The Missouri Wing of the C.A.F. flies a North American
B-25J Mitchell bomber, a Grumman TBM Avenger torpedo bomber, and an Aeronca
L-3.
The B-25J is a high performance medium bomber powered by two 14 cylinder R-2600 Wright Cyclone engines. The engines will produce 1700 horsepower at 2600 rpm and 44 inches of manifold pressure. The aircraft has a cruising speed of 230 mph and a maximum speed of 275 mph. The aircraft is capable of carrying a bomb load of 4000-6000 pounds and 6-18 50 cal. machine guns. The crew consists of 6-8 people, a pilot, co-pilot, navigator-bombardier, radio operator, engineer, and gunners.
The TBM is powered by a Wright R-2600-20 rated at 1,900 hp. It carries a crew of 3 and has a maximum speed of 267 mph. Armament consists of two wing mounted .50 caliber machine guns and one turret-mounted .50 caliber machine gun. Maximum payload is 2,000 lbs of torpedo, bombs, or rockets.
The B-25J is a high performance medium bomber powered by two 14 cylinder R-2600 Wright Cyclone engines. The engines will produce 1700 horsepower at 2600 rpm and 44 inches of manifold pressure. The aircraft has a cruising speed of 230 mph and a maximum speed of 275 mph. The aircraft is capable of carrying a bomb load of 4000-6000 pounds and 6-18 50 cal. machine guns. The crew consists of 6-8 people, a pilot, co-pilot, navigator-bombardier, radio operator, engineer, and gunners.
The TBM is powered by a Wright R-2600-20 rated at 1,900 hp. It carries a crew of 3 and has a maximum speed of 267 mph. Armament consists of two wing mounted .50 caliber machine guns and one turret-mounted .50 caliber machine gun. Maximum payload is 2,000 lbs of torpedo, bombs, or rockets.
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