Bellanca 28-50: The Mail Plane That Might Have Been a Fighter

It was 1937, and the aviation world was on the cusp of something big. Speed records were being shattered, airliners were stretching their wings across oceans, and the question on many minds was whether commercial aircraft could serve another purpose—warfare. Enter the Bellanca 28-50, an aircraft designed for mail delivery and long-range flights, but one…