This Day in Aviation History
November 14th, 1942
First flight of the Lockheed XP-49.
 
The Lockheed XP-49 (company Model 522) was an advancement on the P-38 Lightning for a fighter in response to U.S. Army Air Corps proposal 39-775. Intended to use the new 24-cylinder Pratt & Whitney X-1800 engine, this proposal, which was for an aircraft substantially similar to the P-38, was assigned the designation XP-49, while the competing Grumman Model G-46 was awarded second place and designated XP-50….
 
Source:
Wikipedia, Lockheed XP-49: http://gstv.us/20PSLKs
 
Joe Baugher, Lockheed XP-49: http://gstv.us/2hmAR1w
 
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