Aircraft Photo of 44-44553 / 444553 | Fisher P-75A Eagle | USA - Air Force | AirHistory.net #338482
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:44-44553
Alternate Serial:444553
Aircraft Original Type:Fisher P-75 Eagle
Aircraft Generic Type:Fisher P-75 Eagle
Aircraft Version:Fisher P-75A Eagle
C/n (msn):
Operator Titles:USA - Air Force
Location
City / Airport:Dayton - Wright-Patterson AFB / Wright AFBMap
Region / Country:Ohio, United States
Airport Codes:ICAO: KDWF   IATA: -   Local: DWF   Other: -
Collection:National Museum of the United States Air Force
 
Photo Date:9 March 2015
Photo by:Gary Vincent
Photo ID: 338482
Photo Comment

The P-75 Eagle was designed by the Fisher Body Division of General Motors for an Air Force request for a fast climbing fighter. Eight XP-75s and six P-75As (out of an order of 2.500) were delivered and later used for development of the Allison V-3420 engine. This aircraft was the last Eagle built (sister ship 44-44554 nearing completion was never finished) and was set aside in 1946 for a proposed USAAF aviation museum. Pictured in the Museum's Experimental Aircraft Gallery, it has since been moved to the new fourth building for display in the Research and Development Gallery.

This photo is copyright © Gary Vincent, and may not be used or published in any way without permission.

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