McDonnell Douglas History XFD-1 Phantom - First U.S. Carrier Jet (McDonnell 1946)

D4E-5952 XFD-1 Phantom - First U.S. Carrier Jet (McDonnell 1946) In early January 1943, an order was received for a single-place, jet-propelled, carrier-based fighter, the XFD-1 Phantom.