File:Northrop XBT-1 and XBT-2 comparison.jpg

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Description A comparison of the Northrop XBT-1 and XBT-2. The upper photo shows the XBT-1 (BuNo 9745) on 4 December 1936, the lower the XBT-2 (BuNo 0627) prototype on 23 July 1938. This was to be the prototype of the later Douglas SBD Dauntless, although canopy and tail would differ from the XBT-2.
Date 4 December 1936
28 July 1938
Source U.S. Navy National Museum of Naval Aviation photo No. 1996.253.1990 [1] and photo No. 1996.253.1997 [2]
Author U.S. Navy
Other versions combination of files File:Northrop XBT-1 Dec 1936.jpg and File:Northrop XBT-2 July 1938.jpg

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