File:FH-1 Phantom taking off from CVB-42 1946.jpg

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Description	On 21 July 1946 Lt.Cmdr. James Davidson, USN, conducted the first trials of the McDonnell XFD-1 Phantom fighter aboard the aircraft carrier USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CVB-42). He made several landings and takeoffs without catapult. In 1947 the company letter of McDonnell was changed by the U.S. Navy from "D" to "H" and the "FD" consequently became the "FH" fighter.
Date	21 July 1946
Source	U.S. Navy Naval History Center, USN photo NAH-0001901; U.S. Navy National Museum of Naval Aviation photo No. 1996.253.7238.008
Author	USN
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