YFM-1 Airacuda
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Bell XFM-1 36-351 4
Bell XFM-1 36-351 5
Bell XFM-1 36-351 in flight
Bell XFM-1 36-351 in flight 2
Bell YFM-1 1 November 1939
Bell YFM-1 in flight 2
Bell YFM-1 serial 38-486 on the ground
Bell YFM-1A
Bell YFM-1A 15 August 1940
Bell YFM-1B
Crashed Bell YFM-1 38-492, Aurora, NY 21 June 1940
Crashed YFM-1 38-492, Aurora, NY 21 June 1940
YFM-1 2
YFM-1 Airacuda 2
YFM-1 Airacuda 3
YFM-1 in flight
YFM-1A #18 of the 10th Air Base Squadron at Chanute Field
YFM-1A 13 August 1940
YFM-1A on the ground
YFM-1B #15 of the 10th Air Base Squadron at Chanute Field
YFM-1B Airacuda in flight
First military aircraft produced by the Bell. Originally designated the “Model 1” the Airacuda first flew on September 1, 1937. The model plane was one marked by bold design advances and considerable flaws that eventually grounded the plane.