The Douglas F3D Skyknight (later redesignated F-10 Skyknight) is an American twin-engined, mid-wing jet fighter aircraft designed and manufactured by the Douglas Aircraft Company. It was designed in response to a 1945 United States Navy requirement for a jet-powered, radar-equipped, carrier-based night fighter .

The Fokker F-10 was an enlarged development of the Fokker F.VII airliner, built in the late 1920s by the Fokker Aircraft Corporation of America. It was a trimotor passenger aircraft, and it carried 12 passengers.

Jun 26, 2023 · Nightfighter & Electronic Warfare Aircraft: 265 built Skyknights on the muddy ground of K-6, Korea. (USAG Humphreys) Designed after the Second World War, the Douglas Skyknight was meant to be the defender of the American carrier group after dark.

May 31, 2016 · Page details technical specifications, development, and operational history of the Douglas F3D / F-10 Skyknight Carrier-Borne Night-Fighter Aircraft including pictures.

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It incorporated new electronic and radar equipment, air-to-air rockets, a thicker bulletproof canopy, wing spoilers to improve rate-of-roll, and an automatic pilot. Douglas produced 268...

Jan 22, 2024 · The F3D Skyknight — later redesignated the Douglas F-10 — is one airplane that helped the United States win skirmishes at night during the Korean and Vietnam Wars.

Aug 26, 2020 · In 1962 the DoD standardized their aircraft designation system and the Skyknight designation was changed to F-10. The F-10s were converted to electronic jamming aircraft, EF-10Bs, for Vietnam service.

The Douglas F3D / F-10 Skyknight is a twin-engined two-seat carrier-based night jet fighter aircraft produced by the US-American manufacturer Douglas Aircraft Company in operation with the United States Navy and the United States Marine Corps. In 1962 the F3D was redesignated F-10, the F3D-1 became F-10A and the F3D-2 became F-10B.

The Douglas F3D Skyknight (later designated F-10 Skyknight) was a United States twin-engine, mid-wing jet fighter aircraft manufactured by the Douglas Aircraft Company in El Segundo, California. The F3D was designed as a carrier-based all-weather night fighter and saw service with the United States Navy and United States Marine Corps .