Miles M.39B Libellula

M.39B Libellula
Miles M.39B in flight
General information
Typebomber
ManufacturerMiles Aircraft
Designer
Ray Bournon and George Herbert Miles
Primary userRoyal Aircraft Establishment
Number built1
History
First flight22 July 1943

The M.39B Libellula (from Libellulidae, a taxonomic family of dragonflies) was a Second World War tandem wing experimental aircraft built by Miles Aircraft. A scale version of the M.39 design was proposed by Miles to meet Air Ministry specification B.11/41 for a fast bomber. The M.39B was used by Miles to generate data from which the M.39 design was improved, but the M.39 project was cancelled and the M.39B broken up.

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