Wright-Bellanca WB-2
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The Wright-Bellanca WB-2, was a high wing monoplane aircraft designed by Giuseppe Mario Bellanca, initially for Wright Aeronautical then later Columbia Aircraft Corp.
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WB-2 Columbia | |
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Transatlantic flight June 4–6, 1927 from New York to Eisleben in Germany | |
Other name(s) | Miss Columbia, and later Maple Leaf |
Type | Wright-Bellanca WB-2 |
Manufacturer | Wright Aeronautical |
Manufactured | 1926 |
Registration | NX237 |
First flight | 1926 |
Fate | Destroyed in a hangar fire in 1934 |
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Based on its all-wood forerunner, the Wright-Bellanca WB-1, only one was produced, variously named Columbia, Miss Columbia, and later Maple Leaf. The WB was the second in a series of designs by Bellanca, following his prior fabric-covered all-wood CE biplane.