A North American B-45A <i>Tornado</i> (s/n 47-021) at the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) Langley Aeronautical Laboratory at Hampton, Virginia (USA). The B-45 was powered by four General Electric J35 turbojets, however, the aircraft's performance was not as high as was expected. The B-45A flown at Langley as NACA 121 was lost on 14 August 1952, in an accident which claimed the life of NACA pilot Herbert H. Hoover.<br>Five Curtiss C-46 <i>Commando</i> transports are visible in the left background.
NASA
1949-11-06
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