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Designed by the company as its Model 74, the plane was an incremental improvement over the F2B . The Navy-designated prototype '''XF3B-1''' still had the tapered wings of the F2B for instance, but was built as a single-float Seaplane . However, the growing use of Aircraft Carrier s took away most of the need for floating fighters, and by the time other test results had been taken into account, the production F3B-1 had a larger upper wing that was slightly swept back and a redesigned tail with surfaces made from corrugated aluminum. It first flew on February 3 , 1928 , turning in a respectable performance and garnering Boeing a contract for 73 more. F3Bs served as Fighter Bomber s for some five years, during which period some were fitted with Townsend Ring s and others with streamlined wheel fairings. REFERENCES
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