Douglas B-18 Bolo
by: RLindsey
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The B-18 heavy bomber is based on the Douglas DC-2. A redsign gave the Bolo the distinctive shark-looking nose. A good bomber in speed, range and payload in 1935, the B-18 was completely obsolete by the end of 1941. The Bolo was the most numerous bomber at the United States entry to World War II. However, only a few were equipped with magnetic anomaly detection (MAD) equipment. The B-18s sunk two German U-boats. They were replaced in 1942 by the B-24 Liberators.
Length: 57 feet 10 inches
Wingspan: 89 feet 6 inches
Speed: 215 mph
Ceiling: 23,900 feet
Range: 1,200 feet
Engines: 2 Wright Cyclone R-1820 radial engines
Crew:
Armament: 3x .30 caliber machine guns, 6,500 pounds of bombs
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Robert M. Lindsey
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