- First flight1940
- Introduction1941
- StatusRetired
- Number built5,288
Specifications
01
Crew & dimensions
- Crew
- Seven (consisting of two pilots, bombardier/radio operator, navigator/radio operator, and three gunners)
- Length
- 58 ft 3 in
- Wingspan
- 71 ft
- Height
- 21 ft 6 in
02
Performance
- Maximum speed
- 287 mph
- Service ceiling
- 21,000 ft
03
Powerplant
- Powerplant
- 2 × Pratt & Whitney R-2800-43 Double Wasp 18-cylinder radial piston engines (2,000-2,200 hp)
04
Armament
- Armament
- Guns: 11 ×.50 in (12.7 mm) M2 Browning machine guns. One flexible in nose position, four fixed in blisters on fuselage (fired by the pilot), two in dorsal turret, two in tail turret, one each in port and starboard lower waist positions; Bombs: Up to 4000 lb