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The YB-40s were sent to Technical Service Command at the Abbots Ripton 2nd Strategic Air Depot for modifications. 15 June 1943 – four YB-40s were dispatched from Alconbury in a raid on Le Mans after completion of additional modifications. 22 June 1943 – attack on the I.G. Farben synthetic rubber plant at Hüls. The plant, representing a ...
The Northrop YB-49 was an American prototype jet-powered heavy bomber developed by Northrop Corporation shortly after World War II for service with the United States Air Force. [1] The YB-49 featured a flying wing design and was a turbojet-powered development of the earlier, piston-engined Northrop XB-35 and YB-35. The two YB-49s built were ...
The first YB-60 prototype's crew numbered five; the second prototype's numbered nine, as it did in the planned production B-60s. Production B-60s were to have defensive armament similar to those of the B-36. [3] The Convair YB-60, bearing serial number 49-2676, conducted its inaugural flight on April 18, 1952, under the command of Beryl Erickson.
The Air Force changed the program to full weapon development and awarded a contract for an XB-70 prototype and 11 YB-70s in August 1960. [49] [52] In November 1960, the B-70 program received a $265 million (equivalent to $2.7 billion today) appropriation from Congress for FY 1961.
The B-35 was the brainchild of Jack Northrop, who made the flying wing the focus of his work during the 1930s.In 1941 before the USA entered World War II, Northrop and Consolidated Vultee Corporation had been commissioned to develop a large wing-only, long-range bomber designated XB-35 and XB-36.
Built as a YB-58A, later redesignated B-58A. This aircraft sits derelict as a photo target on Edwards AFB's photo range. [88] 55-0666 – Built as a YB-58A, later redesignated B-58A. Under restoration at Castle Air Museum at the former Castle Air Force Base in Atwater, California. Formerly on display at Octave Chanute Aerospace Museum, Rantoul ...
The production version of the YB-12 with provision for a 365 US gal (1,380 L) fuel tank in the bomb bay, giving the B-12A a combat range of 1,240 mi (2,000 km), 25 built, 23 still in service in April 1940. [7] YB-13 Re-engined version of the YB-10 powered by two 700 hp (520 kW) Pratt & Whitney R-1860-17 Hornet B radial engines. Ten were on ...
The plans call for 1) the removal of 23,000 US troops at the summer end of 2012, i.e. at the end of September 2012; [51] 2) Afghan security forces to take the lead in combat operations by the end of 2013 while ISAF forces train, advise and assist the Afghans and fight alongside them when needed; and 3) the complete removal of all U.S. troops by ...