Boeing XF8B

XF8B
XF8B-1 BuNo 57986 wearing overall Glossy Sea Blue livery, photographed 12 December 1946
General information
Type	Fighter
Manufacturer	Boeing
Status	Canceled
Primary users	United States Navy United States Army Air Forces
Number built	3
History
First flight	27 November 1944

The Boeing XF8B (Model 400) was a single-engine aircraft developed by Boeing during World War II to provide the United States Navy with a long-range shipboard fighter aircraft. The XF8B was intended for operation against the Japanese home islands from aircraft carriers outside the range of Japanese land-based aircraft. Designed for various roles including interceptor, long-range escort fighter, dive-bomber, and torpedo bomber, the final design embodied a number of innovative features in order to accomplish the various roles. Despite its formidable capabilities, the XF8B-1 never entered series production.