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OldGeezer
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Fascinating stuff. If I didn't know better, I'd suspect that the bottom left aircraft in the middle photo is the
XP-83 or the
F-89, but the F-89 started out as a swept-wing design and had two crew off the bat; the upper left image in the last image is probably either a progenitor of the
XB-53, which was inspired by the
Cornelius Mallard, there were several attempts into this field including aircraft that had some resemblances to the
Bugatti R-100 racer (which might explain the upper aircraft in the middle-photo.
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