This Day in Aviation History
 
 February 18th, 1941
 
 First flight of the Grumman XP-50.
 
The Grumman XP-50 was a land-based development of the shipboard XF5F-1 Skyrocket fighter, entered into a USAAC contest for a twin-engine heavy interceptor aircraft. The Army Air Corps placed an order for a prototype on 25 November 1939 designating it XP-50, but it lost the competition to the Lockheed XP-49….
 
Source:
Wikipedia, Grumman XP-50: http://gstv.us/1U86tWk
 
For further reading, please check out Joe Baugher’s article: http://gstv.us/1U86tWk
 
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