Bell YFM-1 serial 38-486 on the ground
Bell XFM-1 36-351 4
Bell XFM-1 36-351 5
Bell YFM-1 1 November 1939
Bell YFM-1A 15 August 1940
YFM-1 in flight
YFM-1A on the ground
YFM-1 2
YFM-1B #15 of the 10th Air Base Squadron at Chanute Field
Bell XFM-1 36-351 in flight 2
YFM-1 Airacuda 3
Bell YFM-1 in flight 2
YFM-1B Airacuda in flight
YFM-1 Airacuda 2
Bell YFM-1A
Bell XFM-1 36-351 in flight
YFM-1A 13 August 1940
Crashed YFM-1 38-492, Aurora, NY 21 June 1940
Crashed Bell YFM-1 38-492, Aurora, NY 21 June 1940
Bell YFM-1B
Bell XFM-1 36-351 3
YFM-1A #18 of the 10th Air Base Squadron at Chanute Field
First military aircraft produced by the Bell. Originally designated the “Model 1” the Airacuda first flew on September 1, 1937. The model plane was one marked by bold design advances and considerable flaws that eventually grounded the plane.