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Northrop A-17

Index Northrop A-17

The Northrop A-17, also known as the Northrop Model 8, a development of the Northrop Gamma 2F model, was a two-seat, single-engine, monoplane, attack bomber built in 1935 by the Northrop Corporation for the United States Army Air Corps. [1]

Table of Contents

  1. 74 relations: AB Svenska Järnvägsverkstädernas Aeroplanavdelning, Air Enthusiast, Albrook Air Force Station, Anglo-Iraqi War, Argentine Air Force, Barksdale Air Force Base, Battle of France, Bomber, Bristol Mercury, British Commonwealth Air Training Plan, British Purchasing Commission, CFB Trenton, Dayton, Ohio, Development of Chinese Nationalist air force (1937–1945), Dive bomber, Douglas A-33, Douglas Aircraft Company, Ecuadorian–Peruvian War, El Palomar Airport, Fairey Battle, Första divisionen, Fighter aircraft, German invasion of the Netherlands, I.Ae. 24 Calquin, Iraqi Air Force, Jack Northrop, Kawasaki Ki-32, Lake Muskoka, Lick Observatory, List of aircraft of the Royal Air Force, List of aircraft of World War II, Lists of military aircraft of the United States, Little Norway, Luftwaffe, M1919 Browning machine gun, March Air Reserve Base, Mitsubishi B5M, Mitsubishi Ki-30, Monoplane, Nakajima B5N, National Air Force Museum of Canada, National Museum of the United States Air Force, No. 3 Training Command RCAF, Northrop BT, Northrop Corporation, Northrop Gamma, Northrop YA-13, Operation Weserübung, Panama Canal, Peru, ... Expand index (24 more) »

  2. 1930s United States attack aircraft
  3. Northrop aircraft

AB Svenska Järnvägsverkstädernas Aeroplanavdelning

AB Svenska Järnvägsverkstädernas Aeroplanavdelning (English: Swedish Railroad Workshops' Air Plane Department), commonly shortened to ASJA, was a Swedish aircraft manufacturing company.

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Air Enthusiast

Air Enthusiast was a British, bi-monthly, aviation magazine, published by the Key Publishing group.

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Albrook Air Force Station

Albrook Air Force Station is a former United States Air Force facility in Panama.

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Anglo-Iraqi War

The Anglo-Iraqi War was a British-led Allied military campaign during the Second World War against the Kingdom of Iraq, then ruled by Rashid Gaylani who had seized power in the 1941 Iraqi coup d'état with assistance from Germany and Italy.

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Argentine Air Force

The Argentine Air Force (Fuerza Aérea Argentina, or simply FAA) is the air force of Argentina and one of three branches of the Armed Forces of the Argentine Republic.

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Barksdale Air Force Base

Barksdale Air Force Base (Barksdale AFB) is a United States Air Force (USAF) base in Bossier Parish, Louisiana, in northwest Louisiana.

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Battle of France

The Battle of France (bataille de France; 10 May – 25 June 1940), also known as the Western Campaign (German: Westfeldzug), the French Campaign (Frankreichfeldzug, campagne de France) and the Fall of France, during the Second World War was the German invasion of France, that notably introduced tactics that are still used.

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Bomber

A bomber is a military combat aircraft that utilizes air-to-ground weaponry to drop bombs, launch torpedoes, or deploy air-launched cruise missiles.

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Bristol Mercury

The Bristol Mercury is a British nine-cylinder, air-cooled, single-row, piston radial engine.

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British Commonwealth Air Training Plan

The British Commonwealth Air Training Plan (BCATP), often referred to as simply "The Plan", was a large-scale multinational military aircrew training program created by the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and New Zealand during the Second World War.

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British Purchasing Commission

The British Purchasing Commission was a United Kingdom organisation of the Second World War.

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CFB Trenton

Canadian Forces Base Trenton (also CFB Trenton), formerly RCAF Station Trenton, is a Canadian Forces base located within the city of Quinte West, Ontario.

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Dayton, Ohio

Dayton is a city in Montgomery and Greene counties and the county seat of Montgomery County, Ohio, United States.

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Development of Chinese Nationalist air force (1937–1945)

The Chinese Nationalist Air Force (中國國民黨空軍) or simply The Republic of China Air Force (中華民國空軍) was the Air Force formed by the Kuomintang (KMT) after the establishment of the Aviation Ministry in 1920.

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Dive bomber

A dive bomber is a bomber aircraft that dives directly at its targets in order to provide greater accuracy for the bomb it drops.

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Douglas A-33

The Douglas A-33 (Model 8A-5) was an American attack aircraft built in small numbers during World War II.

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Douglas Aircraft Company

The Douglas Aircraft Company was an American aerospace and defense company based in Southern California.

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Ecuadorian–Peruvian War

The Second Ecuadorian–Peruvian War, known locally as the War of '41 (Guerra del 41), was a South American border war fought between 5–31 July 1941.

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El Palomar Airport

El Palomar Airport is a commercial and military airport in El Palomar, Argentina.

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Fairey Battle

The Fairey Battle is a British single-engine light bomber that was designed and manufactured by the Fairey Aviation Company.

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Första divisionen

Första divisionen (First Squadron) is a 1941 Swedish drama film directed by Hasse Ekman.

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Fighter aircraft

Fighter aircraft (early on also pursuit aircraft) are military aircraft designed primarily for air-to-air combat.

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German invasion of the Netherlands

The German invasion of the Netherlands (Duitse aanval op Nederland), otherwise known as the Battle of the Netherlands (Slag om Nederland), was a military campaign part of Case Yellow (Fall Gelb), the Nazi German invasion of the Low Countries (Belgium, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands) and France during World War II.

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I.Ae. 24 Calquin

The I.Ae.24 Calquin (a Mapudungun word which means "Royal Eagle") was a tactical bomber designed and built by the Instituto Aerotécnico at Córdoba, in Argentina in the immediate post-World War II era.

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Iraqi Air Force

The Iraqi Air Force (IQAF or IrAF) (Al Quwwat al Jawwiyah al Iraqiyyah) is the aerial warfare service branch of the Iraqi Armed Forces.

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Jack Northrop

John Knudsen Northrop (November 10, 1895 – February 18, 1981) was an American aircraft industrialist and designer who founded the Northrop Corporation in 1939.

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Kawasaki Ki-32

The was a Japanese light bomber aircraft of World War II.

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Lake Muskoka

Lake Muskoka is located between Port Carling and Gravenhurst, Ontario, Canada.

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Lick Observatory

The Lick Observatory is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by the University of California.

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List of aircraft of the Royal Air Force

Many aircraft types have served in the British Royal Air Force since its formation in April 1918 from the merger of the Royal Flying Corps and Royal Naval Air Service.

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List of aircraft of World War II

The list of aircraft of World War II includes all the aircraft used by those countries which were at war during World War from the period between their joining the conflict and the conflict ending for them.

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Lists of military aircraft of the United States

Lists of military aircraft of the United States cover current and former military aircraft of the United States Armed Forces.

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Little Norway

Little Norway (Lille Norge), officially Flyvåpnenets Treningsleir (FTL, "Air Force Training Camp"), was a Norwegian Army Air Service/Royal Norwegian Air Force training camp in southern Ontario during the Second World War.

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Luftwaffe

The Luftwaffe was the aerial-warfare branch of the Wehrmacht before and during World War II.

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M1919 Browning machine gun

The M1919 Browning is a.30 caliber medium machine gun that was widely used during the 20th century, especially during World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War.

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March Air Reserve Base

March Air Reserve Base (March ARB), previously known as March Air Force Base (March AFB) is located in Riverside County, California between the cities of Riverside, Moreno Valley, and Perris.

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Mitsubishi B5M

The Mitsubishi B5M was an Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service (IJNAS) land-based attack aircraft, originally intended for carrier use.

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Mitsubishi Ki-30

The was a Japanese light bomber of World War II.

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Monoplane

A monoplane is a fixed-wing aircraft configuration with a single mainplane, in contrast to a biplane or other types of multiplanes, which have multiple planes.

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Nakajima B5N

The Nakajima B5N (中島 B5N, Allied reporting name "Kate") was the standard carrier-based torpedo bomber of the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) for much of World War II.

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National Air Force Museum of Canada

The National Air Force Museum of Canada is an aviation museum dedicated to preserving the history of the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) and is located on the west side of CFB Trenton in Trenton, Ontario.

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National Museum of the United States Air Force

The National Museum of the United States Air Force (formerly the United States Air Force Museum) is the official museum of the United States Air Force located at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, northeast of Dayton, Ohio.

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No. 3 Training Command RCAF

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Northrop BT

The Northrop BT was an American two-seat, single-engine monoplane dive bomber built by the Northrop Corporation for the United States Navy. Northrop A-17 and Northrop BT are aircraft first flown in 1935 and Northrop aircraft.

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Northrop Corporation

Northrop Corporation was an American aircraft manufacturer from its formation in 1939 until its 1994 merger with Grumman to form Northrop Grumman.

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Northrop Gamma

The Northrop Gamma was a single-engine all-metal monoplane cargo aircraft used in the 1930s. Northrop A-17 and Northrop Gamma are Northrop aircraft.

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Northrop YA-13

The Northrop YA-13 was an attack version of the Northrop Gamma type aircraft. Northrop A-17 and Northrop YA-13 are 1930s United States attack aircraft and Northrop aircraft.

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Operation Weserübung

Operation Weserübung (Unternehmen Weserübung,, 9 April – 10 June 1940) was the invasion of Denmark and Norway by Nazi Germany during the Second World War and the opening operation of the Norwegian Campaign.

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Panama Canal

The Panama Canal (Canal de Panamá) is an artificial waterway in Panama that connects the Atlantic Ocean with the Pacific Ocean, cutting across the Isthmus of Panama, and is a conduit for maritime trade.

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Peru

Peru, officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South America. It is bordered in the north by Ecuador and Colombia, in the east by Brazil, in the southeast by Bolivia, in the south by Chile, and in the south and west by the Pacific Ocean. Peru is a megadiverse country with habitats ranging from the arid plains of the Pacific coastal region in the west to the peaks of the Andes mountains extending from the north to the southeast of the country to the tropical Amazon basin rainforest in the east with the Amazon River.

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Peruvian Air Force

The Peruvian Air Force (Fuerza Aérea del Perú, FAP) is the branch of the Peruvian Armed Forces tasked with defending the nation and its interests through the use of air power.

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Pratt & Whitney R-1340 Wasp

The Pratt & Whitney R-1340 Wasp is an aircraft engine of the reciprocating type that was widely used in American aircraft from the 1920s onward.

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Pratt & Whitney R-1535 Twin Wasp Junior

The Pratt & Whitney R-1535 Twin Wasp Junior was an engine used in American aircraft in the 1930s.

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Pratt & Whitney R-1830 Twin Wasp

The Pratt & Whitney R-1830 Twin Wasp is an American air-cooled radial aircraft engine.

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PZL.23 Karaś

The PZL.23 Karaś (crucian carp) was a Polish light bomber and reconnaissance aircraft designed in the mid-1930s by PZL in Warsaw.

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Radial engine

The radial engine is a reciprocating type internal combustion engine configuration in which the cylinders "radiate" outward from a central crankcase like the spokes of a wheel.

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Royal Canadian Air Force

The Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF; Aviation royale canadienne, ARC) is the air and space force of Canada. Its role is to "provide the Canadian Forces with relevant, responsive and effective airpower". The RCAF is one of three environmental commands within the unified Canadian Armed Forces.

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Royal Netherlands Air Force

The Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF; Koninklijke Luchtmacht (KLu), "Royal Air Force") is the military aviation branch of the Netherlands Armed Forces.

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Royal Norwegian Air Force

The Royal Norwegian Air Force (RNoAF) (The Air Defence) is the air force of Norway.

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Saab 17

The Saab 17 is a Swedish single-engine monoplane reconnaissance dive-bomber aircraft of the 1940s originally developed by ASJA prior to its merger into Saab.

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Saab AB

Saab AB (originally,, acronym SAAB), with subsidiaries collectively known as the Saab Group (Saabgruppen), is a Swedish aerospace and defense company primarily operating from Sweden.

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South Africa

South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa.

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South African Air Force

The South African Air Force (SAAF) is the air warfare branch of South African National Defence Force, with its headquarters in Pretoria.

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Sukhoi Su-2

The Sukhoi Su-2 (Сухой Су-2) was a Soviet reconnaissance and light bomber aircraft used in the early stages of World War II.

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Swedish Air Force

The Swedish Air Force (Svenska flygvapnet or just Flygvapnet) is the air force branch of the Swedish Armed Forces.

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United States Army Air Corps

The United States Army Air Corps (USAAC) was the aerial warfare service component of the United States Army between 1926 and 1941.

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World War II

World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers.

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Wright R-1820 Cyclone

The Wright R-1820 Cyclone 9 is an American radial engine developed by Curtiss-Wright, widely used on aircraft in the 1930s through 1950s.

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Wright-Patterson Air Force Base

Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (WPAFB) is a United States Air Force base and census-designated place just east of Dayton, Ohio, in Greene and Montgomery counties.

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17th Training Wing

The 17th Training Wing (17 TRW) is a United States Air Force unit assigned to the Air Education and Training Command Second Air Force.

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1st Special Operations Wing

The 1st Special Operations Wing (1 SOW) at Hurlburt Field, Florida is one of three United States Air Force active duty Special Operations wings and falls under the Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC).

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3rd Operations Group

The 3rd Operations Group is the operational flying component of the United States Air Force 3rd Wing.

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59th Bombardment Squadron

The 59th Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit.

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74th Reconnaissance Squadron

The 74th Reconnaissance Squadron is an active United States Air Force unit, part of the 9th Reconnaissance Wing at Beale Air Force Base, California.

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See also

1930s United States attack aircraft

Northrop aircraft

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northrop_A-17

Also known as A-17 Nomad, Douglas 8, Douglas 8A-2, Douglas DB-8, Douglas DT-202, Northrop 8A, Northrop 8A-1, Northrop A-17 Nomad, Northrop A-17A, Northrop A-17AS, Northrop Model 8, Northrop Nomad, Northrop RA-17, Northrop/Saab 8A-1, Northrup A-17A.

, Peruvian Air Force, Pratt & Whitney R-1340 Wasp, Pratt & Whitney R-1535 Twin Wasp Junior, Pratt & Whitney R-1830 Twin Wasp, PZL.23 Karaś, Radial engine, Royal Canadian Air Force, Royal Netherlands Air Force, Royal Norwegian Air Force, Saab 17, Saab AB, South Africa, South African Air Force, Sukhoi Su-2, Swedish Air Force, United States Army Air Corps, World War II, Wright R-1820 Cyclone, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, 17th Training Wing, 1st Special Operations Wing, 3rd Operations Group, 59th Bombardment Squadron, 74th Reconnaissance Squadron.