BOMBERS FLOWN BY THE JUNGLE AIR FORCE Compiled from various sources. Additions or corrections would be greatly appreciated.     Please, send them here. All aircraft were made in several variations. These are general specifications covering those variations and are not meant to be definitive.      To see a chart showing the effectiveness of a bomb click here.

B-17 Flying Fortress PRODUCED 12,731. B-17 CREW Six to ten men. ENGINES Four 1,200 hp Wright R-1820-97 or R-1820-65. WEIGHT From 32,720 lb empty to 65,600 lb loaded. PERFORMANCE Max. Speed - 287 mph. Service Ceiling - 35,000 ft. Range - 1,100 miles fully loaded. DIMENSIONS Span - 103 ft 9 in. Length - 74 ft 9 in. ARMAMENT Nine 0.5 in Brownings. 6,000 lb normal bomb load.

B-24 Liberator PRODUCED 18,482. B-24 CREW Up to eleven men. ENGINES Four 1,200 hp Pratt & Whitney R-1830-65 Twin Wasp. WEIGHT From 37,000 lb empty to 65,000 lb loaded. PERFORMANCE Max. Speed - 290 mph. Service Ceiling - 28,000 ft. Range - 2,200 miles fully loaded. DIMENSIONS Span - 110 ft 0 in. Length - 67 ft 2 in. ARMAMENT Nine 0.5 in Brownings. 8,000 lb bomb load.

North American B-25 Mitchell PRODUCED 9,816. B-25 CREW Four to six men. ENGINES Two 1,700 hp Wright R-2600-9 or R-2600-13 or 1,850 hp R-2600-29. WEIGHT From 21,100 lb empty to 36,047 lb loaded. PERFORMANCE Max. Speed - 315 mph. Service Ceiling - 27,000 ft. Range - 1,500 miles fully loaded. DIMENSIONS Span - 67 ft 7 in. Length - 54 ft 1 in. ARMAMENT Up to 13 0.5 in guns. One 75 mm cannon. 4,000 lb normal bomb load.

B-26 Marauder PRODUCED 5,157. B-26 CREW Five to seven men. ENGINES Two 1,850hp Pratt & Whitney R-2800-5 or 2,000hp R-2800-39. WEIGHT From 23,000 lb empty to 38,200 lb loaded. PERFORMANCE Max. Speed - 310 mph. Service Ceiling - 23,000 ft. Range - 1,150 miles fully loaded. DIMENSIONS Span - 65 ft. Length - 58 ft 3 in. ARMAMENT Up to 17 0.5 in guns. 5,200 lb normal bomb load.

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