The Northrop N-9M was a
development aircraft built in 1/3 scale for development and testing to
use for the XB-35 flying wing bomber concept. he first N-9M flight took
place on December 27, 1942. The aircraft were flown for testing until
the cancellation of the B-35 program. All but one of the N-9M aircraft
were destroyed after the cancellation. This aircraft sat rotting until
1982, when it was acquired by the Planes of Fame Museum at Chino which
restored it to flyable status. It did suffer an engine fire in April of
2006, grounding it for what appeared to be forever. It was repaired
once again by the Planes of Fame maintenance crews and flew for the air
show again this year after nearly 4 years.
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