US Navy’s Folklore Fighter
McDonnell’s development of its underpowered FH-1 Phantom evolved into the F2H Banshee, which produced a range of variants that remained in service with US Navy Reserve Units until 1956.
Westland’s Lost Fighter Designs
Westland was mainly recognised for its helicopter designs, but the company also put forward a range of fixed-wing aircraft designs for RAF and Royal Navy needs during the early Cold War.
Shark Attack!
Chris Sandham-Bailey explains that the Curtiss P-40 Tomahawk, although unsuitable for operations in Europe, became an aircraft feared by the Germans in the desert war.
