Douglas DC-2 (militarized)
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The militarized Douglas DC-2 was a twin-engine transport and light bomber aircraft adapted from the civilian DC-2 airliner and employed in combat roles during the Spanish Civil War.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Douglas DC-2 (militarized) canonical | 1 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
light bomber
ⓘ
military transport aircraft ⓘ |
| adaptedFrom | civilian DC-2 airliner for combat roles ⓘ |
| aircraftType | twin-engine aircraft ⓘ |
| airframeMaterial | metal ⓘ |
| armament |
bomb load in internal or external racks
ⓘ
defensive machine guns (on some conversions) ⓘ |
| basedOn | Douglas DC-2 ⓘ |
| configuration | low-wing monoplane ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crew | multiple crew members ⓘ |
| derivedFrom | Douglas DC-2 civil transport layout ⓘ |
| era | interwar period ⓘ |
| fuselageType | all-metal semi-monocoque ⓘ |
| hasWing | cantilever wing ⓘ |
| landingGear | retractable tailwheel landing gear ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Douglas Aircraft Company ⓘ |
| originatesAs | civil airliner conversion ⓘ |
| powerplant | two piston engines ⓘ |
| primaryUsePeriod | 1930s ⓘ |
| propulsionType | propeller-driven ⓘ |
| role |
light bomber
ⓘ
military transport ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Nationalist Army
ⓘ
surface form:
Spanish Nationalist forces
Spanish Republican Army ⓘ
surface form:
Spanish Republican forces
|
| usedFor |
bombing missions
ⓘ
cargo transport ⓘ liaison and communications flights ⓘ troop transport ⓘ |
| usedInConflict | Spanish Civil War ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.