GORDON HUBBARD COLLECTION
No. 3508. Bell 1 YFM-1A Airacuda US Army Air Corps
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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." |
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