| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | 42-78846 |
| Alternate Serial: | 278846 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Curtiss-Wright XP-55 Ascender |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Curtiss-Wright XP-55 Ascender |
| Aircraft Version: | Curtiss-Wright XP-55 Ascender |
| C/n (msn): | P.02 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Air Force |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Kalamazoo / Battle Creek - InternationalMap |
| Region / Country: | Michigan, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: KAZO IATA: AZO Local: AZO Other: - |
| Collection: | Air Zoo Museum |
| Photo Date: | 9 November 2015 |
| Photo by: | Alastair T. Gardiner |
| Photo ID: | 329149 |
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I saw a super You Tube video about this plane last night and remembered that I had seen one at Air Zoo, the only survivor of the three prototypes produced. The plane flew well at high-speed but poorly at low speed, resulting in crashes of the other two prototypes. Development took too long so that fighters in service towards the end of WWII were already better and it was completely killed off by the jet engine. This photo is copyright © Alastair T. Gardiner, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 27 January 2021, and has since been viewed 1900 times. |