| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | 44-44553 |
| Alternate Serial: | 444553 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Fisher P-75 Eagle |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Fisher P-75 Eagle |
| Aircraft Version: | Fisher P-75A Eagle |
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| Operator Titles: | USA - Air Force |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Dayton - Wright-Patterson AFB / Wright AFBMap |
| Region / Country: | Ohio, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: KDWF IATA: - Local: DWF Other: - |
| Collection: | National Museum of the United States Air Force |
| Photo Date: | 9 March 2015 |
| Photo by: | Gary Vincent |
| Photo ID: | 338482 |
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The P-75 Eagle was designed by the Fisher Body Division of General Motors for an Air Force request for a fast climbing fighter. Eight XP-75s and six P-75As (out of an order of 2.500) were delivered and later used for development of the Allison V-3420 engine. This aircraft was the last Eagle built (sister ship 44-44554 nearing completion was never finished) and was set aside in 1946 for a proposed USAAF aviation museum. Pictured in the Museum's Experimental Aircraft Gallery, it has since been moved to the new fourth building for display in the Research and Development Gallery. This photo is copyright © Gary Vincent, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 21 February 2021, and has since been viewed 492 times. |