XNBL-1 "Barling Bomber" | |
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General information | |
Type | Heavy bomber |
Manufacturer | Wittemann-Lewis |
Designer | |
Primary user | United States Army Air Service |
Number built | 1 |
History | |
First flight | 22 August 1923 |
Retired | 1928 |
The Wittemann-Lewis NBL-1 "Barling Bomber"[1] was an experimental long-range, heavy bomber built for the United States Army Air Service in the early 1920s. Although unsuccessful, it was an early attempt at creating a strategic bomber.