Keywords: Great Lakes XB2G-1 in flight 1936.jpg The Great Lakes XB2G-1 BuNo 9722 in flight in 1936 The XB2G-1 differed from the BG-1 in having a retractable landing gear and an enclosed bomb bay However it was outclassed by contemporary monoplanes like the Vought SB2U of the Northrop BT-1 Note the open bomb bay U S Navy National Museum of Naval Aviation photo No 1996 253 1790 http //collections naval aviation museum/emuwebdoncoms/pages/doncoms/Display php irn 16034636 QueryPage 2FAdvQuery php 1936 U S Navy PD-USGov-Military-Navy Great Lakes BG |