Recognizing the Me 262 as a true threat to American bombers, North American Aviation began building its own jet-powered fighter for the United States. In this case, work began on the F-86 Sabre.

On this day in aviation history, the North American FJ-2 Fury, a navalized variant of the F-86 Sabre, made its first ... The width of the main landing gear’s track was extended a further eight ...