20 radical military aircraft that didn’t make the cut
Boeing XF8B
With an invasion of Japan looming on the horizon, Boeing built a massive fighter that could do it all: interceptor, long-range escort fighter, dive bomber, and torpedo bomber. The prototype featured two counter-rotating propellers and could carry two torpedoes or 6,400 lbs. of bombs in its internal bomb bay. With the end of World War II and the dawning of the jet age, the XF8B never went into production.
As soon as I finish my “slideshow” on Cold War-ERA TAC warplanes — which has become more of a full-length article with 1,500 words and counting — I’ll jump right on that, Colonel!
Thanks for your service,
Chris
Excellent article and fascinating pictures. Would like to see a similar one for pre-ww1, ww1 and post-ww1 aircraft. Thanks, Colonel Buzzsaw, USAF-ret. Retired SADO/13B/DO for 601 AOC.