This Banshee was manufactured in 1953 by McDonnell Aircraft Corporation in St. Louis, Missouri. The Royal Canadian Navy acquired the aircraft in August 1957. From 1975 to 1986, the aircraft was restored by No. 400 Air Reserve Squadron, with assistance from No. 411 Squadron at Downsview, Ontario.
McDonnell F2H-3
Banshee
The Banshee replaced the Royal Canadian Navy’s Hawker Sea Fury as the RCN’s first and only jet fighter. The RCN acquired 39 Banshees from 1955 to 1958. The Banshee was the RCN’s last fighter and was not replaced when retired in 1962.