• Rear view of an early jet aircraft with an additional proppelor added to an engine to disguise the aircraft.
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    To confuse enemy spies from seeing America’s first jet aircraft, U.S. Army Air Forces’ personnel added a fake propeller to the Bell XP-59A Airacomet when it was on the ground during its first flight tests in the fall of 1942. A cover was also added over the engine exhausts and intakes to help avoid unwanted attention and questions regarding this new propulsion system

  • Rear view of an early jet aircraft with an additional proppelor added to an engine to disguise the aircraft.

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