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The F-4 Phantom II was conceived by McDonnell as an advanced development of the Demon, taking the Demon's all-weather, missile-armed carrier-interceptor concept and scaling it up with two engines and Mach-2 speed.\"}},{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"Was the F3H Demon supersonic?\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"No. Even with the Allison J71, the Demon was firmly subsonic, roughly Mach 0.95 flat out. Its lack of supersonic speed, combined with a single engine, is why its front-line career was short.\"}},{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"What weapons did the F3H Demon carry?\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"Four 20 mm cannon plus guided missiles: the radar-guided AIM-7 Sparrow (as the AAM-N-2, on the F3H-2M) and the AIM-9 Sidewinder. 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None are airworthy.\"}}]}<\/script> <\/p>\n<header class=\"hero\">\n<div class=\"hero-media\"><img data-opt-id=2039190247  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/ml5psubhxdln.i.optimole.com\/cb:78--.b845\/w:1452\/h:1080\/q:96\/f:best\/https:\/\/migflug.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/mcdonnell-f3h-demon-in-flight.jpg\"  src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201536%201142%22%20width%3D%221536%22%20height%3D%221142%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%221536%22%20height%3D%221142%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"McDonnell F3H Demon carrier fighter in flight\" loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"async\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wrap hero-in\">\n<div class=\"crumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/\">Aircraft Museum<\/a> \u203a <span>Interceptor<\/span> \u203a <span>F3H Demon<\/span><\/div>\n<h1>McDonnell F3H Demon<\/h1>\n<p class=\"sub\">The US Navy\u2019s swept-wing, all-weather missile interceptor \u2014 nearly killed in the cradle by a disastrous engine, reborn with a new one, and the direct design ancestor of the immortal F-4 Phantom II.<\/p>\n<div class=\"statstrip\">\n<div class=\"stat\"><b>Mach ~0.95<\/b><span>High-subsonic top speed<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"stat\"><b>519<\/b><span>Aircraft built<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"stat\"><b>1\u00d7J71<\/b><span>After the deadly J40 failed<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"stat\"><b>1956\u20131964<\/b><span>Fleet service<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"credit\">Photo: U.S. Navy \u00b7 Public domain<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"wrap\">\n<div class=\"chips\"><span class=\"chip\"><b>Role<\/b>Carrier-based all-weather missile interceptor<\/span><span class=\"chip\"><b>Era<\/b>Cold War \u00b7 1950s<\/span><span class=\"chip\"><b>Engine<\/b>1 \u00d7 Allison J71 (after the J40)<\/span><span class=\"chip\"><b>Origin<\/b>USA \u00b7 McDonnell Aircraft<\/span><span class=\"chip\"><b>Status<\/b>Retired (1964)<\/span><a class=\"chip fly\" href=\"#faq\">Want to fly a fighter jet yourself?<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section>\n<div class=\"wrap\">\n<div class=\"kicker\">The Story<\/div>\n<h2>The interceptor its engine nearly killed<\/h2>\n<div class=\"cols\">\n<div>\n<p>By the end of the Korean War the US Navy knew its straight-winged jets were falling behind. In 1949 it had already asked McDonnell Aircraft for a fast, swept-wing carrier fighter, and the St&nbsp;Louis firm answered with the <strong>F3H Demon<\/strong> \u2014 a sleek, single-engine interceptor with a <strong>35\u00b0 swept wing<\/strong> that first flew on <strong>7 August 1951<\/strong>. On paper it was exactly what the fleet needed. In practice it was about to become one of naval aviation\u2019s great cautionary tales.<\/p>\n<p>The Demon had been designed around the <strong>Westinghouse J40<\/strong>, an engine the Navy expected to power a whole generation of aircraft. The J40 was a catastrophe: it never came close to its promised thrust and was chronically unreliable. The early <strong>F3H-1N<\/strong> Demons that flew on it suffered a string of crashes \u2014 roughly <strong>six aircraft and four pilots lost<\/strong>, eight of thirty-five airframes wrecked in major accidents \u2014 and the type was grounded. Some Demons were barged, not flown, to shore stations; the whole first production batch was written off. The fiasco helped trigger Congressional scrutiny of Navy engine procurement.<\/p>\n<p>What saved the Demon was a new heart. McDonnell reworked the airframe around the <strong>Allison J71<\/strong>, and the re-engined <strong>F3H-2<\/strong> reached the fleet in <strong>March 1956<\/strong>. It became the Navy\u2019s standard carrier-based all-weather interceptor, one of the service\u2019s first fighters built to fight primarily with <strong>guided missiles<\/strong> \u2014 the AIM-7 Sparrow and AIM-9 Sidewinder \u2014 alongside day fighters like the F-8 Crusader. Subsonic and single-engined, it was overtaken quickly and retired in <strong>1964<\/strong>. But its real legacy was already flying: the <strong>F-4 Phantom II<\/strong> was conceived as an advanced development of the Demon.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pull\">A fighter its own engine nearly destroyed \u2014 that quietly fathered the most important fighter of the Cold War.<cite><b>The Demon story<\/b> \u2014 from the J40 disaster to the F-4 Phantom II<\/cite><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"deepset\">\n<details class=\"deep\">\n<summary><span class=\"no\">01<\/span><span class=\"t\">The McDonnell F3H Demon\u2019s origins: a swept-wing carrier interceptor built around a doomed engine<\/span><\/summary>\n<div class=\"a\">\n<p>The Demon grew out of a 1949 US Navy requirement for a high-performance, swept-wing carrier fighter to succeed McDonnell\u2019s own straight-winged F2H Banshee. The company delivered an aerodynamically clean, single-engine interceptor with a 35\u00b0 swept wing fitted with leading-edge slats and trailing-edge flaps for carrier work. The <strong>XF3H-1<\/strong> first flew on 7 August 1951 with McDonnell test pilot Robert Edholm at the controls.<\/p>\n<p>The fatal decision was propulsion. The Navy directed that the Demon be built around the Westinghouse J40, a turbojet still in development and backed heavily by the service. When the J40 failed to deliver, the whole programme \u2014 a sound airframe \u2014 was dragged to the edge of cancellation before the switch to the Allison J71 rescued it. The Demon is a textbook case of a good aircraft nearly undone by an engine chosen for it.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<hr class=\"divider\">\n<section>\n<div class=\"wrap\">\n<div class=\"kicker\">Design &amp; Engineering<\/div>\n<h2>What makes it special<\/h2>\n<div class=\"cards3\">\n<div class=\"ecard\">\n<div class=\"num\">01<\/div>\n<h3>A swept-wing, all-weather carrier interceptor<\/h3>\n<p>The Demon paired a <strong>35\u00b0 swept wing<\/strong> \u2014 the same sweep as the F9F Cougar \u2014 with leading-edge slats, trailing-edge flaps and a nose radar for genuine all-weather interception from a carrier deck. It gave the Navy a modern, radar-equipped interceptor to stand air-defence alert at sea, a clear generation beyond the straight-winged Banshees and Panthers it replaced.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ecard\">\n<div class=\"num\">02<\/div>\n<h3>The engine that nearly ended it \u2014 and the one that saved it<\/h3>\n<p>Designed around the <strong>Westinghouse J40<\/strong>, the Demon was crippled when that engine failed to deliver its promised thrust and proved deadly unreliable. McDonnell re-engined the airframe with the <strong>Allison J71-A-2<\/strong> (~14,400&nbsp;lb with afterburner \u2014 some 3,000&nbsp;lb more than the J40 ever gave), which required a longer fuselage and bigger intakes. The J71 turned a death-trap into a workable fleet interceptor.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ecard\">\n<div class=\"num\">03<\/div>\n<h3>Built to fight with guided missiles<\/h3>\n<p>The Demon was among the <strong>first US Navy fighters designed to fight primarily with missiles<\/strong>. The F3H-2M carried the radar-guided <strong>AAM-N-2 \/ AIM-7 Sparrow<\/strong>, and the type also carried the <strong>AIM-9 Sidewinder<\/strong>, backed by four 20&nbsp;mm cannon. It pointed straight at the missile-armed, all-weather interception doctrine the F-4 Phantom II would perfect.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"deepset\">\n<details class=\"deep\">\n<summary><span class=\"no\">02<\/span><span class=\"t\">The F3H Demon\u2019s engine saga: the Westinghouse J40 that never delivered<\/span><\/summary>\n<div class=\"a\">\n<p>Like several early-1950s Navy jets \u2014 including the F7U Cutlass \u2014 the Demon was designed around the <strong>Westinghouse J40<\/strong>, an engine the Navy expected to standardise across a generation of aircraft. It proved chronically underpowered and unreliable, one of the great engine fiascos of the era. On the J40, early F3H-1N Demons suffered repeated flame-outs and accidents; roughly six aircraft and four pilots were lost and the type was grounded, with the entire first production batch effectively written off. The programme survived only by re-engining with Pratt-era rival Allison\u2019s J71 \u2014 a rescue that cost time, money and a black eye for Navy procurement.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<details class=\"deep\">\n<summary><span class=\"no\">03<\/span><span class=\"t\">The F3H Demon\u2019s legacy: how it fathered the F-4 Phantom II<\/span><\/summary>\n<div class=\"a\">\n<p>The Demon\u2019s greatest achievement was not what it did but what it led to. McDonnell used everything it learned building an all-weather, missile-armed carrier interceptor to design its successor. The <strong>F-4 Phantom II<\/strong> began life as an advanced development of the Demon \u2014 the aircraft the Demon \u201cwanted to be\u201d but could not, held back by a single engine and limited power. Where the Demon had one J71 and was firmly subsonic, the Phantom used two mighty General Electric J79s for reliability and Mach-2 speed. In a real sense the Phantom is a twin-engined, supercharged Demon \u2014 and it became the defining Western fighter of the Cold War.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<hr class=\"divider\">\n<section>\n<div class=\"wrap\">\n<div class=\"kicker\">Technical Data<\/div>\n<h2>Full specifications<\/h2>\n<p style=\"max-width:70ch;margin:-6px 0 22px;color:#5a6472\">Figures are for the production F3H-2 (redesignated F-3B in 1962) with the Allison J71 engine. Sources differ slightly on a few values \u2014 these are the most commonly cited; contested figures are flagged.<\/p>\n<div class=\"specgrid\">\n<div class=\"spectable\">\n<h4>Airframe &amp; Performance<\/h4>\n<dl>\n<dt>Crew<\/dt>\n<dd>1<\/dd>\n<dt>Length<\/dt>\n<dd>~17.96 m (58 ft 11 in)<\/dd>\n<dt>Wingspan<\/dt>\n<dd>~10.77 m (35 ft 4 in)<\/dd>\n<dt>Height<\/dt>\n<dd>~4.45 m (14 ft 7 in)<\/dd>\n<dt>Wing sweep<\/dt>\n<dd>35\u00b0<\/dd>\n<dt>Empty weight<\/dt>\n<dd>~10,040 kg (22,133 lb)<\/dd>\n<dt>Max takeoff weight<\/dt>\n<dd>~15,377 kg (33,900 lb)<\/dd>\n<dt>Max speed<\/dt>\n<dd>~Mach 0.95 \u00b7 ~716 mph (1,152 km\/h)<\/dd>\n<dt>Service ceiling<\/dt>\n<dd>~13,000 m (~42,000 ft; some sources ~35,000 ft)<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"spectable\">\n<h4>Propulsion, Armament &amp; Cost<\/h4>\n<dl>\n<dt>Engine<\/dt>\n<dd>1 \u00d7 Allison J71-A-2 turbojet<\/dd>\n<dt>Thrust<\/dt>\n<dd>~14,400 lb (~64 kN) with afterburner<\/dd>\n<dt>Armament<\/dt>\n<dd>4 \u00d7 20 mm cannon + AIM-7 Sparrow \/ AIM-9 Sidewinder<\/dd>\n<dt>Range<\/dt>\n<dd>~1,900 km (~1,180 mi)<\/dd>\n<dt>First flight<\/dt>\n<dd>7 August 1951 (XF3H-1)<\/dd>\n<dt>Number built<\/dt>\n<dd>519<\/dd>\n<dt>Unit cost<\/dt>\n<dd>Not reliably documented<\/dd>\n<dt>Cost per flight hour<\/dt>\n<dd>No reliable public figure<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"deepset\">\n<details class=\"deep\">\n<summary><span class=\"no\">04<\/span><span class=\"t\">The F3H Demon\u2019s operating costs: why no reliable figure exists<\/span><\/summary>\n<div class=\"a\">\n<p>The Demon was a mid-1950s US Navy programme retired in 1964, long before the era of published life-cycle cost data, and no consistent period flyaway unit price appears in the open record. Any precise dollar figure attached to the type today should be treated as an estimate rather than a sourced number. There is likewise <strong>no reliable cost-per-flight-hour figure<\/strong> for the F3H in open sources \u2014 unsurprising for an aircraft that left service more than sixty years ago.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<hr class=\"divider\">\n<section>\n<div class=\"wrap\">\n<div class=\"kicker\">Timeline<\/div>\n<h2>From great hope to Phantom\u2019s father<\/h2>\n<div class=\"tl\">\n<div class=\"tl-item\">\n<div class=\"yr\">1949<\/div>\n<h3>Requirement issued<\/h3>\n<p>The US Navy asks McDonnell for a swept-wing carrier interceptor to succeed the straight-winged F2H Banshee.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tl-item\">\n<div class=\"yr\">1951<\/div>\n<h3>First flight<\/h3>\n<p>The XF3H-1 prototype flies on 7 August with test pilot Robert Edholm, built around the Westinghouse J40 engine.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tl-item\">\n<div class=\"yr\">1952\u201355<\/div>\n<h3>The J40 disaster<\/h3>\n<p>Early F3H-1N Demons crash repeatedly on the failing J40; roughly six aircraft and four pilots are lost and the type is grounded.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tl-item\">\n<div class=\"yr\">1954<\/div>\n<h3>Re-engined with the J71<\/h3>\n<p>McDonnell reworks the airframe around the Allison J71; the first J71-powered Demon flies, saving the programme.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tl-item\">\n<div class=\"yr\">1956<\/div>\n<h3>Enters service<\/h3>\n<p>The F3H-2 joins the fleet in March, first with squadron VF-14, as the Navy\u2019s all-weather carrier interceptor.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tl-item\">\n<div class=\"yr\">1958<\/div>\n<h3>The missile interceptor<\/h3>\n<p>The F3H-2M carries the radar-guided Sparrow, making the Demon one of the Navy\u2019s first missile-armed all-weather fighters.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tl-item\">\n<div class=\"yr\">1962<\/div>\n<h3>Redesignated F-3<\/h3>\n<p>Under the new tri-service system the F3H-2 becomes the F-3B; the type is already being overtaken by faster jets.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tl-item\">\n<div class=\"yr\">1964<\/div>\n<h3>Retirement<\/h3>\n<p>The last squadron, VF-161, trades its Demons for F-4 Phantom IIs in September \u2014 the successor the Demon had sired.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<hr class=\"divider\">\n<section>\n<div class=\"wrap\">\n<div class=\"kicker\">Stories &amp; Eyewitnesses<\/div>\n<h2>Twelve Demon stories<\/h2>\n<div class=\"car\"><button class=\"cbtn p\" onclick=\"document.getElementById('stcar').scrollBy({left:-712,behavior:'smooth'})\">\u2039<\/button><button class=\"cbtn n\" onclick=\"document.getElementById('stcar').scrollBy({left:712,behavior:'smooth'})\">\u203a<\/button><\/p>\n<div class=\"track\" id=\"stcar\">\n<div class=\"mscard\">\n<div class=\"tag\">Origins<\/div>\n<h4>The Banshee\u2019s swept-wing successor<\/h4>\n<p>McDonnell built the Demon to replace its own straight-winged F2H Banshee.<\/p>\n<details>\n<summary>Read the full story<\/summary>\n<div class=\"full\">By 1949 the US Navy could see that straight-winged jets like McDonnell\u2019s F2H Banshee were being left behind by swept-wing designs. It turned to the same St Louis firm for a faster, swept-wing carrier interceptor, and the answer was the F3H Demon \u2014 a clean, single-engine fighter with a 35-degree swept wing. It was McDonnell\u2019s bid to stay the Navy\u2019s fighter house, and although the Demon itself had a rocky career, that bet paid off spectacularly with its successor.<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mscard\">\n<div class=\"tag\">Engineering<\/div>\n<h4>The engine that never showed up<\/h4>\n<p>The Demon was built around the Westinghouse J40 \u2014 which failed.<\/p>\n<details>\n<summary>Read the full story<\/summary>\n<div class=\"full\">The Demon was designed around the Westinghouse J40, an engine the Navy expected to power a whole generation of aircraft. It proved chronically underpowered and unreliable, one of the great engine fiascos of the era. The failure crippled not just the Demon but several contemporary programmes. The airframe was sound; it was the powerplant chosen for it that nearly killed the aircraft before it could prove itself.<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mscard\">\n<div class=\"tag\">Danger<\/div>\n<h4>Six aircraft, four pilots<\/h4>\n<p>The J40-powered F3H-1N Demons crashed so often the type was grounded.<\/p>\n<details>\n<summary>Read the full story<\/summary>\n<div class=\"full\">The early F3H-1N Demons that flew on the J40 suffered a grim run of accidents: of about thirty-five airframes, eight were wrecked in major crashes, with roughly six aircraft and four pilots lost. The Demon was grounded, and the entire first production batch was effectively written off. For a while the aircraft\u2019s name felt earned in the worst way \u2014 a genuine death-trap until it was re-engined.<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mscard\">\n<div class=\"tag\">Rescue<\/div>\n<h4>A new heart for the Demon<\/h4>\n<p>Re-engining with the Allison J71 turned a failure into a fleet fighter.<\/p>\n<details>\n<summary>Read the full story<\/summary>\n<div class=\"full\">What saved the Demon was surgery. McDonnell reworked the airframe around the Allison J71, which delivered around 14,400 lb of thrust with afterburner \u2014 roughly 3,000 lb more than the J40 ever managed. The change meant a longer fuselage and larger intakes, but it worked. The re-engined F3H-2 reached the fleet in 1956 and finally gave the Navy the all-weather interceptor it had wanted seven years earlier.<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mscard\">\n<div class=\"tag\">Armament<\/div>\n<h4>A fighter built for missiles<\/h4>\n<p>The Demon was among the first US Navy fighters designed to fight with guided missiles.<\/p>\n<details>\n<summary>Read the full story<\/summary>\n<div class=\"full\">The F3H-2 arrived just as air combat was shifting from guns to guided missiles, and the Demon was built for the new world. The F3H-2M variant carried the radar-guided AAM-N-2 Sparrow, and the type also fired the AIM-9 Sidewinder, backed up by four 20 mm cannon. It was one of the Navy\u2019s first genuinely missile-armed all-weather interceptors \u2014 a doctrine its descendant, the Phantom, would take to its logical conclusion.<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mscard\">\n<div class=\"tag\">Legacy<\/div>\n<h4>The father of the Phantom<\/h4>\n<p>The F-4 Phantom II began as an advanced development of the Demon.<\/p>\n<details>\n<summary>Read the full story<\/summary>\n<div class=\"full\">The Demon\u2019s single greatest contribution to history was its successor. McDonnell took everything it learned building a missile-armed, all-weather carrier interceptor and applied it to a bigger, twin-engined design. That aircraft became the F-4 Phantom II \u2014 the defining Western fighter of the Cold War, built in thousands and flown by a dozen air arms. The Phantom is, in a real sense, the Demon reimagined with two engines and Mach-2 power.<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mscard\">\n<div class=\"tag\">Nickname<\/div>\n<h4>Just \u201cthe Demon\u201d<\/h4>\n<p>Unlike many Navy jets, the F3H wore its official name without irony.<\/p>\n<details>\n<summary>Read the full story<\/summary>\n<div class=\"full\">Where the F4D Skyray was universally the \u201cFord\u201d and other jets earned mocking nicknames, the F3H was known simply as the Demon \u2014 a rare case of a Navy fighter\u2019s official name sticking as its everyday one. After the J40 years, some crews felt the name had darker connotations than McDonnell intended, but the aircraft that reached the fleet on the J71 was a respectable, if unspectacular, interceptor.<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mscard\">\n<div class=\"tag\">Service<\/div>\n<h4>The all-weather watch<\/h4>\n<p>The Demon stood carrier air-defence alert through the tense late 1950s.<\/p>\n<details>\n<summary>Read the full story<\/summary>\n<div class=\"full\">Once in service the Demon became the Navy\u2019s standard carrier-based all-weather interceptor, flying from decks including USS Forrestal, Saratoga, Ranger and Coral Sea with more than twenty squadrons. Its job was to launch on alert and meet incoming raiders in any weather, day or night, guided by its radar to a missile shot. It shared the fleet-defence task with day fighters like the F-8 Crusader and F11F Tiger.<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mscard\">\n<div class=\"tag\">Design<\/div>\n<h4>One engine, one risk<\/h4>\n<p>The Demon\u2019s single-engine layout made every flame-out a crisis.<\/p>\n<details>\n<summary>Read the full story<\/summary>\n<div class=\"full\">Unlike the twin-engined Banshee before it or the Phantom after it, the Demon relied on a single engine. Over water, at night, off a pitching carrier deck, that left no redundancy \u2014 an engine failure was an immediate emergency. Combined with the J40\u2019s early unreliability, the single-engine layout is a big part of why the Demon\u2019s reputation suffered, and part of why McDonnell went twin-engined for the Phantom.<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mscard\">\n<div class=\"tag\">Handling<\/div>\n<h4>Subsonic but capable<\/h4>\n<p>The Demon never went supersonic in level flight, but it was a solid gun-and-missile platform.<\/p>\n<details>\n<summary>Read the full story<\/summary>\n<div class=\"full\">For all its troubles, the J71-powered Demon was a capable aircraft within its limits. It was firmly subsonic \u2014 around Mach 0.95 flat out \u2014 and could not chase the supersonic threats that were emerging, which is why its front-line life was short. But as a stable, radar-equipped, missile-armed interceptor it did its job, and pilots who flew it after the J40 nightmare found it a far more trustworthy machine.<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mscard\">\n<div class=\"tag\">Numbers<\/div>\n<h4>More than five hundred built<\/h4>\n<p>Despite its rocky start, 519 Demons were produced.<\/p>\n<details>\n<summary>Read the full story<\/summary>\n<div class=\"full\">After the near-death of the programme, the re-engined Demon was built in real numbers \u2014 519 aircraft across the F3H-2, F3H-2N night-fighter and F3H-2M missile variants. That the Navy bought so many of an aircraft that had begun as a fiasco is a measure of how badly it needed an all-weather carrier interceptor, and how well the J71 rescue worked once the engine problem was solved.<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mscard\">\n<div class=\"tag\">Preservation<\/div>\n<h4>Where the Demons rest<\/h4>\n<p>Only a handful of Demons survive, in US museums.<\/p>\n<details>\n<summary>Read the full story<\/summary>\n<div class=\"full\">With no airworthy examples left, the Demon survives in a small number of museums. Preserved F3H airframes can be seen at the Intrepid Sea, Air &amp; Space Museum in New York and the National Naval Aviation Museum in Pensacola, Florida, among a few others. There are said to be only around three complete Demons left \u2014 a modest memorial to an aircraft whose true monument is the Phantom.<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<hr class=\"divider\">\n<section>\n<div class=\"wrap\">\n<div class=\"kicker\">Gallery<\/div>\n<h2>The Demon in pictures<\/h2>\n<div class=\"car\"><button class=\"cbtn p\" onclick=\"document.getElementById('gal').scrollBy({left:-660,behavior:'smooth'})\">\u2039<\/button><button class=\"cbtn n\" onclick=\"document.getElementById('gal').scrollBy({left:660,behavior:'smooth'})\">\u203a<\/button><\/p>\n<div class=\"track gal\" id=\"gal\">\n<figure data-full=\"https:\/\/ml5psubhxdln.i.optimole.com\/cb:78--.b845\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:96\/f:best\/https:\/\/migflug.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/mcdonnell-f3h-demon-vf141-in-flight-1960.jpg\"><img data-opt-id=659390667  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/ml5psubhxdln.i.optimole.com\/cb:78--.b845\/w:768\/h:555\/q:96\/f:best\/https:\/\/migflug.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/mcdonnell-f3h-demon-vf141-in-flight-1960.jpg\"  class=\"ph\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20768%20555%22%20width%3D%22768%22%20height%3D%22555%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%22768%22%20height%3D%22555%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"A McDonnell F3H-2 Demon of squadron VF-141 in flight, 1960  the Navys swept-wing all-weather interceptor.\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"><figcaption>A McDonnell F3H-2 Demon of squadron VF-141 in flight, 1960 \u2014 the Navy\u2019s swept-wing all-weather interceptor.<span>Photo: U.S. Navy \u00b7 Public domain<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure data-full=\"https:\/\/ml5psubhxdln.i.optimole.com\/cb:78--.b845\/w:1024\/h:743\/q:96\/f:best\/https:\/\/migflug.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/f3h-demon-aim-9b-sidewinder-launch-1958.jpg\"><img data-opt-id=566479456  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/ml5psubhxdln.i.optimole.com\/cb:78--.b845\/w:768\/h:557\/q:96\/f:best\/https:\/\/migflug.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/f3h-demon-aim-9b-sidewinder-launch-1958.jpg\"  class=\"ph\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20768%20557%22%20width%3D%22768%22%20height%3D%22557%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%22768%22%20height%3D%22557%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"An F3H Demon firing an AIM-9B Sidewinder in 1958  the Demon was built to fight with guided missiles.\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"><figcaption>An F3H Demon firing an AIM-9B Sidewinder in 1958 \u2014 the Demon was built to fight with guided missiles.<span>Photo: U.S. Navy \u00b7 Public domain<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure data-full=\"https:\/\/ml5psubhxdln.i.optimole.com\/cb:78--.b845\/w:1536\/h:1032\/q:96\/f:best\/https:\/\/migflug.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/f3h-2-demon-vx4-uss-midway-1957.jpg\"><img data-opt-id=1617653037  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/ml5psubhxdln.i.optimole.com\/cb:78--.b845\/w:768\/h:516\/q:96\/f:best\/https:\/\/migflug.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/f3h-2-demon-vx4-uss-midway-1957.jpg\"  class=\"ph\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20768%20516%22%20width%3D%22768%22%20height%3D%22516%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%22768%22%20height%3D%22516%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"An F3H-2 Demon of test squadron VX-4 aboard USS Midway, 1957  carrier work was the types whole purpose.\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"><figcaption>An F3H-2 Demon of test squadron VX-4 aboard USS Midway, 1957 \u2014 carrier work was the type\u2019s whole purpose.<span>Photo: U.S. Navy \u00b7 Public domain<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure data-full=\"https:\/\/ml5psubhxdln.i.optimole.com\/cb:78--.b845\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:96\/f:best\/https:\/\/migflug.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/f3h-2-demon-vf64-formation-1958.jpg\"><img data-opt-id=1221368965  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/ml5psubhxdln.i.optimole.com\/cb:78--.b845\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:96\/f:best\/https:\/\/migflug.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/f3h-2-demon-vf64-formation-1958.jpg\"  class=\"ph\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20100%%20100%%22%20width%3D%22100%%22%20height%3D%22100%%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%22100%%22%20height%3D%22100%%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"F3H-2 Demons of squadron VF-64 in formation, 1958  the 35-degree swept wing and single tail up close.\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"><figcaption>F3H-2 Demons of squadron VF-64 in formation, 1958 \u2014 the 35-degree swept wing and single tail up close.<span>Photo: U.S. Navy \u00b7 Public domain<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure data-full=\"https:\/\/ml5psubhxdln.i.optimole.com\/cb:78--.b845\/w:582\/h:1080\/q:96\/f:best\/https:\/\/migflug.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/mcdonnell-f3h-2m-demon-sparrow-variant.jpg\"><img data-opt-id=2144327429  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/ml5psubhxdln.i.optimole.com\/cb:78--.b845\/w:582\/h:1080\/q:96\/f:best\/https:\/\/migflug.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/mcdonnell-f3h-2m-demon-sparrow-variant.jpg\"  class=\"ph\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20768%201423%22%20width%3D%22768%22%20height%3D%221423%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%22768%22%20height%3D%221423%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"An F3H-2M Demon, the dedicated Sparrow missile-armed variant that made it a true all-weather interceptor.\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"><figcaption>An F3H-2M Demon, the dedicated Sparrow missile-armed variant that made it a true all-weather interceptor.<span>Photo: U.S. Navy \u00b7 Public domain<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure data-full=\"https:\/\/ml5psubhxdln.i.optimole.com\/cb:78--.b845\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:96\/f:best\/https:\/\/migflug.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/f3h-demon-landing-uss-bon-homme-richard.jpg\"><img data-opt-id=1672990226  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/ml5psubhxdln.i.optimole.com\/cb:78--.b845\/w:768\/h:360\/q:96\/f:best\/https:\/\/migflug.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/f3h-demon-landing-uss-bon-homme-richard.jpg\"  class=\"ph\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20768%20360%22%20width%3D%22768%22%20height%3D%22360%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%22768%22%20height%3D%22360%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"A Demon recovering aboard USS Bon Homme Richard in the mid-1950s  single-engine landings left no margin.\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"><figcaption>A Demon recovering aboard USS Bon Homme Richard in the mid-1950s \u2014 single-engine landings left no margin.<span>Photo: U.S. Navy \u00b7 Public domain<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<hr class=\"divider\">\n<section>\n<div class=\"wrap\">\n<div class=\"kicker\">Watch<\/div>\n<h2>The Demon in motion<\/h2>\n<p style=\"max-width:70ch;color:#5a6472\">A curated video feature for the McDonnell F3H Demon is <strong>coming soon<\/strong>. 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It was built to intercept high-altitude bombers and stood carrier air-defence alert through the tense late 1950s and early 1960s, but the war it was designed for never came, and it was retired before Vietnam. Its legacy is not written in kills but in doctrine \u2014 the missile-armed, all-weather interception it pioneered \u2014 and in the aircraft it fathered, the F-4 Phantom II.<\/p>\n<div class=\"combat\">\n<div class=\"cstat\"><b>519<\/b><span>Demons built for the US Navy<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"cstat\"><b>0<\/b><span>Confirmed air-to-air kills<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"cstat\"><b>F-4<\/b><span>The Phantom II it directly sired<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Compare the <a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/fighter-jet-combat-statistics\/\">combat record of every military aircraft<\/a>. Figures as of July 2026.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<hr class=\"divider\">\n<section id=\"faq\">\n<div class=\"wrap\">\n<div class=\"kicker\">Questions &amp; Answers<\/div>\n<h2>Everything people ask about the F3H Demon<\/h2>\n<div class=\"qa\">\n<details open=\"\">\n<summary>Can I fly in an F3H Demon?<\/summary>\n<div class=\"a\">No \u2014 the McDonnell F3H \/ F-3 Demon was retired in 1964 and survives only as a static museum exhibit. There are no airworthy examples anywhere in the world, and the single-seat Demon had no passenger variant, so no flights are possible. You <b>can<\/b>, however, fly in several genuine military jets today \u2014 see <a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/flights-prices\/\">migflug.com\/flights-prices\/<\/a>.<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<details>\n<summary>Why did the F3H Demon have such a bad reputation?<\/summary>\n<div class=\"a\">Because of its engine. The Demon was designed around the Westinghouse J40, which failed badly \u2014 the early J40-powered F3H-1N aircraft crashed repeatedly, killing four pilots and leading to a grounding. Re-engining with the Allison J71 fixed the problem, but the type\u2019s early years left a lasting mark.<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<details>\n<summary>Is the F3H Demon related to the F-4 Phantom II?<\/summary>\n<div class=\"a\">Yes \u2014 directly. The F-4 Phantom II was conceived by McDonnell as an advanced development of the Demon. The Phantom took the Demon\u2019s all-weather, missile-armed carrier-interceptor concept and scaled it up with two engines and Mach-2 speed, becoming the defining Western fighter of the Cold War.<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<details>\n<summary>Was the F3H Demon supersonic?<\/summary>\n<div class=\"a\">No. Even with the Allison J71, the Demon was firmly subsonic \u2014 roughly Mach 0.95 flat out. Its lack of supersonic speed, combined with a single engine, is why its front-line career was short and it was overtaken quickly by faster jets.<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<details>\n<summary>What weapons did the F3H Demon carry?<\/summary>\n<div class=\"a\">Four 20 mm cannon plus guided missiles \u2014 the radar-guided AIM-7 Sparrow (as the AAM-N-2, on the F3H-2M) and the AIM-9 Sidewinder. It was one of the first US Navy fighters built to fight primarily with missiles.<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<details>\n<summary>Where can I see an F3H Demon today?<\/summary>\n<div class=\"a\">Only a few Demons survive. Preserved examples are on display at the Intrepid Sea, Air &amp; Space Museum in New York and the National Naval Aviation Museum in Pensacola, Florida, among a small handful of others. None are airworthy.<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<div class=\"ad\">\n<div class=\"adin\">\n<div class=\"kicker\">The part of the collection you can touch<\/div>\n<h2>You can\u2019t fly the Demon.<br \/>These, you can.<\/h2>\n<p class=\"adp\">Some legends only live in museums \u2014 others are fuelled and waiting. 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alt=\"Lockheed F-104 Starfighter side profile\" loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"async\"><\/span><b>Fly the F-104 Starfighter<\/b><span>\u201cThe missile with a man in it\u201d<\/span><\/a><a class=\"flycard\" href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/mig-21-launch\/\"><span class=\"fico\"><img data-opt-id=791639987  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alt=\"Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 side profile\" loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"async\"><\/span><b>Fly the MiG-21<\/b><span>The Cold War\u2019s most-produced jet<\/span><\/a><a class=\"flycard\" href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/flights-prices\/t-33-in-canada\/\"><span class=\"fico\"><img data-opt-id=791639987  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alt=\"Lockheed T-33 Shooting Star side profile\" loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"async\"><\/span><b>Fly the T-33 Shooting Star<\/b><span>America\u2019s first jet trainer<\/span><\/a><a class=\"flycard\" href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/flights-prices\/vampire-flight-near-london\/\"><span class=\"fico\"><img data-opt-id=791639987  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alt=\"de Havilland Vampire side profile\" loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"async\"><\/span><b>Fly the DH Vampire<\/b><span>A piece of early jet history<\/span><\/a><a class=\"flycard\" href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/flights-prices\/s-211-jet-flight-munich\/\"><span class=\"fico\"><img data-opt-id=791639987  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alt=\"SIAI-Marchetti S.211 side profile\" loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"async\"><\/span><b>Fly the S.211<\/b><span>Agile Italian jet trainer<\/span><\/a><a class=\"flycard\" href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/flights-prices\/l-39-mb-326-jet-provost-in-italy\/\"><span class=\"fico\"><img data-opt-id=791639987  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alt=\"Aermacchi MB-326 side profile\" loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"async\"><\/span><b>Fly the MB-326<\/b><span>The classic Aermacchi jet<\/span><\/a><a class=\"flycard\" href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/flights-prices\/mig-15-fagot-czech-republic\/\"><span class=\"fico\"><img data-opt-id=791639987  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Crusader<\/span><span class=\"rp\">The supersonic Vought day fighter that flew alongside the Demon on carrier decks \u2014 faster, and the last of the gunfighters.<\/span><span class=\"go\">Read the F-8 story<\/span><\/a><a class=\"rel\" href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/f9f-panther\/\"><span class=\"rk\">The Forebear<\/span><span class=\"rh\">F9F Panther<\/span><span class=\"rp\">Grumman\u2019s straight-wing carrier jet from the generation just before the Demon \u2014 the Navy\u2019s Korean-War workhorse.<\/span><span class=\"go\">Read the Panther story<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<hr class=\"divider\">\n<section style=\"padding:48px 0 64px\">\n<div class=\"wrap\">\n<div class=\"kicker\">Sources &amp; Further Reading<\/div>\n<h2>Every fact, checked<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"srclist\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/navalaviationmuseum.org\/aircraft\/f3h-demon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">National Naval Aviation Museum \u2014 F3H Demon<\/a><span>Official Navy museum page: role, engine problems, production and the F-4 Phantom lineage.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/vintageaviationnews.com\/warbird-articles\/boneyard-files\/mcdonnell-f-3b-demon.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vintage Aviation News \u2014 The Forgotten Ancestor of the Phantom<\/a><span>Detailed account of the J40 losses, the J71 rescue, armament and Phantom connection.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pimaair.org\/museum-aircraft\/mcdonnell-f3h-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pima Air &amp; Space Museum \u2014 McDonnell F3H-2<\/a><span>Museum specification sheet and service summary for the production Demon.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thearmorylife.com\/mcdonnell-f3h-demon-fighter-aircraft\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Armory Life \u2014 F3H Demon<\/a><span>Narrative on the J40 fiasco, the 35-degree wing, the J71 switch and Sparrow armament.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.warhistoryonline.com\/aircraft\/mcdonnell-f3h-demon.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">War History Online \u2014 Doomed Before It Entered Service<\/a><span>Feature on the Demon\u2019s troubled development and the engine that nearly killed it.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.joebaugher.com\/navy_fighters\/f3h.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Joe Baugher \u2014 McDonnell F3H Demon<\/a><span>Detailed reference for variants, specifications, engine types and service dates.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.militaryfactory.com\/aircraft\/detail.php?aircraft_id=364\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Military Factory \u2014 McDonnell F3H Demon<\/a><span>Cross-checked specification tables and production breakdown.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hmdb.org\/m.asp?m=209948\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Historical Marker Database \u2014 F3H-2N Demon<\/a><span>Concise service and armament summary from a museum historical marker.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<div id=\"galfix71\" data-js=\"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\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/div>\n<p><script>(function(){var el=document.getElementById(\"galfix71\");var js=decodeURIComponent(escape(atob(el.getAttribute(\"data-js\"))));var 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