| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | 0627 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Northrop BT |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Northrop BT |
| Aircraft Version: | Northrop XBT-2 |
| C/n (msn): | 330 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Navy |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Hampton - Langley AFBMap |
| Region / Country: | Virginia, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: KLFI IATA: LFI Local: LFI Other: - |
| Photo Date: | February 1939 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 766641 |
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0627 was a BT-1 converted to the XBT-2, the progenitor of the Douglas SBD Dauntless. Its first flight as the XBT-2 was on 22 April 1938. It was assigned to NACA's Langley Memorial Aeronautical Laboratory in February 1939 for full-scale wind tunnel tests. The XBT-2 had the characteristic perforated flaps, but here they appear to have been replaced. Photo by: Carl Mydans / Life This photo was added on 9 January 2025, and has since been viewed 150 times. |