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The Vultee Vengeance was an
American dive bomber of World War II, built by Vultee Aircraft.The
Vengeance was not used operationally by the U.S., but was operated as a
front-line aircraft by the Royal Air Force, the Royal Australian Air
Force, and the Indian Air Force in Southeast Asia and the Southwest
Pacific. In 1940, Vultee Aircraft started the design of a single engined dive-bomber, the Vultee Model 72 to meet the requirements of the French Armée de l'Air. France placed an order for 300 V-72s, with deliveries intended to start in October 1940. The fall of France in June 1940 stopped these plans, but at the same time the British Purchasing Commission, impressed by the performance of the German Junkers Ju 87, was shopping for a dive bomber for the Royal Air Force placed an order for 200 V-72s on 3 July 1940, with orders for a further 100 being placed in December 1940. |
Die Vultee Vengeance war ein amerikanischer Sturzkampfflugzeug des Zweiten Weltkriegs, der von Vultee Aircraft gebaut wurde. Die Vengeance wurde von den USA nicht operativ eingesetzt, sondern von der Royal Air Force, der Royal Australian Air Force und der Indischen Luftwaffe in Südostasien und im Südwestpazifik als Frontflugzeug verwendet. 1940 begann Vultee Aircraft mit dem Entwurf eines einmotorigen Sturzkampfflugzeug, des Vultee Model 72, um die Anforderungen des französischen Armée de l'Air zu erfüllen. Frankreich bestellte 300 V-72, deren Auslieferung im Oktober 1940 beginnen sollte. Der Fall Frankreichs im Juni 1940 stoppte diese Pläne, aber gleichzeitig beeindruckte die britische Einkaufskommission die Leistung des deutschen Junkers Ju 87 , kaufte den Sturzkampfflugzeug für die Royal Air Force und bestellte am 3. Juli 1940 200 V-72. Weitere 100 wurden im Dezember 1940 bestellt. |
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Modified aircraft with six 12.7 mm machine guns and additional bomb racks. Supplied under Lend-Lease to RAF (458) and RAAF (121). 831 aircraft built |
A-35B |
Modifiziertes Flugzeug mit sechs 12,7 mm Maschinengewehren und zusätzlichen Bombenständern. Lieferung im Rahmen von Lend-Lease an RAF (458) und RAAF (121). 831 Flugzeuge gebaut |
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