XB-19 buzzing the field.
The Douglas XB-19 was the largest bomber aircraft built for the
United States Army Air Forces until 1946. It was originally given the
designation XBLR-2.
Douglas XB-19, the largest bomber built for the USAAC/USAF until the B-36.
The USAF had plans to save the B-19 for eventual display,
but in 1949 the Air Force did not have a program to save historic
aircraft and the Air Force Museum had not yet been built. The B-19 was
therefore scrapped, but two of its enormous main tires were saved.
Douglas XB-19, the largest bomber built for the USAAC/USAF until the B-36.
The USAF had plans to save the B-19 for eventual display,
but in 1949 the Air Force did not have a program to save historic
aircraft and the Air Force Museum had not yet been built. The B-19 was
therefore scrapped, but two of its enormous main tires were saved.