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THE AIRFORCE - AIRCRAFT - DB-7 BOSTON III (A-20C)
 
 

Aircraft Stats:

Powerplant: 2 x 1,600 hp Wright R-2600-A5B radial engines
Speed: 489 kph, 304mph mph
Range: 1 642km, 1,020miles
Length: 14.40m, 47ft 3in
Span: 18.69m, 4ft 4in
Max T/O Weight: 11 340kg, 25,000lb
Period of Service: 1941 - 1943

Weapons:
None specified

Squadrons:
None specified

Attrition:
No incidents found

DB-7 Boston III (A-20C)

 
Status: Retired
Manufacturer: Douglas
Country of Manufacture: United States
Role: Bomber
 
Description:

Four-seat light attack bomber.

Armament:
2,000 lb (907 kg) bombload
Eight 0.303 in (7.7 mm) machine-guns in fixed four-gun nose installation and twin-gun dorsal and ventral positions, plus provision for up to 2,000 lb (907 kg) of bombs carried internally.


Images:

Boston Mk III of 12 Squadron SAAF Boston at AFB Brooklyn (now AFB Ysterplaat), date unknown. SAAF A20 Boston Bombers North Africa 1942. 24 Squadron. Photo Source RAAF Photographer. Australian War Museum.