The Douglas B-18 Bolo is an American twin-engined heavy bomber which served with the United States Army Air Corps and the Royal Canadian Air Force (as...
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The Douglas B-23 Dragon is an American twin-engined bomber developed by the Douglas Aircraft Company as a successor to the B-18 Bolo. Douglas proposed...
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of specialty shotgun shell Douglas B-18 Bolo, a United States Army Air Corps bomber aircraft from the 1930s Operation Bolo, a United States military operation...
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design competition to the prototype for the Douglas B-18 Bolo (which was itself soon thereafter supplanted by the B-17 Flying Fortress). Although generally...
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North American XB-21 (redirect from North American B-21)
evaluation by the United States Army Air Corps. Evaluated against the Douglas B-18 Bolo, it was found to be considerably more expensive than the rival aircraft...
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to the Douglas B-18 Bolo. Still, the Air Corps ordered 13 more B-17s for further evaluation, which were introduced into service in 1938. The B-17 evolved...
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officials in the War Department supported twin-engine bombers like the Douglas B-18 Bolo heavy bomber. After MacArthur left his position as Army Chief of Staff...
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Douglas Y1B-7, B-7, O-35 (1931) Douglas B-18 Bolo (1935) Douglas XB-19 (1941) Douglas XB-22 (1930s) Douglas B-23 Dragon (1939) Douglas XB-31 Douglas XB-42...
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Power/mass: 0.082 hp/lb (0.135 kW/kg) Related development Douglas DC-1 Douglas DC-3 Douglas B-18 Bolo Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era Bloch...
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Blériot 127 Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress Bréguet 410 Bristol Bombay Curtiss B-2 Condor Dornier Do 11 Douglas Y1B-7 Douglas B-18 Bolo Farman BN.4 Farman...
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February 1941, replacing the Douglas B-18 Bolo, with a further two groups, the 38th and 28th, beginning to equip with the B-26 by December 1941. Immediately...
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different planes, and that Tucker's firm was to build turrets for the Douglas B-18 Bolo. In the end no Tucker turrets equipped any bombers. When Tucker was...
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aircraft Douglas A-20 Havoc - Attack bomber Douglas A-26 Invader - Attack bomber Douglas XA/XB-42 Mixmaster - Prototype bomber Douglas B-18 Bolo - ASW/medium...
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Doolittle Raid (redirect from April 18, 1942)
Martin B-26 Marauder, Douglas B-18 Bolo, and Douglas B-23 Dragon, but the B-26 had questionable takeoff characteristics from a carrier deck and the B-23's...
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military aircraft of the United States Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider, US heavy bomber under development "B-17G Flying Fortress". Air Mobility Command Museum...
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He went on to fly the Douglas B-18 Bolo, the North American B-25 Mitchell, the Douglas A-26 Invader, and finally the Boeing B-29 Superfortress at Denver...
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formed, members of the test platoon made their first jump from a Douglas B-18 Bolo bomber over Lawson Field on 16 August 1940. Lieutenant Ryder and Private...
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A-17s and Douglas B-18 Bolos. In August 1939, the squadron moved to McChord Field in Pendleton, Oregon, where they were equipped with Douglas B-23 Dragons...
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Wright R-1820 Cyclone (redirect from Wright R-1820 Cyclone B)
Curtiss-Wright CW-21 Douglas A-33 Douglas B-18 Bolo Douglas DC-2 Douglas DC-3 (DST, G-102 and G-202) Douglas R4D-8/C-117D Douglas DC-5 Douglas DF Wright SGR-1820G-2...
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have been used widely on bombers, like the B-17 and B-29, it was actually developed for the Douglas B-18 Bolo. In the end, no Tucker turrets were equipped...
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a former Royal Air Force station Douglas B-18 Bolo, a bomber used by the Royal Canadian Air Force as the Douglas Digby Digby (band), an American power...
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USD-4 bomber Douglas B-18 Bolo heavy bomber Douglas C-1 transport Douglas Dolphin utility/transport amphibian Douglas DT torpedo bomber Douglas O-2 observation...
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aircraft Douglas A-20 Havoc attack bomber Douglas A-26 Invader attack bomber Douglas XA/XB-42 Mixmaster prototype bomber Douglas B-18 Bolo ASW/medium...
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35 RS709 - painted as NS519 Douglas A-20G Havoc 43-22200 Douglas A-24B Banshee 42-54582 Douglas B-18A Bolo 37-0469 Douglas C-47D Skytrain 43-49507 – painted...
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saw the first fatal crash of a military aircraft in Maine, when a Douglas B-18 Bolo bomber stationed at Bangor Army Airfield went down in nearby Springfield...
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Wellington and Armstrong-Whitworth Whitley, while the US relegated the Douglas B-18 Bolo to the same role until better aircraft became available. Blimps were...
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Ilyushin Il-6 Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era Douglas B-18 Bolo Heinkel He 111 IAR 79 Mitsubishi G4M PZL.37 Łoś Vickers Wellington...
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November 1939 – 13 April 1942 (Douglas B-18 Bolo) 10th Bombardment Squadron, 1 November 1940 – 1 November 1942 (B-18 Bolo) 12th Bombardment Squadron, 1...
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Armstrong Whitworth Whitley Bristol Beaufort Bloch MB.131 Dornier Do 17 Douglas B-18 Bolo Fiat BR.20 Cicogna Heinkel He 111 Junkers Ju 86 PZL.37 Łoś Tupolev...
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