Tuhia he tomokanga mo tenei whitianga - Ko te Ryan FR Fireball he rererangi pakanga-a-Amerika (piston me te jet-powered) i hangaia e Ryan Aeronautical mo te United States Navy i te Pakanga Tuarua o te Ao. Ko te waka rererangi tuatahi o te Navy me te miihini jet. E 66 anake ngā waka rererangi i hangaia i mua i te hekenga o Hapani
I te marama o Akuhata 1945. I whakawhiwhia e te FR-1 Fireball tetahi roopu kotahi i mua i te mutunga o te pakanga, engari kaore i kite i te pakanga. I te mutunga ka kitea te rererangi kaore i te kaha o te hanganga e hiahiatia ana mo nga mahi i runga i nga kaipuke rererangi, a ka tangohia i waenganui o te 1947.