It was entered in a 1943 United States Navy competition against the Douglas AD Skyraider, Martin AM Mauler, and Fleetwings; despite its power and "first-class performance and weapon-carrying capacity", Donald, David, general editor.
It was entered in a 1943 United States Navy competition against the Douglas XBT2D-1 Destroyer II, Martin XBTM-1 Mauler, and Kaiser-Fleetwings XBTK-1. Despite its power and "first-class performance and weapon-carrying capacity", Donald, David, general editor.