American experimental XB-38 bomber at the airport

American experimental XB-38 bomber at the airport

Dec 21, 2018 #US Army
XB-38 bomber

 

American experimental XB-38 bomber, the variant of the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress with engines with liquid cooling Allison V-1710-89.
The XB-38 was designed in case the air-cooled Wright R-1820 engines that are normal for the B-17 are in short supply. This is the only built prototype ofXB-38, which crashed during its ninth flight on June 16, 1943.

 

Source of XB-38 bomber photo information:

  1. en.wikipedia.org

 

 

Location: USA
Date: 1943

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