North American began work on an uprated version of the Fury with a Wright J65-W-2 Sapphire engine, with the company designation of "NA-194" and Navy designation of "FJ-3". A contract for 389 FJ-3s was awarded to NAA in April 1952. The first production FJ-3 was completed in December 1953. The type was enthusiastically accepted by the Navy. Service deliveries of the FJ-3 began in 1954. An additional contract was placed that year, bringing the total of FJH-3s delivered to 538 before the end of 1956. The type equipped 12 Navy squadrons.
FSX / P3Dv3 P3Dv4 mdl by A.F.Scrub
