Logo
Unionpedia
Communication
Get it on Google Play
New! Download Unionpedia on your Android™ device!
Download
Faster access than browser!
 

Northrop A-17

Index Northrop A-17

The Northrop A-17, a development of the Northrop Gamma 2F was a two-seat, single-engine, monoplane, attack bomber built in 1935 by the Northrop Corporation for the U.S. Army Air Corps. [1]

68 relations: AB Svenska Järnvägsverkstädernas Aeroplanavdelning, Air Enthusiast, Albrook Air Force Station, Anglo-Iraqi War, Argentine Air Force, Barksdale Air Force Base, Battle of France, Battle of the Netherlands, Blackburn Skua, Bomber, Bristol Aeroplane Company, Bristol Hercules, Bristol Mercury, British Commonwealth Air Training Plan, British Purchasing Commission, CFB Trenton, Dayton, Ohio, Dive bomber, Douglas A-33, Douglas Aircraft Company, Ecuadorian–Peruvian War, Engine, Fairey Battle, Första divisionen, Fighter aircraft, I.Ae. 24 Calquin, Iraqi Air Force, Jack Northrop, Lake Muskoka, Lick Observatory, List of aircraft of the Royal Air Force, List of aircraft of World War II, List of military aircraft of the United States, Little Norway, Luftwaffe, M1919 Browning machine gun, March Air Reserve Base, Monoplane, National Air Force Museum of Canada, National Museum of the United States Air Force, Nautical mile, Northrop BT, Northrop Corporation, Northrop Gamma, Northrop YA-13, Operation Weserübung, Panama Canal, Peruvian Air Force, Pratt & Whitney R-1340 Wasp, Pratt & Whitney R-1535 Twin Wasp Junior, ..., Pratt & Whitney R-1830 Twin Wasp, Radial engine, Royal Canadian Air Force, Royal Netherlands Air Force, Royal Norwegian Air Force, Saab 17, Saab Group, South Africa, South African Air Force, Swedish Air Force, United States Army Air Corps, Wright R-1820 Cyclone, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, 17th Bombardment Group, 1st Special Operations Wing, 3d Operations Group, 59th Bombardment Squadron, 74th Bombardment Squadron. Expand index (18 more) »

AB Svenska Järnvägsverkstädernas Aeroplanavdelning

AB Svenska Järnvägsverkstädernas Aeroplanavdelning (Swedish Railroad Workshops' Air Plane Department, ASJA) was a company making aircraft in Linköping, Sweden.

New!!: Northrop A-17 and AB Svenska Järnvägsverkstädernas Aeroplanavdelning · See more »

Air Enthusiast

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

New!!: Northrop A-17 and Air Enthusiast · See more »

Albrook Air Force Station

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

New!!: Northrop A-17 and Albrook Air Force Station · See more »

Anglo-Iraqi War

The Anglo–Iraqi War (2–31 May 1941) was a British military campaign against the rebel government of Rashid Ali in the Kingdom of Iraq during the Second World War.

New!!: Northrop A-17 and Anglo-Iraqi War · See more »

Argentine Air Force

The Argentine Air Force (Fuerza Aérea Argentina, or simply FAA) is the national aviation branch of the Armed Forces of the Argentine Republic.

New!!: Northrop A-17 and Argentine Air Force · See more »

Barksdale Air Force Base

Barksdale Air Force Base (AFB) is a United States Air Force base in northwest Louisiana, USA, in Bossier Parish, and is contiguous to Bossier City, Louisiana along the base's western and northwestern edge.

New!!: Northrop A-17 and Barksdale Air Force Base · See more »

Battle of France

The Battle of France, also known as the Fall of France, was the German invasion of France and the Low Countries during the Second World War.

New!!: Northrop A-17 and Battle of France · See more »

Battle of the Netherlands

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

New!!: Northrop A-17 and Battle of the Netherlands · See more »

Blackburn Skua

The Blackburn B-24 Skua was a carrier-based low-wing, two-seater, single-radial engine aircraft operated by the British Fleet Air Arm which combined the functions of a dive bomber and fighter.

New!!: Northrop A-17 and Blackburn Skua · See more »

Bomber

A bomber is a combat aircraft designed to attack ground and naval targets by dropping air-to-ground weaponry (such as bombs), firing torpedoes and bullets or deploying air-launched cruise missiles.

New!!: Northrop A-17 and Bomber · See more »

Bristol Aeroplane Company

The Bristol Aeroplane Company, originally the British and Colonial Aeroplane Company, was both one of the first and one of the most important British aviation companies, designing and manufacturing both airframes and aircraft engines.

New!!: Northrop A-17 and Bristol Aeroplane Company · See more »

Bristol Hercules

The Bristol Hercules was a 14-cylinder two-row radial aircraft engine designed by Sir Roy Fedden and produced by the Bristol Engine Company starting in 1939.

New!!: Northrop A-17 and Bristol Hercules · See more »

Bristol Mercury

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

New!!: Northrop A-17 and Bristol Mercury · See more »

British Commonwealth Air Training Plan

The British Commonwealth Air Training Plan (BCATP), or Empire Air Training Scheme (EATS) often referred to as simply "The Plan", was a massive, joint military aircrew training program created by the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, during the Second World War.

New!!: Northrop A-17 and British Commonwealth Air Training Plan · See more »

British Purchasing Commission

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

New!!: Northrop A-17 and British Purchasing Commission · See more »

CFB Trenton

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

New!!: Northrop A-17 and CFB Trenton · See more »

Dayton, Ohio

Dayton is the sixth-largest city in the state of Ohio and the county seat of Montgomery County.

New!!: Northrop A-17 and Dayton, Ohio · See more »

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.

New!!: Northrop A-17 and Dive bomber · See more »

Douglas A-33

The Douglas A-33 (Model 8A-5) was an updated version of the Northrop A-17 for the export market, with a more powerful engine and increased bomb load.

New!!: Northrop A-17 and Douglas A-33 · See more »

Douglas Aircraft Company

The Douglas Aircraft Company was an American aerospace manufacturer based in Southern California.

New!!: Northrop A-17 and Douglas Aircraft Company · See more »

Ecuadorian–Peruvian War

The 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.

New!!: Northrop A-17 and Ecuadorian–Peruvian War · See more »

Engine

An engine or motor is a machine designed to convert one form of energy into mechanical energy.

New!!: Northrop A-17 and Engine · See more »

Fairey Battle

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

New!!: Northrop A-17 and Fairey Battle · See more »

Första divisionen

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

New!!: Northrop A-17 and Första divisionen · See more »

Fighter aircraft

A fighter aircraft is a military aircraft designed primarily for air-to-air combat against other aircraft, as opposed to bombers and attack aircraft, whose main mission is to attack ground targets.

New!!: Northrop A-17 and Fighter aircraft · See more »

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 (Córdoba) in Argentina in the immediate post-World War II era.

New!!: Northrop A-17 and I.Ae. 24 Calquin · See more »

Iraqi Air Force

The Iraqi Air Force (IQAF or IrAF; Arabic: القوات الجوية العراقية, Al Quwwat al Jawwiya al Iraqiya) is the aerial warfare service branch of the Iraqi Armed Forces, responsible for the policing of international borders and surveillance of national assets.

New!!: Northrop A-17 and Iraqi Air Force · See more »

Jack Northrop

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

New!!: Northrop A-17 and Jack Northrop · See more »

Lake Muskoka

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

New!!: Northrop A-17 and Lake Muskoka · See more »

Lick Observatory

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

New!!: Northrop A-17 and Lick Observatory · See more »

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.

New!!: Northrop A-17 and List of aircraft of the Royal Air Force · See more »

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 II from the period between their joining the conflict and the conflict ending for them.

New!!: Northrop A-17 and List of aircraft of World War II · See more »

List of military aircraft of the United States

This list of military aircraft of the United States includes prototype, pre-production, and operational types.

New!!: Northrop A-17 and List of military aircraft of the United States · See more »

Little Norway

Little Norway (Lille Norge), officially Flyvåpnenes 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.

New!!: Northrop A-17 and Little Norway · See more »

Luftwaffe

The Luftwaffe was the aerial warfare branch of the combined German Wehrmacht military forces during World War II.

New!!: Northrop A-17 and Luftwaffe · See more »

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.

New!!: Northrop A-17 and M1919 Browning machine gun · See more »

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.

New!!: Northrop A-17 and March Air Reserve Base · See more »

Monoplane

A monoplane is a fixed-wing aircraft with a single main wing plane, in contrast to a biplane or other multiplane, each of which has multiple planes.

New!!: Northrop A-17 and Monoplane · See more »

National Air Force Museum of Canada

The National Air Force Museum of Canada, formerly known as the RCAF Memorial Museum, 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.

New!!: Northrop A-17 and National Air Force Museum of Canada · See more »

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.

New!!: Northrop A-17 and National Museum of the United States Air Force · See more »

Nautical mile

A nautical mile is a unit of measurement defined as exactly.

New!!: Northrop A-17 and Nautical mile · See more »

Northrop BT

The Northrop BT was a two-seat, single-engine monoplane dive bomber built by the Northrop Corporation for the United States Navy.

New!!: Northrop A-17 and Northrop BT · See more »

Northrop Corporation

Northrop Corporation was a leading United States aircraft manufacturer from its formation in 1939 until its 1994 merger with Grumman to form Northrop Grumman.

New!!: Northrop A-17 and Northrop Corporation · See more »

Northrop Gamma

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

New!!: Northrop A-17 and Northrop Gamma · See more »

Northrop YA-13

The Northrop YA-13 was an attack version of the Northrop Gamma type aircraft.

New!!: Northrop A-17 and Northrop YA-13 · See more »

Operation Weserübung

Operation Weserübung was the code name for Germany's assault on Denmark and Norway during the Second World War and the opening operation of the Norwegian Campaign.

New!!: Northrop A-17 and Operation Weserübung · See more »

Panama Canal

The Panama Canal (Canal de Panamá) is an artificial waterway in Panama that connects the Atlantic Ocean with the Pacific Ocean.

New!!: Northrop A-17 and Panama Canal · See more »

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.

New!!: Northrop A-17 and Peruvian Air Force · See more »

Pratt & Whitney R-1340 Wasp

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

New!!: Northrop A-17 and Pratt & Whitney R-1340 Wasp · See more »

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.

New!!: Northrop A-17 and Pratt & Whitney R-1535 Twin Wasp Junior · See more »

Pratt & Whitney R-1830 Twin Wasp

The Pratt & Whitney R-1830 Twin Wasp is an American aircraft engine widely used in the 1930s and 1940s.

New!!: Northrop A-17 and Pratt & Whitney R-1830 Twin Wasp · See more »

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.

New!!: Northrop A-17 and Radial engine · See more »

Royal Canadian Air Force

The Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF; Aviation royale canadienne, ARC) is the air force of Canada.

New!!: Northrop A-17 and Royal Canadian Air Force · See more »

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.

New!!: Northrop A-17 and Royal Netherlands Air Force · See more »

Royal Norwegian Air Force

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

New!!: Northrop A-17 and Royal Norwegian Air Force · See more »

Saab 17

The Saab 17 was a Swedish bomber-reconnaissance aircraft.

New!!: Northrop A-17 and Saab 17 · See more »

Saab Group

Saab Group (originally Svenska Aeroplan AB, later SAAB and Saab AB) is a Swedish aerospace and defence company, founded in 1937.

New!!: Northrop A-17 and Saab Group · See more »

South Africa

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

New!!: Northrop A-17 and South Africa · See more »

South African Air Force

The South African Air Force (SAAF) is the air force of South Africa, with headquarters in Pretoria.

New!!: Northrop A-17 and South African Air Force · See more »

Swedish Air Force

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

New!!: Northrop A-17 and Swedish Air Force · See more »

United States Army Air Corps

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

New!!: Northrop A-17 and United States Army Air Corps · See more »

Wright R-1820 Cyclone

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

New!!: Northrop A-17 and Wright R-1820 Cyclone · See more »

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.

New!!: Northrop A-17 and Wright-Patterson Air Force Base · See more »

17th Bombardment Group

The 17th Bombardment Group is an inactive United States Air Force unit.

New!!: Northrop A-17 and 17th Bombardment Group · See more »

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).

New!!: Northrop A-17 and 1st Special Operations Wing · See more »

3d Operations Group

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

New!!: Northrop A-17 and 3d Operations Group · See more »

59th Bombardment Squadron

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

New!!: Northrop A-17 and 59th Bombardment Squadron · See more »

74th Bombardment Squadron

The 74th Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit.

New!!: Northrop A-17 and 74th Bombardment Squadron · See more »

Redirects here:

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 Nomad, Northrop RA-17, Northrop/Saab 8A-1, Northrup A-17A.

References

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

OutgoingIncoming
Hey! We are on Facebook now! »