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Graceful but underpowered, one of the three XP-59A prototypes in the sky above Muroc Bombing and Gunnery Range at Muroc Dry Lake, Calif. (National Archives)
National Archives
Graceful but underpowered, one of the three XP-59A prototypes in the sky above Muroc Bombing and Gunnery Range at Muroc Dry Lake, Calif. (National Archives)
National Archives