Bell 1 YFM-1 Airacuda

Bell 1 YFM-1A Airacuda

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08/13/2005. Remarks by Gordon Hubbard: "It had V-1710 turbocharged engines. The crew consisted of pilot and gun control officer in the cockpit and a "gun loader" in the front of each engine nacelle. If bail-out became necessary, the engines had to be feathered to prevent killing the crew. In the late '30's and early '40's this was about state of the art."

06/15/2006. Remarks by Jack McKillop: "This is one of nine YFM-1s assigned to the 10th Air Base Group (Special), Air Corps Technical Training Command, at Chanute Field, Rantoul, Illinois, USA. Only eight were delivered as one crashed during pre-delivery flight tests. These aircraft were used as instructional airframes for the mechanics being trained at the base. All were eventually scrapped."


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08/13/2005. Remarks by Gordon Hubbard: "It had V-1710 turbocharged engines. The crew consisted of pilot and gun control officer in the cockpit and a "gun loader" in the front of each engine nacelle. If bail-out became necessary, the engines had to be feathered to prevent killing the crew. In the late '30's and early '40's this was about state of the art." 06/15/2006. Remarks by Jack McKillop: "This is one of nine YFM-1s assigned to the 10th Air Base Group (Special), Air Corps Technical Training Command, at Chanute Field, Rantoul, Illinois, USA. Only eight were delivered as one crashed during pre-delivery flight tests. These aircraft were used as instructional airframes for the mechanics being trained at the base. All were eventually scrapped."