Aircraft Photo of 42-13603 / 213603 | Northrop XB-35 | USA - Air Force

Aircraft
Registration / Serial:	42-13603
Alternate Serial:	213603
Aircraft Original Type:	Northrop B-35
Aircraft Generic Type:	Northrop B-35
Aircraft Version:	Northrop XB-35
C/n (msn):	[ 42-13603 ]
Operator Titles:	USA - Air Force

Location
City / Airport:	Edwards - AFBMap
Region / Country:	California, United States
Airport Codes:	ICAO: KEDW IATA: EDW Local: EDW Other: -

Photo Date:	June 1946 to September 1947
Photo from:	AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:	489472

Photo Comment
The XB-35 made its first flight in June 1946 from Hawthorne to Muroc (now Edwards AFB). It had a troubled flight test program that saw it grounded several times. In September 1947 it was grounded to be fitted with single rotation propellers in place of the contra-rotating ones in the photo. B-35 program was cancelled and the prototype scrapped in 1949 followed soon after by cancellation of the jet-powered B-49. Photo from: National Archives at College Park, Maryland This photo was added on 22 August 2022, and has since been viewed 1953 times.

Photo Comment

The XB-35 made its first flight in June 1946 from Hawthorne to Muroc (now Edwards AFB). It had a troubled flight test program that saw it grounded several times. In September 1947 it was grounded to be fitted with single rotation propellers in place of the contra-rotating ones in the photo. B-35 program was cancelled and the prototype scrapped in 1949 followed soon after by cancellation of the jet-powered B-49. Photo from: National Archives at College Park, Maryland

This photo was added on 22 August 2022, and has since been viewed 1953 times.

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