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to familiarize AAF pilots with the handling and performance characteristics of jet aircraft. While the P-59 was not a great success, the type did give the USAAF and the USN experience with the operation of jet aircraft, in preparation for the more advanced types that would shortly become available.
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fighters in
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crashed during take-off on 23 March, a P-59B was modified to serve as its replacement. During diving trials in 1944, one YP-59A was forced to make a
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fighter project which had been canceled. The design was finalized on 9 January 1942, and construction began. In March, long before the
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and required a hole to be broken in the brick outer wall to remove the first XP-59A. It was shipped to Muroc Army Air Field (today,
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the previous year. He requested and was given, the plans for the aircraft's powerplant, the
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1715:. Air Force Legends Number 208. Ginter Books, Simi Valley, California, 2000.
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Unrelated piston engine-powered pusher-propeller design developed from the
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413 mph (665 km/h, 359 kn) at 30,000 ft (9,100 m)
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AN 01-110FF-2 "Erection and
Maintenance Instructions for Army Models
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The crated prototype had been built on the second floor of a disused
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Series of test aircraft, 13 built, serial numbers 42-108771/108783.
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42-108777 – As of 2020, being restored to flying condition by the
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37:"XP-59" redirects here. For the unrelated Bell XP-59 fighter, see
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1707:. Proceedings of the 29th Turbomachinery Symposium. p. 306.
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at the controls, although the first official flight was made by
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plus a false spar in the inner panel. The electrically powered
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A Bell P-59A Airacomet at the March Field Air Museum in 2013
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factory, but its components were too big to fit through any
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Experimental & Prototype U.S. Air Force Jet
Fighters.
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became aware of the UK's jet program when he attended a
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engineers. On 4 September, he offered the U.S. company
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30,000 ft (9,100 m) in 15 minutes 30 seconds
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to disguise its true nature. When heavy rains flooded
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North Branch, Minnesota, USA: Specialty Press, 2008.
1730:. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press, 1992.
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349:) in California on 12 September 1942 by train for
212:engine that was later to be produced by GE as the
912:engines, 2,000 lbf (8.9 kN) thrust each
445:bureaucracy had digested the earlier evaluation.
286:The P-59A had an oval cross-section, all-metal
5794:World War II jet aircraft of the United States
1815:National Museum of the United States Air Force
1547:National Museum of the United States Air Force
1189:List of military aircraft of the United States
742:National Museum of the United States Air Force
407:trials in late 1944 and early 1945. After the
62:National Museum of the United States Air Force
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306:was attached to the center spar. The pair of
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243:, along with drawings for the more powerful
30:"P-59" redirects here. For other uses, see
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1701:The Historical Evolution of Turbomachinery
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294:fuselage that housed a single pressurized
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1752:. Boston: Jet Pioneers of America, 1992.
1404:Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum
945:950 mi (1,530 km, 830 nmi)
933:375 mph (604 km/h, 326 kn)
298:. The mid-mounted, straight wing had two
1820:America's First Jet Flight, October 1942
487:), in exchange for the first production
357:tests on 1 October with Bell test pilot
1763:Jenkins, Dennis R. and Tony R. Landis.
1634:"The Incomplete Guide to Airfoil Usage"
1205:
939:375 mi (604 km, 326 nmi)
403:" for the other modified YP-59A during
27:First jet aircraft of the United States
1661:"Airacomet... A Jet Pioneer by Bell".
681:Six P-59s are known to survive today.
259:. On the following day, he approached
7:
5789:1940s United States fighter aircraft
3620:fighter designations 1924–1962, and
1184:List of jet aircraft of World War II
836:38 ft 10 in (11.84 m)
415:and another crashed when its entire
310:turbojets were positioned under the
842:45 ft 6 in (13.87 m)
110:Robert A. Wolf and Herbert L. Bower
848:12 ft 4 in (3.76 m)
457:The first production P-59A with a
395:) fitted in the nose with a small
25:
1833:"How The First U.S. Jet Was Born"
1605:Angelucci and Bowers 1987, p. 50.
985:AN/M2 Browning heavy machine guns
854:386 sq ft (35.9 m)
570:Study for a single-engined P-59A.
388:where it remained until 7 April.
324:AN/M2 Browning heavy machine guns
1174:List of aircraft of World War II
1038:
619:
602:received one aircraft, becoming
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54:
746:Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
176:that was designed and built by
1698:Meher-Homji, Cyrus B. (2000).
1406:. Retrieved: 15 December 2011.
951:46,200 ft (14,100 m)
893:13,700 lb (6,214 kg)
887:11,040 lb (5,008 kg)
1:
4953:fighter designations pre-1962
1797:National Air and Space Museum
1564:National Air and Space Museum
1314:Pace 2000, pp. 27, 29, 36–38.
881:8,165 lb (3,704 kg)
769:National Air and Space Museum
632:United States Army Air Forces
190:United States Army Air Forces
120:United States Army Air Forces
5804:Aircraft first flown in 1942
1879:Bell Helicopter/Bell Textron
1686:. Yeovil, UK: Haynes, 1987.
980:with 44 rounds of ammunition
60:Bell P-59B Airacomet at the
1587:. Planes of Fame Air Museum
1119:Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star
247:engine and a small team of
241:Consolidated B-24 Liberator
194:Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star
5820:
3233:Non-production helicopters
1537:"P-59B Airacomet/44-22650"
1497:"P-59A Airacomet/44-22614"
1442:Pelletier 1992, pp. 51–52.
1424:Pelletier 1992, pp. 50–51.
807:3-view drawing of the P-59
731:Pioneer Village (Nebraska)
438:Republic P-47D Thunderbolt
36:
29:
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1549:Retrieved: 10 April 2012.
1509:Retrieved: 10 April 2012.
1242:March 1980, pp. 134, 138.
1212:Meher-Homji 2004, p. 306.
910:centrifugal-flow turbojet
907:General Electric J31-GE-5
53:
1728:Bell Aircraft Since 1935
1502:23 December 2005 at the
1394:"Bell XP-59A Airacomet."
1375:. March Field Air Museum
1275:March 1980, pp. 136–137.
1263:Pace 2000, pp. 6–10, 12.
1254:March 1980, pp. 132–134.
1179:List of fighter aircraft
434:Lockheed P-38J Lightning
1829:– Aircraft Owner Online
1825:5 February 2017 at the
1638:m-selig.ae.illinois.edu
1560:"Bell XP-59A Airacomet"
987:with 200 rounds per gun
821:General characteristics
168:is a single-seat, twin
3071:Commercial helicopters
1806:March Field Air Museum
1585:"Restoration Projects"
1542:26 August 2007 at the
1507:March Field Air Museum
1433:Pelletier 1992, p. 51.
1399:4 January 2012 at the
1338:Pace 2000, pp. 22, 27.
1293:Pelletier 1992, p. 52.
1033:
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799:Specifications (P-59B)
702:March Air Reserve Base
698:March Field Air Museum
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652:445th Fighter Squadron
529:
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1469:Pace 2000, pp. 23–24.
1460:Pace 2000, pp. 25–26.
1451:Pace 2000, pp. 22–23.
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1748:Carpenter, David M.
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1678:Angelucci, Enzo and
1353:27 May 1955, p. 727.
1305:March 1980, pp. 137.
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1009:2 x 1000lbs (450kg)
815:The American Fighter
606:, in exchange for a
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3011:utility helicopters
1726:Pelletier, Alan J.
1713:Bell P-59 Airacomet
1329:March 1980, p. 138.
1221:Pace 2000, pp. 4–7.
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1527:Pace 2000, p. 79.
1518:Pace 2000, p. 80.
1487:Pace 2000, p. 28.
1478:Pace 2000, p. 75.
1373:"P-59A Airacomet"
1362:Pace, pp. 64, 75.
1348:"Gloster Meteor."
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1186:
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1143:Nakajima Kikka
1140:
1128:
1116:
1112:United Kingdom
1107:Gloster Meteor
1104:
1100:United Kingdom
1095:Gloster E.1/44
1092:
1088:United Kingdom
1080:
1076:United Kingdom
1062:
1061:
1059:Heinkel He 280
1056:
1054:Heinkel He 178
1050:
1049:
1024:
1021:
1020:
1019:
1018:
1017:
1001:
1000:
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989:
988:
981:
978:M10 autocannon
959:
958:
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946:
940:
934:
928:
925:Maximum speed:
914:
913:
900:
897:Fuel capacity:
894:
888:
882:
876:
855:
849:
843:
837:
831:
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797:
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764:
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738:
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582:
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547:
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541:
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518:
482:British serial
450:
447:
405:remote control
359:Robert Stanley
351:flight testing
320:M10 autocannon
265:disinformation
237:Power Jets W.1
233:Tizard Mission
219:Major General
210:Power Jets W.1
201:
198:
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158:1 October 1942
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59:
51:
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49:P-59 Airacomet
26:
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14:
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10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
5816:
5805:
5802:
5800:
5797:
5795:
5792:
5790:
5787:
5785:
5784:Bell aircraft
5782:
5781:
5779:
5766:
5762:
5761:Aeromarine AS
5754:
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4683:
4681:
4678:
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4676:
4673:
4669:
4668:F-15 STOL/MTD
4666:
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4533:Main sequence
4531:
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142:Number built
95:Manufacturer
66:Dayton, Ohio
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5765:Vought VE-7
5561:Supermarine
4905:See also: "
4431:AFTI/F-111A
4243:F-86D/G/K/L
3664:Curtiss P-4
3632:(1924–1962)
3622:Tri-Service
3507:Sioux Scout
1591:24 November
1379:19 November
1155:Sukhoi Su-9
918:Performance
903:Powerplant:
874:NACA 66-212
867:NACA 66-014
757:In storage:
740:44-22650 –
729:44-22656 –
724:Edwards AFB
722:44-22633 –
696:44-22614 –
480:(receiving
401:mother ship
386:Harper Lake
378:Hawes Field
5778:Categories
5759:See also:
4816:YF-113 (I)
3669:Boeing P-4
3557:Zulu Cobra
3532:TwinRanger
3517:Super Huey
3512:SuperCobra
3497:Sea Ranger
3472:LongRanger
3417:Fire Scout
3372:Airabonita
3176:Tiltrotors
2969:Bell AH-1
1622:Airplanes"
1195:References
1013:or simply
976:1 × 37 mm
852:Wing area:
685:On display
538:Bell XP-52
397:windscreen
332:drop tanks
312:wing roots
273:prototypes
269:Bell XP-59
249:Power Jets
39:Bell XP-52
5342:McDonnell
5289:F12F (II)
5144:McDonnell
4855:YF-114C/D
4831:YF-113B/D
4804:YF-110B/D
4702:F/A-18E/F
3527:Twin Huey
3492:Sea Cobra
3462:KingCobra
3457:Kingcobra
3447:JetRanger
3432:HueyCobra
3412:Eagle Eye
3397:BigLifter
3382:Airacomet
3377:Airacobra
3306:LLRV/LLTV
1673:0306-5634
1158:– (
1146:– (
1134:– (
1122:– (
1110:– (
1098:– (
1086:– (
1074:– (
1032:armament.
840:Wingspan:
812:Data from
706:March AFB
581:Operators
501:42-100779
497:42-108778
474:42-108773
417:empennage
370:propeller
292:monocoque
18:Airacomet
5799:Twinjets
5684:CC&F
5662:Lockheed
5579:Northrop
5510:Lockheed
5303:Goodyear
5299:Eberhart
5284:F12F (I)
5255:-6 to -8
5250:-1 to -5
4964:Brewster
3547:Vigilant
3442:Iroquois
3437:Invictus
3387:Airacuda
1881:aircraft
1823:Archived
1789:Archived
1643:16 April
1540:Archived
1500:Archived
1397:Archived
1023:See also
1011:AN-M65A1
993:Rockets:
963:Armament
704:(former
520:Variants
393:biplanes
343:elevator
316:nacelles
172:-engine
106:Designer
5734:Convair
5523:FO (II)
5438:Loening
5199:Grumman
5140:Douglas
5052:Curtiss
4870:YF-117D
4865:YF-117A
4861:YF-117
4843:YF-113C
4821:YF-113A
4809:YF-110C
4436:EF-111A
4364:NF-104A
4216:F-84F/J
3392:Arapaho
3296:FCX-001
2973:Singles
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2555:250–300
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2535:223–229
2408:131–199
2091:39 (II)
1351:Flight,
1136:Germany
859:Airfoil
846:Height:
834:Length:
611:EE210/G
604:RJ362/G
493:EE210/G
485:RJ362/G
425:lateral
363:Colonel
355:taxiing
296:cockpit
245:W.2B/23
225:taxiing
180:during
150:History
5680:Wright
5602:Vought
5518:FO (I)
5467:F2L-1K
4999:Boeing
4877:YF-118
4850:YF-114
4799:YF-110
4707:EA-18G
4697:F/A-18
4685:NF-16D
4680:F-16XL
4658:F-15EX
4609:F-9F–J
4570:F-4K/M
4548:F-1E/F
4543:F-1C/D
4426:F-111K
4421:F-111C
4416:F-111B
4379:XF-106
4375:F-106
4359:F-104S
4354:XF-104
4337:F-102B
4320:F-100B
4179:RF-61C
3487:Ranger
3477:Osprey
3341:XF-109
3062:ARH-70
2995:YAH-63
2949:PQM-56
2253:70–100
2086:39 (I)
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937:Range:
781:YP-59A
762:XP-59A
624:
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567:XP-59B
555:YF2L-1
549:YP-59A
543:XP-59A
461:behind
5462:F2L-1
5277:-1F/2
4893:FV-12
4779:F-117
4767:F-35I
4739:FB-22
4734:YF-22
4663:F-15J
4653:F-15E
4631:F-12C
4511:P-400
4506:P-322
4411:F-111
4406:F-110
4401:F-109
4396:F-108
4391:F-107
4384:F-106
4371:F-105
4349:F-104
4344:F-103
4332:F-102
4327:F-101
4315:F-100
4238:F-86C
4221:F-84H
3956:XP-59
3952:P-59
3851:P-39E
3614:USAAF
3610:USAAC
3606:USAAS
3552:Viper
3542:Venom
3537:Valor
3502:Sioux
3467:Kiowa
3407:Creek
3402:Cobra
3365:Names
3356:XV-15
3346:XP-52
3291:D-292
3286:D-255
3281:D-188
3224:MQ-8C
3203:TR918
3198:AW609
3193:V-280
3188:V-247
3120:214ST
3057:TH-67
3052:OH-58
3047:TH-57
3040:UH-1Y
3035:UH-1N
3023:H-13J
2983:AH-1Z
2978:Twins
2933:XP-83
2928:XP-77
2898:YFM-1
2882:D-292
2877:D-255
2872:D-188
2488:214ST
1705:(PDF)
1620:P-59B
1616:P-59A
1200:Notes
971:Guns:
864:root:
828:Crew:
748:near
717:P-59B
708:) in
691:P-59A
573:P-59B
561:P-59A
533:XP-59
409:drone
300:spars
290:semi-
5533:Ryan
5442:Bell
5421:-2/3
5338:Hall
5272:F11F
5267:F10F
5246:F9F
5130:F15C
5125:F14C
5120:F13C
5115:F12C
5110:F11C
5105:F10C
4907:F-19
4772:X-35
4762:F-35
4746:F-23
4729:F-22
4724:F-21
4719:F-20
4714:F-19
4692:F-17
4675:F-16
4648:F-15
4643:F-14
4638:F-13
4626:F-12
4621:F-11
4616:F-10
4539:F-1
4501:F-24
4485:FM-2
4480:FM-1
4464:PB-3
4459:PB-2
4454:PB-1
4310:F-99
4305:F-98
4300:F-97
4295:F-96
4290:F-95
4285:F-94
4280:F-93
4275:F-92
4270:F-91
4265:F-90
4260:F-89
4255:F-88
4250:F-87
4233:F-86
4228:F-85
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4206:F-83
4201:F-82
4196:F-81
4191:F-80
4186:F-63
4174:F-61
4169:F-59
4164:F-51
4159:F-47
4154:F-40
4149:F-39
4144:F-38
4128:P-92
4123:P-91
4118:P-90
4113:P-89
4108:P-88
4103:P-87
4098:P-86
4093:P-85
4088:P-84
4083:P-83
4078:P-82
4073:P-81
4068:P-80
4063:P-79
4058:P-78
4053:P-77
4048:P-76
4043:P-75
4038:P-74
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4018:P-70
4013:P-69
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4003:P-67
3998:P-66
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3973:P-61
3968:P-60
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3938:P-56
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3928:P-54
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3913:P-51
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3903:P-49
3898:P-48
3893:P-47
3888:P-46
3883:P-45
3878:P-44
3873:P-43
3868:P-42
3863:P-41
3858:P-40
3846:P-39
3841:P-38
3836:P-37
3831:P-36
3826:P-35
3821:P-34
3816:P-33
3811:P-32
3806:P-31
3801:P-30
3796:P-29
3791:P-28
3786:P-27
3781:P-26
3776:P-25
3771:P-24
3766:P-23
3761:P-22
3756:P-21
3751:P-20
3746:P-19
3741:P-18
3736:P-17
3731:P-16
3726:P-15
3721:P-14
3716:P-13
3711:P-12
3706:P-11
3701:P-10
3660:P-4
3618:USAF
3427:Huey
3351:XV-3
3336:X-22
3331:X-16
3326:X-14
3301:L-39
3217:UAVs
3183:V-22
3030:UH-1
3018:H-13
2923:P-76
2918:P-63
2913:P-59
2903:P-39
1877:and
1769:ISBN
1754:ISBN
1732:ISBN
1717:ISBN
1688:ISBN
1669:ISSN
1645:2019
1618:and
1593:2020
1571:2023
1381:2017
905:2 ×
871:tip:
499:and
471:S/n:
436:and
427:and
208:The
164:The
78:Type
5747:F2Y
5724:F4W
5719:F3W
5714:F2W
5702:F3W
5697:F2W
5645:F8U
5640:F7U
5635:F6U
5630:F5U
5625:F4U
5620:F3U
5615:F2U
5592:F2T
5551:F3R
5546:F2R
5500:F3M
5495:F2M
5472:F3L
5404:F3J
5399:F2J
5372:F4H
5367:F3H
5362:F2H
5328:F2G
5316:F2G
5242:F8F
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5227:F5F
5222:F4F
5217:F3F
5212:F2F
5189:F2D
5177:F6D
5172:F5D
5167:F4D
5162:F3D
5157:F2D
5100:F9C
5095:F8C
5090:F7C
5085:F6C
5080:F5C
5075:F4C
5070:F3C
5065:F2C
5042:F8B
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5027:F5B
5022:F4B
5017:F3B
5012:F2B
4989:F3A
4984:F2A
4604:F-9
4599:F-8
4594:F-7
4589:F-6
4577:F-5
4565:F-4
4560:F-3
4555:F-2
3696:P-9
3691:P-8
3686:P-7
3681:P-6
3676:P-5
3656:P-3
3651:P-2
3646:P-1
3321:X-5
3316:X-2
3311:X-1
3276:533
3271:201
3266:ATV
3250:440
3245:417
3240:400
3208:QTR
3167:525
3162:505
3157:430
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