Douglas XB-19

Douglas XB-19

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06/30/2006. Remarks by Jack McKillop: "The XB-19 was an experimental long-range bomber and the largest aircraft built by Douglas up to that time. The plane made its first flight on June 27, 1941 from Clover Field, Santa Monica, California, USA, to March Field, Riverside, California. After a Douglas Flight-Test program, the aircraft was accepted by the USAAF in October 1941.The cost to the USAAF was US$1.4 million (US$18.6 million in 2005 dollars) and Douglas had spend almost US$4 million (US$53 million in 2005 dollars) in company funds above the amount they received from the government.

After the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, the XB-19 was camouflaged and armed for its last four test flights. The other view was taken when it arrived at Wright Field, Ohio, USA, on January 23, 1942, for additional tests.

In 1943, the aircraft was modified to a cargo plane and the four 2,200 hp (1,641 kW) Wright R-3350-5 eighteen-cylinder radial engines were replaced with 2,600 hp (1,939 kW) Allison V-3420-11 twenty-four cylinder liquid-cooled engines. In this new configuration, it was redesignated XB-19A. On August 17, 1946, the aircraft made its last flight from Ohio to Davis-Monthan Field, Tucson, Arizona, USA, where it was scrapped in 1949."


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06/30/2006. Remarks by Jack McKillop: "The XB-19 was an experimental long-range bomber and the largest aircraft built by Douglas up to that time. The plane made its first flight on June 27, 1941 from Clover Field, Santa Monica, California, USA, to March Field, Riverside, California. After a Douglas Flight-Test program, the aircraft was accepted by the USAAF in October 1941.The cost to the USAAF was US$1.4 million (US$18.6 million in 2005 dollars) and Douglas had spend almost US$4 million (US$53 million in 2005 dollars) in company funds above the amount they received from the government. After the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, the XB-19 was camouflaged and armed for its last four test flights. The other view was taken when it arrived at Wright Field, Ohio, USA, on January 23, 1942, for additional tests. In 1943, the aircraft was modified to a cargo plane and the four 2,200 hp (1,641 kW) Wright R-3350-5 eighteen-cylinder radial engines were replaced with 2,600 hp (1,939 kW) Allison V-3420-11 twenty-four cylinder liquid-cooled engines. In this new configuration, it was redesignated XB-19A. On August 17, 1946, the aircraft made its last flight from Ohio to Davis-Monthan Field, Tucson, Arizona, USA, where it was scrapped in 1949."