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1945 Jet Wing? on FleaBay

Mon Feb 27, 2012 1:29 pm

http://www.ebay.com/itm/251003434759?ss ... 1431.l2649

Item # 251003434759

WW II, World War II Military

JET PROTOTYPE Airplane, Plane

Air Forces Fair, Air Force Fair

Oct 13 & 14, 1945

Wright Field, Dayton Ohio

Wright Patterson Air Force Base

Hosted by General Hugh Knerr




Anyone have a clue what this is?

Mark H

Re: 1945 Jet Wing? on FleaBay

Mon Feb 27, 2012 1:35 pm

Could it be a glider prototype of the Northrop XP-79 mentioned in the write up below?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XP-79_Flying_Ram

Edit, looks like it is the MX-324.


http://www.century-of-flight.net/Aviati ... %20war.htm

Re: 1945 Jet Wing? on FleaBay

Mon Feb 27, 2012 1:45 pm

It is either the MX-324, or more likely the MX-334.

http://www.nurflugel.com/Nurflugel/Nort ... ocket.html

It was the proof of concept creature that lead up to Northrop's disaterous XP-79:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northrop_XP-79

Re: 1945 Jet Wing? on FleaBay

Mon Feb 27, 2012 5:30 pm

Wow that was quick... Looked familiar, couldn't place it.... Thanks

Mark H

Re: 1945 Jet Wing? on FleaBay

Mon Feb 27, 2012 8:23 pm

Did you see some of the prices for those slides? Geeezzzz :shock:

Re: 1945 Jet Wing? on FleaBay

Mon Feb 27, 2012 9:17 pm

Last I looked this one was $213.... Made me wish I was older and had a camera then. It wasn't even a decent photo....

Mark H
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