THE AIRFORCE - AIRCRAFT - BALTIMORE MK III, IIIA
Aircraft Stats:
Powerplant: 2 x 1,660 hp Wright R-2600-19 Cyclone radial piston engines
Speed: 491 kph, 305mph mph
Range: 1 741km, 1,082miles
Seats: 4
Length: 14.80m, 48ft 6in
Span: 18.69m, 4ft 4in
Empty Weight: 7 013kg, 15,460lb
Max T/O Weight: 10 251kg, 22,600lb
Period of Service: 1941 - 1943
Weapons:
None specified
Squadrons:
None specified
Attrition:
No incidents found
None specified
Squadrons:
None specified
Attrition:
No incidents found
Baltimore Mk III, IIIA
Status: Retired
Manufacturer: Martin
Country of Manufacture: United States
Role: Bomber
Four-seat light bomber.
92 Baltimore Mk IIIs served in the SAAF.
Armament:
Four 0.303 in (7.7 mm) wing-mounted machine-guns, four similar guns in dorsal turret, two 0.3 in (7.62 mm) machine-guns in ventral position, and provision for for similar guns in fixed rear-firing position, plus a bombload of up to 2,000 lb (907 kg).
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