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A-20 Boston #43-21745 'Irene' du 646th Bomb Squadron - 410th Bomb Group.

DOUGLAS A-20 HAVOC
Type : Three-seat light bomber

Powerplant : Two 1,600-hp Wright R-2600-23 Cyclone 14 radial piston engines

Characteristics :
Wingspan: 61 ft 4 in
Length: 48 ft 0 in
Height: 17 ft 7 in
Wing area: 465 sq ft
Empty weight: 15,984 lb
Maximum take-off weight: 27,200 lb

Performance :
Maximum speed: 317 mph at 10,000 ft
Cruising speed: 230 mph
Service ceiling: 25,000 ft
Range: with 725 US gallons of fuel and 2,000 lb of bombs 1,025 miles

Armament : Six .50-in forward-firing machine-guns, Two .50-in guns in power-operated dorsal turret and one .50-in gun firing through ventral tunnel, plus up to 4,000 lb of bombs