Bell XP-77, 43-34915 / 1, US Army Air Force
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Registration: 43-34915
Construction Number: 1
Model Bell XP-77
Operator: US Army Air Force
Airport: In Flight, International Airspace
Photographer: R.A.Scholefield Collection
Date Taken: 1944
Date Submitted: 01/09/2012
The first prototype XP-77 experimental lightweight fighter powered by a 520 h.p. XV-770 engine and fitted with two 0.5 guns and ventral bomb rack. The second example crashed in October 1944 and the programme was cancelled. From Bell 60 years ago.
Picture ID:1364052