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The Bell YFM-1 Airacuda was an American heavy fighter aircraft developed by the Bell Aircraft Corporation during the mid-1930s. It was the first military aircraft produced by Bell. Originally designated the Bell Model 1 the Airacuda first flew on 1 September 1937. The Airacuda was marked by bold design advances and considerable flaws that eventually grounded the aircraft.The Airacuda was Bell Aircraft’s answer for a bomber destroyer aircraft.