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Képgaléria egy Northrop A-17A, 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. A-17s used by air forces of the British Commonwealth designated the aircraft as the “Nomad.”

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The Northrop A-17A monoplane was a single-engine attack aircraft developed by the Northrop Corporation in the 1930s. It was a modified version of the earlier Northrop Gamma transport aircraft, with a redesigned wing and a fixed landing gear. The A-17A was designed to meet the requirements of the U.S. Army Air Corps for a light bomber and ground attack aircraft. It had a crew of two, a pilot and a rear gunner, and could carry up to 1,200 pounds of bombs in an internal bay and on external racks. The A-17A was powered by a Pratt & Whitney R-1535 Twin Wasp Junior radial engine that produced 750 horsepower. It had a maximum speed of 207 miles per hour and a range of 810 miles. The A-17A was armed with four 0.30-inch machine guns in the wings and one 0.30-inch machine gun in the rear cockpit.
The A-17A first flew in September 1935 and entered service with the U.S. Army Air Corps in 1936. It was the first monoplane attack aircraft adopted by the U.S. military and proved to be reliable and versatile. The A-17A saw combat in several countries during World War II, including China, the Philippines, Finland, Sweden, and Peru. It was also exported to several other nations, such as France, Norway, Argentina, and South Africa. The A-17A was gradually replaced by more advanced aircraft such as the Douglas A-20 Havoc and the North American B-25 Mitchell in the early 1940s. The last A-17A was retired from service in 1945.