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The new U.S. Air Force had plans to save the XB-19 for eventual display, but in 1949 the Air Force did not have a program to save historic aircraft and the Air Force Museum had not yet been built. The XB-19 was therefore scrapped, but two of its enormous main tires were saved. One was put on display
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Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era
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1079:The Development of the Heavy Bomber, 1918–1944
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505:List of military aircraft of the United States
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251:McDonnell Douglas aircraft since 1920: Volume
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750:Big Wings: The Largest Aircraft Ever Built
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956:Boone, Andrew R. (December 1940).
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671:McSurely, Alexander (1944-12-25).
583:"The Job of Air Corps Test Pilots"
123:was a four-engined, piston-driven
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1122:"The World's Biggest Bomber"
1038:"The World's Biggest Bomber"
996:Lynn, Bert D. (March 1945),
895:Francillon, René J. (1988).
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65:Douglas Aircraft Company
1017:"Man-O'-War with Wings"
852:Air Force's News Letter
748:Kaplan, Philip (2005).
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1042:Model Airplane News
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1098:"The Douglas B-19"
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105:27 June 1941
102:First flight
89:Number built
79:Primary user
60:Manufacturer
45:Heavy bomber
2549:(1935–1936)
2136:(1930–1962)
1995:(1924–1930)
1985:Tri-Service
1854:Skymaster I
1494:Observation
1396:B-23 Dragon
1355:A4D Skyhawk
1280:A-4 Skyhawk
1132:15 February
1112:15 February
1089:15 February
1068:15 February
1048:15 February
1027:15 February
1008:15 February
988:15 February
968:15 February
339:Performance
331:Propellers:
321:Powerplant:
184:Fisher Body
2673:Categories
1602:Transports
1480:Havoc I/II
1219:F4D Skyray
906:0870214284
881:2022-02-15
858:2022-02-15
834:2022-02-15
809:2022-02-15
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709:2022-02-15
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635:2022-02-15
613:2022-02-15
593:2021-01-09
511:References
389:Power/mass
291:Wing area:
220:in Ogden,
203:XB-19A at
1426:Model 423
1381:B-18 Bolo
516:Footnotes
279:Wingspan:
249:Data from
1192:Fighters
728:Aviation
446:See also
399:Armament
131:for the
74:Scrapped
1987:systems
1863:Gliders
1475:Digby I
1364:Bombers
1184:Douglas
285:Height:
273:Length:
212:at the
110:Retired
97:History
2638:FB-111
2466:RB-57F
2461:RB-57D
2335:NB-36H
1870:XCG-17
1849:PD.808
1839:CC-129
1767:YC-129
1750:C-117D
1740:YC-116
1735:XC-114
1560:Patrol
1102:Flight
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556:XB-19A
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358:Range:
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71:Status
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2561:BLR-2
2556:BLR-1
2419:B-50C
2397:B-47C
2330:B-36G
2288:B-29D
2074:LB-14
2069:LB-13
2064:LB-12
2059:LB-11
2054:LB-10
1977:USAAF
1973:USAAC
1969:USAAS
1896:XT-30
1817:R4D-8
1772:C-132
1757:C-118
1745:C-117
1725:C-110
1705:UC-67
1649:C-41A
1629:YC-34
1551:YOA-5
1536:YO-44
1463:DB-73
1458:DB-19
1406:XB-31
1391:XB-22
1386:XB-19
1376:YB-11
1204:XP-48
1083:(PDF)
570:Notes
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267:Crew:
188:XB-39
162:XB-36
158:XB-35
22:XB-19
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2617:B-26
2612:B-20
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2019:LB-3
2014:LB-2
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