Ryan FR Fireball
The Ryan FR Fireball was an American mixed-power (piston and jet-powered) fighter aircraft designed by Ryan Aeronautical for the United States Navy during World War II. It was the Navy's first aircraft with a jet engine. Only 66 aircraft were built before Japan surrendered in August 1945. The FR-1 Fireball equipped a single squadron before the war's end, but did not see combat. The aircraft ultimately proved to lack the structural strength required for operations aboard aircraft carriers and was withdrawn in mid-1947.
| FR-1 Fireball | |
|---|---|
| An FR-1 Fireball of VF-66 at NAS North Island, 1945 | |
| Role | Fighter |
| National origin | United States |
| Manufacturer | Ryan Aeronautical |
| First flight | 25 June 1944 |
| Introduction | March 1945 |
| Retired | 1 August 1947 |
| Primary user | United States Navy |
| Produced | 1944–1945 |
| Number built | 71 |
| Developed into | Ryan XF2R Dark Shark |
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