Loftin Collection - Boeing Aircraft, NASA history collection
Summary
Either a F2B-1 or F3B-1, both aircraft were built by Boeing and both were powered by Pratt and Whitney Wasp engines. These fighters were intended for Navy shipboard use. Boeing F3B-1: While most Boeing F3B-1s served the U. S. Navy aircraft carriers the Lexington and the Saratoga, this example flew in NACA hands at the Langley Memorial Aeronautical Laboratory in the late 1920's. Also known as the Boeing Model 77, the aircraft was the next to last F3B-1 build in November 1928.
NASA Identifier: L8756
Tags
nasa
loftin collection boeing aircraft
dvids
langley air force base
washington dc
1920 s aircrafts
boeing aircrafts
public domain aircraft photos
1920 s
nasa history collection
Date
1920 - 1929
Location
Source
Defense Visual Information Distribution Service
Link
Copyright info
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