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The Douglas A-26 Invader
This was a 3 seat light attack bomber powered by two 2,000 hp. radial engines. It had a maximum speed of 373 mph. One of the most interesting variation was armed with eight 50 cal. machine guns in the nose.
A-26 Spirit of North Carolina
Another View of the A-26
Grumman TBF Avenger
The Avenger could be armed with up to 2000 lbs. of bombs or one torpedo carried inside the bomb bay. The was carrier based and had a maximum speed of 271 mph. Most common cruising speed was 145 mph. It was powered by a 1,700 hp Wright Cyclone 14 cylinder engine.
US Navy Avenger torpedo bomber.
The Avenger normally had a crew of three; pilot, bomb aimer and radio operator. The bomb aimer worked in the belly position and the radio operator operated the rear facing turret.
Vought F4U Corsair
The famous gull wing is like no other WWII aircraft. It was flown by the Navy and Marines in the Pacific theatre. The F4U had six forward firing 50 cal. machine guns and could be armed with various bomb and rocket configurations. Bomb load was 2000 lbs. (907 kg) Maximum speed was 446 mph (718 km/h) It maximum range was 1560 miles (2511 km)
The F4U was powered by 2000 hp. Pratt & Whitney 18 cylinder radial engine. Maximum speed was 417 mph at 19,000 ft. and 316 mph as sea level.
German Junkers Ju-52 transport
This Tri-motor had a crew of three. It was powered by three BMW 132T-2 radial engines. it first flew in 1930 and maximum speed of 178 mph (286 km/h). It had a range of 811 miles (1305 Km)
German JU-52 Transport
The German Ju-52 transport was the main transport plane flown by the German Air force during WWII.
JU-52 flyby
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