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MFG: DOUGLAS BN 10518 ENGINE:CURTIS WRIGHT 1820-52 HP. 1,000 PERFORMANCE TOP SPEED: 245 MPH. RANGE: 456 TO 773 MILES CRUISE: 105 MPH. CEILING: 26,700 FT. CAPACITY EMPTY WEIGHT :8,360 GROSS WEIGHT: 10,480 LOADED WITH FUEL AND BOMBS ARMAMENT :FLEXIBLE TWIN 30,S IN REAR COCKPIT, TWIN 50s FIRING THROUGH PROPELLER.1350 RPM. BOMB LOAD 1200 LB.S STRICKEN:3 / 30 / 1944 ACCEPTED US NAVY FEB 11 1943 SERVICE HISTORY: NAS ROOSEVELT 2/13/43, NAS NORFORK 2/15/43, VS-9/VB-9 2/21/43 USS ESSEX. BOMBED MARCUS ISLANDS 9/1/43. RABAUL 11/11/43, TARAWA [ GILBERT ISLANDS] 11/2O/43 KWAJALEIN [ MARSHALL ISLANDS ] 2/16/44, TRUK ISLAND 2/16/44, SAIPAN [ MARIANAS ISLANDS ] 3/22/44. 5O% OF THE SQUADRONS AIR CREW WERE LOST BETWEEN MARCH 1943 AND MARCH 1944. THIS A/C WAS A MOVIE STUDIO WIND MACHINE WITH THE WINGS CUT OFF. ORIGINAL WINGS WERE RECOVERD ON GUADALCANAL TO RESTORE THIS AIRCRAFT. 780 - 4s WERE BUILT. OBTAINED BY YANKS 4 / 1984 . |
