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The Boeing XF8B (Model 400) was a single-engine aircraft developed by Boeing during World War II to provide the United States Navy with a long-range shipboard fighter aircraft. The XF8B was intended for operation against the Japanese home islands from aircraft carriers outside the range of Japanese land-based aircraft.
The second Consolidated B-32-35-CF Dominator (42-108578) lost an engine, had its upper turret knocked out of action, and lost partial-rudder control. Both bombers landed at Yontan Airfield a little after 6 pm, surviving the last air combat of the Pacific War. The following day, propellers were removed from the Japanese aircraft as part of the ...
Boeing 400 XF8B; Boeing 401 two-seat helicopter project; Boeing 404 six-engine pusher flying-wing bomber; Boeing 417 post World War II feeder liner design, never built [30] Boeing 424 pre-B-47 project: a B-29 with two turbojets in nacelles placed above (1943-44) Boeing 431-16 high-wing transport project with two Pratt & Whitney Double Wasp engines
The left wing tip of Flight 11 from All Nippon Airways, a Japanese airline, struck the rear of Delta Air Lines Flight 2122 on Sunday around 6:30 p.m. Central Time, FAA spokesperson Tony Molinaro said.
Boeing PB Flying Fortress - Heavy bomber; Boeing 314 Clipper - Impressed flying boat transport; Boeing XF8B - Prototype carrier-based fighter-bomber; Boeing XPBB Sea Ranger - Flying boat/patrol bomber; Brewster F2A Buffalo - Carrier-based fighter; Brewster SBA/Naval Aircraft Factory SBN - Carrier-based scout bomber/trainer
The United States Air Force and Navy were both seeking new aircraft when Robert McNamara was appointed U.S. Secretary of Defense in January 1961. [1] The aircraft sought by the two armed services shared the need to carry heavy armament and fuel loads, feature high supersonic speed, twin engines and two seats, and probably use variable geometry wings. [2]
This list does not aim to include attack aircraft primarily intended for different roles, where they have some secondary air-to-air capability. These are included in separate lists of ground attack aircraft , bombers and trainers , but there are bound to be some overlap in roles and designs.
September 17 – 2 North American T-6 Texan aircraft collided mid-air on the last day of the final Reno Air Races, killing both pilots. [13] The accident occurred after the conclusion of the race as the planes were coming in to land, after placing first and second in their race. [ 14 ]