Boeing XPBB-1 Sea Ranger – Lone Ranger Naval Fighters – Ginter Naval 124
The aircraft had excellent flying qualities and was capable of a 4,720 mile range. But the need for the new B-29 killed the program.
The aircraft had excellent flying qualities and was capable of a 4,720 mile range. But the need for the new B-29 killed the program.
The Loening Amphibians were a unique adaptation of design for a “shoehorn” fuselage bi-plane equiped with retractable landing gear. It could virtually operate from anywhere. First ordered by the Army in 1924, it was quickly ordered by the Navy/Marines and finally by the Coast Guard.