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{{short description|American fighter prototype}}
{{Infobox aircraft
|name=Albree Pigeon-Fraser
|image=Pigeon-Fraser Scout NARA 55163955.jpg
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|aircraft_type=[[Fighter plane|Fighter]]
|national_origin=[[United States]]
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|designer=[[George N. Albree]]
|first_flight=December 1917
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|status=cancelled
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|number_built=3
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The '''Albree Pigeon-Fraser''' was the first [[Fighter aircraft|pursuit aircraft]] project for the [[US Government|United States Government]].
== Development ==
George Albree was awarded the first US pursuit aircraft contract in 1917.  The aircraft was designed with a flat bottom [[airfoil]] and the aft fuselage was hinged to act like an elevator.<ref name="Holcomb 2018">{{Cite web|url=http://www.airminded.net/pigeon/pigeon.html|title=Albree Pigeon-Fraser Pursuit - Holcomb's Aerodrome|last=Holcomb|first=Kevin|website=www.airminded.net|access-date=2018-04-03}}</ref>
== Operational history ==
The first aircraft flew in December 1917, however it crashed on its first flight, killing the pilot.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://aircraft-in-focus.com/albree-pigeon-fraser/|title=Albree Pigeon Fraser {{!}} Aircraft in Focus|website=aircraft-in-focus.com|language=en-US|access-date=2018-04-03}}</ref> The second aircraft never flew and was destroyed during structural testing. The third aircraft was not completed before the program was cancelled for being "too old-fashioned, unreliable, and slow".<ref name="Holcomb 2018" />
== Surviving aircraft ==
The incomplete third aircraft was put into storage and in 1961 was acquired by the [[Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome]] where it is currently on display.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://oldrhinebeck.org/world-war-i/|title=World War I (1914-1918) « Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome|website=oldrhinebeck.org|language=en-US|access-date=2018-04-03}}</ref>
==Specifications==
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== References ==
<references />
*{{cite book|last1=Angelucci|first1=Enzo|last2=Bowers|first2=Peter|title=The American Fighter|year=1987|publisher=Haynes Publishing Group|location=Sparkford, UK|isbn=0-85429-635-2}}
*{{cite book|last1=Green|first1=William|first2=Gordon|last2=Swanborough|title=The Complete Book of Fighters|year=1994|publisher=Smithmark Publishers|isbn=0-8317-3939-8}}
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