A-36 Apache

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The A-36 Apache was a World War II American ground-attack and dive-bomber aircraft developed from the early P-51 Mustang airframe.

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A-36 Apache canonical 1
A-36A 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II aircraft
dive bomber
ground-attack aircraft
military aircraft
aircraftFamily Mustang family
airframeBasedOn early P-51 Mustang airframe
alsoKnownAs A-36 Apache
surface form: A-36A
armamentFeature bomb racks
dive brakes
wing-mounted machine guns
category single-seat fighter-bomber
combatUse strafing
tactical bombing
conflict World War II
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
crew 1
derivedVariantOf North American P-51 Mustang
designedFor dive-bombing accuracy
low-level attack
developedFrom North American P-51 Mustang
surface form: P-51 Mustang
engineModel Allison V-1710
engineType liquid-cooled V-12 piston engine
era 1940s
firstFlightYear 1942
fuselageMaterial all-metal
hasWingMountedDiveBrakes true
introducedInYear 1942
landingGear retractable tailwheel landing gear
manufacturer North American Aviation
nationality American
numberBuilt 500
operator United States Army Air Forces
powerplantCount 1
primaryUser United States Army Air Forces
propellerBlades 3
propulsion single-engine propeller
role dive bombing
ground attack
serviceBranch United States Army Air Forces
status retired
tailConfiguration conventional tail
usedBy United States Army Air Forces
surface form: USAAF tactical air forces
usedFor close air support
interdiction missions
usedInTheater China Burma India Theater
surface form: China-Burma-India Theater

Mediterranean Theater of Operations
wingConfiguration low-wing monoplane

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A-36 Apache alsoKnownAs A-36 Apache
this entity surface form: A-36A