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brad kaste
March 6th, 2010, 05:22
Who can identify this aircraft?
Hint: Even though it out preformed the Douglas XB-18 'Bolo', this
aircraft lost out to it in being manufactured.

http://i546.photobucket.com/albums/hh418/1944bradkaste/MysteryShip.jpg
kilo delta
March 6th, 2010, 05:30
Martin 146
brad kaste
March 6th, 2010, 05:42
Nope.
Moses03
March 6th, 2010, 07:31
That looks like the North American XB-21.
brad kaste
March 6th, 2010, 07:48
That looks like the North American XB-21.


Moses,...that's correct. It's the North American XB-21 first flown in Dec. of 1937. Cost was a factor in why it was canceled. The price tag of $122,000 was too much in the manufacturing of the bomber. Twice the amount of a B-18. The Bolo lasted a few years as the mainstay of the American bomber force.
Moses03
March 6th, 2010, 08:58
Interesting. Thanks for the info.