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RYAN FR FIREBALL

(Source: NASA)
The Ryan FR Fireball was a composite propeller and jet-powered aircraft designed for the United States Navy during World War II. The Fireball entered service before the end of the war, but did not see combat. The FR-1 Fireball was the US Navy's first aircraft with jet propulsion.

Ryan FR-1 Fireball - WRG ref#0006472
A FR-1 Fireball of fighter squadron VF-66 at Naval Air Station North Island, CA, in 1945.
[Source: U.S. Navy]
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