The Douglas XB-43 Jetmaster was a jet powered development of the XB-42, replacing the piston engines of the XB-42 with two General Electric J35 engines. Despite being the first American jet bomber to fly, it suffered stability issues and the two prototypes never entered production, spending several years testing engines.
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