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F2H-2 fighters operated from U.S. Navy carriers, flying escort, interdiction and strike missions, including rail and road attacks during Operation Strangle. Its range and high-altitude performance also made it useful for escorting B-29 Superfortress bombers on long missions over North Korea.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe F2H-2P Photo Banshee became the U.S. Navy’s first jet-powered reconnaissance aircraft. Unarmed and fitted with a lengthened camera nose, it carried six aerial cameras and flew high-speed photographic missions over Korea with Navy and Marine Corps units. These aircraft covered targets as far north as the Yalu River and often faced the threat of MiG-15s.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Banshee also served with the Royal Canadian Navy, which operated 39 second-hand F2H-3 aircraft from 1955 to 1962. Canada used the Banshee as an all-weather fleet defence and ground-attack fighter from HMCS Bonaventure and shore bases such as Shearwater, Nova Scotia.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eProduction totalled 894 aircraft, including the prototypes. The Banshee remained in front-line U.S. Navy service until Sep 1959, with some aircraft continuing in reserve units into the early 1960s. Although later swept-wing fighters soon overtook it, the F2H Banshee was an important early carrier jet and a major step between the Navy’s first jet fighters and later McDonnell designs such as the F-4 Phantom II.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhy are the stripes vertical?\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eGreat question - and you're absolutely right that the U.S. flag is usually displayed with horizontal stripes. But in this design, we’ve reimagined the flag as an artistic tribute rather than a literal representation. We chose to depict the flag as if it were hanging vertically from above, similar to how it might appear draped at a hangar entrance or suspended during a ceremony.  This vertical orientation allows the iconic silhouette of the aircraft to really shine -with the red and white stripes running the length of the fuselage, it creates a bold, centred look while still honouring the flag’s spirit and symbolism.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"I Love a Hangar","offers":[{"title":"Black \/ S","offer_id":51469434585383,"sku":"8563472_474","price":25.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Black \/ M","offer_id":51469434618151,"sku":"8563472_505","price":25.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Black \/ L","offer_id":51469434650919,"sku":"8563472_536","price":25.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Black \/ XL","offer_id":51469434683687,"sku":"8563472_567","price":25.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Black \/ 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