lbf (6.7 kN) thrust did not sufficiently improve performance. First flight May 1944. Two built. Operators United States Navy Surviving aircraft BTD-1 Destroyer, Bureau Number 04959, was under restoration for display at the Wings of Eagles Discovery Center, Elmira-Corning Regional Airport, Elmira, New York. This aircraft had long been in the Florence Air & Missile Museum collection until the museum's closing in 1997. In September 2015 the aircraft was relocated to the Hixson Flight Museum in Rome, Georgia, where it is undergoing restoration. Specifications (BTD-1) See also References Notes Bibliography External links A link to the official USN BuAer ACP (Airplane Characteristics and Performance) sheet from USN archives on the Douglas BTD-1 Destroyer. A three-view plan of the BTD-1 Destroyer. BTD Destroyer 1940s United States bomber aircraft Carrier-based aircraft Single-engined tractor aircraft World War II dive bombers of the United States World War II torpedo bombers of the United States Mid-wing aircraft Aircraft first flown in 1943 Inverted gull-wing aircraft