B-57 CanberraThe Martin B 57 Canberra was a twin engine jet bomber and reconnaissance aircraft which entered service in the 1950s. Originally based on the British English Electric Canberra, the US built B 57 had evolved into several unique variants. Mahogany Wood. Wingspan 16 inches, Length 16 1 2 inches.

the first USAF aircraft to break the sound barrier in level flight

The Bird of Prey is rumored to have been used to test active camouflage

Boeing lost the competition to its rival Lockheed-Martin

The 7002 was initially powered by an Allison J33-A-23 turbojet engine and later the J33-A-29 turbojet with afterburner

When the Navy did not buy them

400-hp Wright 972TC-18DA-3 Turbo-Compound engines

The German fighters

OH-6 Loach Army helicopter model

the company took the bold step of gambling some 16 million dollars to build the prototype of a completely new turbojet-powered civil transport

pilots of the 23rd Fighter Group

Armament included eight to ten Browning machine guns for fighter defense (depending on model variant) mounted in the nose

and this airplane first flew in July 1938