Witteman-Lewis XNBL-1

XNBL-1 "Barling Bomber"
General information
TypeHeavy bomber
ManufacturerWittemann-Lewis
Designer
Primary userUnited States Army Air Service
Number built1
History
First flight22 August 1923
Retired1928

The Wittemann-Lewis NBL-1 "Barling Bomber"[1] was an experimental long-range, heavy bomber built for the United States Army Air Service in the early 1920s. Although unsuccessful, it was an early attempt at creating a strategic bomber.

  1. ^ Report on Official Performance Test of Barling Bomber, NLB-1, P-303, Light Load Configuration, 14 April 1926.