Designed in the late 1940's as an experimental venture in mixed propulsion aircraft, the XF1-1 Phoenix serves its purpose as a fearsome shipboard fighter-bomber. It is equipped with a number of high calibre M2 Browning machine guns, and carries enough torpedoes to potentially decimate an entire fleet in small numbers while proceeding at blistering speeds for the time.

Recently uncovered documents suggest that this aircraft was designed in mid 1947, and that plans to press it into service in limited numbers were underway by 1948 after extensive testing. As the 1950's approached, it is unknown whether or not this aircraft saw combat in any numbers, or if it was formally accepted into United States Air Force use, but some veterans swear they'd seen this fire-breathing beast up close and personal, and that even today, it could shatter a fleet.