A-27 | |
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Two A-27s of the 17th Pursuit Squadron at Nichols Field, Philippines, in 1941. | |
Role | Ground attack |
Manufacturer | North American Aviation |
Primary user | United States Army Air Corps |
Number built | 10 |
Developed from | North American BC-1 |
The North American Aviation A-27 was an attack version of the North American BC-1. Ten aircraft were ordered by Thailand as NA-69 light attack aircraft.[1]
Instead of being delivered to Thailand, the aircraft were taken over on October 1940 by the United States Army Air Corps (USAAC) to keep them out of Japanese hands and redesignated A-27 under the USAAC's aircraft designation system. Assigned to Nichols Field in the Philippines, all A-27s were destroyed within days of Japan's invasion of that country during World War II. Aircraft s/n: 41-18890 / 41-18899 (c/n: 69-3064 / 69-3073).[2]
Operators[]
- United States Army Air Corps
- 4th Composite Group, Nichols Field, Luzon, Philippines
- 3rd Pursuit Squadron - 1941
- 17th Pursuit Squadron - 1941
- 20th Pursuit Squadron - 1941
- 4th Composite Group, Nichols Field, Luzon, Philippines
Specifications (A-27)[]
General characteristics
- Crew: 2
- Capacity: 2
- Length: 29 ft 0 in (8.84 m)
- Wingspan: 42 ft 0 in (12.8 m)
- Height: 12 ft 2 in (3.71 m)
- Max. takeoff weight: 6,730 lb (3053 kg)
- Powerplant: 1 × Wright R-1820 Radial, 785 hp (585 Kw)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 250 mph (402 km/h)
- Range: 800 miles (1287.5 km)
- Service ceiling: 28,000 ft (8534.4 m)
Armament
- 2 x nose-mounted 7.62 mm machine guns
- 1 x rear-mounted 7.62 machine gun
- 4 x 100lb bombs on underwing racks
See also[]
- North American NA-16
- North American BC-1
- North American P-64
- North American T-6 Texan
- CAC Wirraway
- List of military aircraft of the United States
References[]
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