Fokker XB-8

XB-8
XB-8 prototype
General information
TypeBomber
ManufacturerGeneral Aviation Corporation.[1]
Designer
Primary userUnited States Army Air Corps
Number built7 (1 XB-8 + 2 YB-8 + 4 Y1B-8), all as Y1O-27
History
First flight20 October 1930 as XO-27, February 1931 as XB-8

The Fokker XB-8 was a bomber built for the United States Army Air Corps in the 1930s, derived from the high-speed Fokker O-27 observation aircraft.

  1. ^ Cellier Flight 23 August 1934, p. 864