Curtiss XBTC-2 lifted by crane c1946.jpg
From Warlike
Size of this preview: 757 × 600 pixels. Other resolutions: 303 × 240 pixels | 606 × 480 pixels | 969 × 768 pixels | 1,280 × 1,014 pixels | 2,126 × 1,685 pixels.
Original file (2,126 × 1,685 pixels, file size: 724 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg)
Summary
| Description | A damaged U.S. Navy Curtiss XBTC-2 being lifted by a crane following a landing accident. Among the aircraft procured by the Navy for evaluation as a bombing-torpedo aircraft, the XBTC-2 was a single-seater that featured a 3,000 hp Pratt & Whitney XR-4360-8A equipped with unique contrarotating propellers. Curtiss-Wright received the contract for the aircraft on 31 December 1943, but the XBTC-2 did not take to the air for its maiden flight until July 1946. This was well after the first flights of the Douglas XBT2D-1 Skyraider and Martin XBTM-1 Mauler that were ultimately chosen to compete for the contract. |
| Date | circa 1946 |
| Source | U.S. Navy National Museum of Naval Aviation photo No. 1996.253.048 |
| Author | U.S. Navy |
Licensing
|
This file is a work of a sailor or employee of the U.S. Navy, taken or made as part of that person's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, it is in the public domain in the United States.
|
 |
| This file has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighbouring rights. | ||
File history
Click on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time.
| Date/Time | Thumbnail | Dimensions | User | Comment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| current | 07:13, 28 September 2013 | | 2,126 × 1,685 (724 KB) | wikimediacommons>Cobatfor | == {{int:filedesc}} == {{Information |Description=A damaged U.S. Navy Curtiss XBTC-2 being lifted by a crane following a landing accident. Among the aircraft procured by the Navy for evaluation as a bombing-torpedo aircraft, the XBTC-2 was a single-sea... |
File usage
There are no pages that use this file.
