The Dutch aircraft at the bottom was the Fokker D.XXIII, which started testing in May 1939. It actually would have been faster if the proposed production engines (either by Rolls-Royce or Daimler-Benz, they hadn't decided) had been installed. It only flew 11 times for less than four hours total because the rear engine kept overheating, then when the landing gear was damaged on flight #11. When Germany invaded in 1940, the D.XXIII was abandoned. The XB-15 helped lead into the WWII workhorse B-17, so at least something came out of that.
Only 14 Fairey Hendons were ever built, and by the time this comic was published, they had all been retired from active service.
ReplyDeleteThe Dutch aircraft at the bottom was the Fokker D.XXIII, which started testing in May 1939. It actually would have been faster if the proposed production engines (either by Rolls-Royce or Daimler-Benz, they hadn't decided) had been installed. It only flew 11 times for less than four hours total because the rear engine kept overheating, then when the landing gear was damaged on flight #11. When Germany invaded in 1940, the D.XXIII was abandoned.
ReplyDeleteThe XB-15 helped lead into the WWII workhorse B-17, so at least something came out of that.