Boeing 69 F2B-1

Boeing 69 F2B-1

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06/30/2008. The Model 69 was a private venture shipboard fighter and the prototype first flew November 3, 1926. It received the designation XF2B-1 for testing by the USN, and the successful conclusion of these led to an order of 32 F2B-1s in March 1927, the first was delivered January 30, 1930.

The type became well known as aerobatic performers with the Navy's first precision aerobatic team 'The Three Sea Hawks'.


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06/30/2008. The Model 69 was a private venture shipboard fighter and the prototype first flew November 3, 1926. It received the designation XF2B-1 for testing by the USN, and the successful conclusion of these led to an order of 32 F2B-1s in March 1927, the first was delivered January 30, 1930. The type became well known as aerobatic performers with the Navy's first precision aerobatic team 'The Three Sea Hawks'.