12thengr Posted October 9, 2015 Share #1 Posted October 9, 2015 Was not produced for combat. Is this airframe a one-off? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WW2JAKE Posted October 9, 2015 Share #2 Posted October 9, 2015 I believe the experimental name was XB-19 and i dont believe it ever really left the experimental stage as the smaller bombers were better, i believe it was converted to cargo or something and it was a big help with the b-29 and b-36 but i think it ended up sitting out here at the bone yard and getting chopped up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Third Herd Posted October 9, 2015 Share #3 Posted October 9, 2015 After the Army decided not to go forward with it as a bomber it was used as a transport plane until the end of the war. I have seen photos of it and it looked like it was used after the war for weather studies. It was scrapped in Tucson in 1949. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
38Driver Posted October 10, 2015 Share #4 Posted October 10, 2015 Bugs Bunny makes mention of it in one of his cartoons One off bird Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WW2JAKE Posted October 10, 2015 Share #5 Posted October 10, 2015 Bugs Bunny makes mention of it in one of his cartoons One off bird i forgot about that! "I'm the B-19!" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DnCskeHycqk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vahe Demirjian Posted January 3 Share #6 Posted January 3 On 10/9/2015 at 3:33 PM, Third Herd said: After the Army decided not to go forward with it as a bomber it was used as a transport plane until the end of the war. I have seen photos of it and it looked like it was used after the war for weather studies. It was scrapped in Tucson in 1949. The US Army Air Force planned to modify the XB-19 (re-engined with Allison V-3420s in 1943) into a transport, but those modifications were never carried out and the XB-19 made its last flight on August 17, 1946. Wagner, R., 2004. American Combat Planes of the 20th Century: A Comprehensive Reference. Reno, Nevada: Jack Bacon & Company. https://avgeekery.com/the-xb-19-when-bigger-didnt-necessarily-mean-better/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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