Tuesday, March 30, 2021

A B-2 of the 11th Bomb Squadron at Mines Field, California, during the 1933 National Air Races, compared to a racer. Cool that they had the presence of mind to make this photo op happen

notice the exhaust indicating an inline 12 cylinder on the bomber. 

https://dailytimewaster.blogspot.com/2021/03/a-b-2-of-11th-bomb-squadron-at-mines.html

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7 comments:

  1. Kim1:12 AM

    Great photo, but only 13 of the bombers were built - that's even fewer than the B-2 Spirit. Engines are V-12s with two exhaust ports per cylinder: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curtiss_V-1570

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  2. Billy Oleary2:17 PM

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howard_DGA-4

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  3. Gary2:41 PM

    I think it might be a Curtiss XB-2 bomber

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  4. Kim4:41 PM

    It's a Curtiss B-2 Condor.

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    1. Gary6:53 PM

      Yes, forgot to mention the Condor title.

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  5. nzcarnerd5:24 PM

    Not am inline 12 but a V12 with four valves per cylinder and an exhaust outlet for each.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curtiss_B-2_Condor

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