McDonnell F2H-2 Banshee - Part Two

The F2H-2 served in the Korean War with the United States Navy Task Force 77 and with the Unites States Marine Corps.
Thanks to its good performance at high altittude, it proved to be a good escort fighter for the United States Air Force bombers.
From mid 1950, however, due to various factors, the Banshee was exposuring to enemy fighters very easily, especially when the swept-wing Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 was introduced in November 1950 which redeemed straight wing fighters obsolete. Therefore, the aerial combat was left for the better North-American F-86 Sabre, limiting this way the Banshees to operate behind enemy lines out of enemy fighter's reach. During the Korean war the Banshees didn't score any aerial victory and didn't suffer any aerial losses, but three Banshees were lost to anti-air fire.

Sources:
1. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McDonnell_F2H_Banshee
2. Salamander Books - The Complete Book of Fighters