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 | | With the end of WW II, and orders being placed for the competing Convair B-36 the fate of the piston engine B-35 was sealed, but Northrop, having forseen this possibility, received approval from the USAF to modify two of the YB-35's to jet power with the redesignation of YB-49. |
 | | The second of these aircraft was powered by six 5,600 lb thrust Allison engines, four buried in the wings, and two in underslung pods. |
 | | Air force officers gave very complimentary reports on the YB-49, and the service was convinced of the advantages of an all-wing aircraft, but in June of 1948, the second YB-49 was destroyed with the loss of its five man crew, which was attributed to structural failure. |
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