Boeing's Big Fighter XF8B (1 Viewer)

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Now HERE is a real beast! It seems that not only Douglas but Vultee and Boeing all designed "Skyraiders." From AviationArchives

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Now HERE is a real beast! It seems that not only Douglas but Vultee and Boeing all designed "Skyraiders." From AviationArchives

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The Skyraider, Mauler, etc were designed as attack aircraft, with the primary (if not sole) mission of lugging heavy loads of explosives to a target then leaving them there. High altitude capability not required. ;)

The F8B was a fighter - designed with destroying enemy aircraft at any altitude as its primary mission, with lugging bombs etc as a secondary task.
 

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