| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | 29-453 |
| Alternate Serial: | AC29-453 |
| Military Code: | P-559 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Thomas-Morse P-13 Viper |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Thomas-Morse P-13 Viper |
| Aircraft Version: | Thomas-Morse XP-13 Viper |
| C/n (msn): | [ 29-453 ] |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Air Force |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Dayton - Wright-Patterson AFB / Wright AFBMap |
| Region / Country: | Ohio, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: KDWF IATA: - Local: DWF Other: - |
| Photo Date: | June 1929 to September 1930 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 662241 |
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One of the last designs of the Thomas-Morse Aircraft Corporation of Ithaca, New York, the P-13 Viper fighter had pretty good performance and handling, but the Curtiss H-1640 Chieftain engine seen installed here had cooling problems that were never resolved. Prototype fitted with a Pratt & Whitney R-1340 Wasp as P-13A by September 1930 but no production. Aircraft lost at Wright Field on 1 October 1930 after catching fire in flight. Photo from: San Diego Air & Space Museum This photo was added on 3 March 2024, and has since been viewed 198 times. |