- First flight1943
- Introduction1944
- StatusRetired
- Number built364
Specifications
01
Crew & dimensions
- Crew
- 2
- Length
- 45 ft 4 in
- Wingspan
- 51 ft 6 in
- Height
- 16 ft 7 in
02
Performance
- Maximum speed
- 460 mph
- Range
- 1,200 mi
- Service ceiling
- 40,400 ft
03
Powerplant
- Powerplant
- 2 × Pratt & Whitney R-2800-34W Double Wasp 18-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engines (2,100 hp)
04
Armament
- Armament
- Guns: 4 × 20 mm (0.79 in) AN/M3 cannon (200 rpg, wing roots), 4 × 0.50 in (12.7 mm) M2 Browning machine gun (400 rpg, in nose) (normal fighter versions only; replaced by radar unit in the -3N nightfighter); Bombs: 2 × 1,000 lb (454 kg) bombs or, 8 × 127mm unguided rockets under wings and, 1 × 150 gallon fuel or napalm tank under fuselage or, 1 × torpedo under fuselage (day fighter only)