American World War II-era jet and piston-engined fighter aircraft
"FR-1" redirects here. For other uses, see FR1 (disambiguation).
FR-1 Fireball
An FR-1 Fireball of VF-66 at NAS North Island, 1945
Role
Fighter
Type of aircraft
National origin
United States
Manufacturer
Ryan Aeronautical
First flight
25 June 1944
Introduction
March 1945
Retired
1 August 1947
Primary user
United States Navy
Produced
1944–1945
Number built
71
Developed into
Ryan XF2R Dark Shark
The Ryan FR Fireball was an American mixed-power (piston and jet-powered) fighter aircraft designed by Ryan Aeronautical for the United States Navy during World War II. It was the Navy's first aircraft with a jet engine.[1] Only 66 aircraft were built before Japan surrendered in August 1945. The FR-1 Fireball equipped a single squadron before the war's end, but did not see combat. The aircraft ultimately proved to lack the structural strength required for operations aboard aircraft carriers and was withdrawn in mid-1947.
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