Bell XP-59 Vintage Footage

[GrauGeist]

This link was sent to me by a friend, it has great info and excellent color footage of the XP-59 out at Muroc (43-44)

It also shows some interesting trivia, like the wooden prop they used to fool onlookers when it was being moved and the open observer's position just ahead of the cockpit, which probably made the P-59 the world's only jet with an open seat!


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKB580S9buU


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKB580S9buU

 

[finno2]

Great quality and very informative Thx for this

 

[michaelmaltby]

Great find.

MM