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TVL1970 said:
This is a photo of Jerry Vultee (b. 1900 - d. 1938) See: aerospacelegacyfoundation.com/vultee-aircraft/

David G Terrell said:
The Consolidated Vultee XP-81 (later redesignated ZXF-81) was a development of the Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation to build a single seat, long range escort fighter that combined use of both turbojet and turboprop engines. Although promising, the lack of a suitable engine combined with the end of World War II doomed the project. This aircraft, XP-81 (serial 44-91000) was the first completed, in January 1945, but because of developmental problems the turboprop engine was not ready for installation. A decision was then made to mount a complete V-1650-7 Merlin engine package from a P-51D aircraft in place of the turboprop for initial flight tests. This was done in a week and the Merlin-powered XP-81 was sent to the Muroc airbase where it flew for the first time on 11 February 1945. During 10 flight test hours, the XP-81 displayed good handling characteristics except for inadequate directional stability due to the longer forward portion of the fuselage (this was rectified by enlarging the vertical tail). en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consolidated_Vultee_XP-81