The Chino-based Planes of Fame Air Museum's Northrop N9MB flying wing, N9MB, crashed into the prison yard at the California Rehabilitation Center in Norco at noon on 22 April, killing the pilot David Vopat. There were no casualties on the ground. Constructed in 1942 as a one-third scale test aircraft for the Northrop XB-35 flying wing bomber, the twin 300hp Franklin XO-540-7-powered machine was the only survivor of four examples built. Acquired by Planes of Fame in 1982, it was restored over the following decade, primarily by former Northrop employees, flying again in 1993. David Vopat had been the regular pilot of the pretty, yellow-painted wing over the past few years.
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机译：基于Chino的Fame Air Museum的北部N9MB飞行翼，N9MB，N9MB，在4月22日中午在诺奇的加州康复中心坠毁入狱院子里，杀死了试点David Vopat。地上没有伤亡。 1942年由北XB-35飞行翼轰炸机为三分之一的三级试验飞机，Twin 300HP富兰克林XO-540-7动力机是建造了四个例子的唯一幸存者。由1982年的名声计划获得，它在以下几十年代恢复，主要由前北诺罗普员工，1993年再次飞行。在过去几年中，David Vopat一直是漂亮的黄色画翼的正常飞行员。
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