Kursk - Boston A-20

Douglas Boston A-20G Bomber/Recon
Year - 1941 Crew - 3 Engines - 2 1,180kW Wright R-2600-23
Span (m) Length (m) Height (m) Wing Area (m2)
18.96 14.63 5.36 43.2
Weight (Kg) Max Weight (Kg) Speed (Km/h) Ceiling (m) Range (Km)
7,250 12,338 548 7,800 1,750
Armaments:
5 7.62mm MG; 4 20mm Cannon, 1,814 Kg Bomb load
Twin-engined light bomber that was built in large numbers until 1944. The A-20 was a shoulder wing aircraft, compact and powerful. Numerous were sold and lend-leased to Britain and the USSR. 7,385 were built.

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