In September 1952, the Banshee returned to Korean waters, with VF-11 deploying aboard the USS Kearsarge(CV-33). Since Banshees were assigned with higher priority to the Sixth Fleet in the Atlantic and the Mediterranean, the Navy F2H-2s did not return to the Korean War zone until the autumn of 1952. This combat cruise ended in November 1951. Their first mission was to escort a flight of USAF B-29s in an attack on some North Korean railroad marshaling years on August 25, 1951. VF-172 arrived in Korean waters aboard the USS Essex (CV-9) in August of 1951. The high climb rate and the good altitude performance of the F2H-2 made it attractive as an escort fighter. The F2H-2 Banshee was delivered to the following Navy and Marine Corps squadrons: VF-11, VF-12, VF-22, VF-62, VF-171, VF-172, VMF-122, VMF-214, VMF-224, and VMJ-1 A total of 364 F2H-2 Banshees were built, the first being delivered in the winter of 1949 and the last in May of 1952. The F2H-2 was first ordered in May of 1948, and the first example (BuNo 123204) flew on August 18, 1949. To view the product in more details with screenshots go here
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