F3H Demon Driver Patch – Sew On, 3

Aviators and Collectors! Enjoy this beautifully embroidered F3H Demon Driver Patch.  You’ll love the quality of this patch and will be able to display it proudly.

• • 3 inch
  • Embroidered/ Sew On
  • US Naval Aviator Owned Business
  • Reproduction

The McDonnell F3H Demon is a subsonic swept-wing United States Navy carrier-based jet fighter aircraft. The successor to the F2H Banshee, the Demon was originally designed to use the  J40 engine, but had to be redesigned to accept the Allison J71 after the J40 suffered severe problems and was ultimately abandoned.[1][2] Though it lacked sufficient power for supersonic performance and sufficient endurance for its intended general-purpose role, it complemented day fighters such as the Vought F8U Crusader and Grumman F11F Tiger as an all-weather, missile-armed interceptor[3][4] until 1964.

The Demon was withdrawn before it could serve in the Vietnam War; both it and the Crusader were replaced on Forrestal-class and similar supercarriers by the McDonnell Douglas F-4  which was more capable against ground, fighter, and bomber targets, and bears a strong family resemblance, as it was conceived as an advanced development of the Demon. The supersonic United States Air Force F-101 Voodoo was similar in layout, but was derived from the earlier XF-88 Voodoo, which also influenced the Demon’s layout.