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Boeing FB-5

Construction of these fighters started in 1923, and a few dozen only seem to have been ordered. By 1930, they were assigned to a Marine Fighter Squad.

A 520 HP 12-cyl Packard engine gave the FB-5 all of 282 km/h (175 mph) top speed. They were armed with two .30 Browning machine guns.

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Uploaded on April 17, 2013
Taken on April 3, 2013