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A Giant American Triplane From 1923 Was Supposed to Destroy Even Battleships

Summary by iDNES.cz
After World War I, in the early 1920s, the US military was looking for a powerful strategic bomber that could destroy even battleships. This is how the huge Wittemann-Lewis XNBL-1 triplane, known as the Barling Bomber, was created. It will probably come as no surprise to anyone that size was not the only great attribute of this aircraft, which ultimately became a huge fiasco and a dollar-sucking machine for its time.
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After World War I, in the early 1920s, the US military was looking for a powerful strategic bomber that could destroy even battleships. This is how the huge Wittemann-Lewis XNBL-1 triplane, known as the Barling Bomber, was created. It will probably come as no surprise to anyone that size was not the only great attribute of this aircraft, which ultimately became a huge fiasco and a dollar-sucking machine for its time.

·Čestlice, Czechia
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iDNES.cz broke the news in Čestlice, Czechia on Wednesday, October 14, 2026.
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