Bombing airplanes, including dive bombers and torpedo bombers
The Douglas B-18 Bolo was a USAAC bomber of the late 1930s, based on the Douglas DC-2. Although obsolescent by 1941, the B-18 saw service as a patrol aircraft early in World War II. It was powered by two Wright R-1820 radial engines, and could reach a speed of 215 MPH.
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Douglas B-18 Bolo [...]
The Northrop A-17 single-engined attack bomber was US Army’s main attack aircraft in the Thirties. The A-17 was well-armed, had good performance, was reliable and dependable, and was widely exported. It was powered by one 750 hp Pratt & Whitney R-1535-11 Twin Wasp Junior fourteen-cylinder air-cooled radial engine.
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photo taken at East Boston [...]
Curtiss dive bomber
“Helldiver!” What a great name!”
Tough to fly, poorly designed, and delivered too slowly, the early models of the Curtiss SB2C would have come somewhere near the top of most lists of “Worst Aircraft of World War Two.” Of course, that judgement is no reflection on the crews who had to fly “The Beast,” [...]
