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The McDonnell FH-1 (ex-FD-1) was first flown on October 28, 1946, and subsequently delivered to VF-17A, whose pilots became the first regular shipboard fighter squadron in the world after completing their carrier qualifications aboard USS Saipan (CVL-48)
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