P-66 Vanguard
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Mechanics maintain Vultee P-66 Vanguard, 1942
P-66 42-6955 2
P-66 for China
P-66 Vanguard 42-6902, 1941
P48X Vanguard registration number NX21755
Second prototype during test flight
Second Vanguard 1940/1941
Vanguards at Karachi 1942. 42-6959 in the foreground
Vultee P-66 and B-25C 41-12594, 1942
Vultee P-66 serial 42-6851, 1942
Vultee P-66 Vanguard 42-6938, 1941
Vultee P-66 Vanguard 42-6955
Vultee P-66 Vanguard on the ground
Vultee V-49C for Sweden, 1940
Vultee Vanguard 510, 1941
Vultee Vanguard BW209 in RAF markings
Vultee Vanguard for RAF, serial BW209
Vultee Vanguard for Sweden
Vultee Vanguard NX21755
Vultee Vanguard serial 42-6955
The Vultee P-66 was a USAAF fighter aircraft, initially ordered by Sweden. In 1941, the United States authorities would not allow them to be exported, designating them as P-66s and retaining them for defensive and training purposes. Eventually, a large number were sent to China.
Powerplant: 1,200-hp (894.8 kW) Pratt & Whitney R-1830-S3C4-G Twin Wasp, aircooled, 14-cylinder twin row radial, piston engine driving a Hamilton Standard 23E50 three-blade hydromatic propeller.