
Caption | B-17E Flying Fortress converted to XB-38 with Allison V-1710 liquid-cooled engines as an experimental testbed in the event the radial engines became unavailable, 1942 ww2dbase | |||||
Photographer | Unknown | |||||
Source | ww2dbaseNational Museum of the United States Air Force | |||||
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Photo Size | 1,800 x 1,209 pixels | |||||
Added By | David Stubblebine | |||||
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Visitor Submitted Comments
2. Ken Farr says:
25 Jan 2013 12:27:47 PM
A technicallity, it wasn't Lockheed, it was Vega. Across the street, kind of a Chevy, GMC thing.
Mom worked on it.
25 Jan 2013 12:27:47 PM
A technicallity, it wasn't Lockheed, it was Vega. Across the street, kind of a Chevy, GMC thing.
Mom worked on it.
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Photo of the 11th Boeing-built B-17E sent to
Lockheed aircraft, and installed Allison
liquid-cooled engines.
Program started in March 1942,and three of
the Allison-powered bombers were known as
XB-38's.
Aircraft in photo, was lost one month later
after 12 hours of testing. All but one of the crew parachuted safely.