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North American Aviation B-21/23 Dragon 
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B-23 Dragon Flight Line
B-23 Dragon Flight Line 
B-23 Dragon on Tarmac
B-23 Dragon on Tarmac 
B-23 Dragon on the Day of its First Flight
B-23 Dragon on the Day of its First Flight 
B-23 Dragon on Tarmac
B-23 Dragon on Tarmac 
B-23 Dragon - First Flight Takeoff
B-23 Dragon - First Flight Takeoff 
B-23 Dragon on Ground
B-23 Dragon on Ground 
Man on the Tail of a DC-7 in the Factory
Man on the Tail of a DC-7 in the Factory 
Mechanics Work on the Tail Gun and Nose Gun Turrets of Adjacent B-24s
Mechanics Work on the Tail Gun and Nose Gun Turrets of Adjacent B-24s 
B-23 Dragon on Ground
B-23 Dragon on Ground 
B-18A Bolo Production Line
B-18A Bolo Production Line 
B-18A Bolo Production Line
B-18A Bolo Production Line 
B-18A Bolo Wings on Stand
B-18A Bolo Wings on Stand 
Douglas B-23
Douglas B-23 
Two Female Employees Riveting
Two Female Employees Riveting 
DC-6 Nose Section
DC-6 Nose Section 
Women Workers at Douglas Aircraft's Santa Monica Facility
Women Workers at Douglas Aircraft's Santa Monica Facility 
Working on B-18A Bolo Wings
Working on B-18A Bolo Wings 
B-23 Dragon - Ship Number 2 with New Nose
B-23 Dragon - Ship Number 2 with New Nose 
XTBD-1 Devastator Wood Mock Up
XTBD-1 Devastator Wood Mock Up 
B-18A Bolo Production Line
B-18A Bolo Production Line 
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Mock Up of B-23 Dragon Tail Turret

Douglas B-23 Dragon (1939-1940): The Douglas B-23 Dragon, a twin-engine medium bomber, was a proposed improvement on the B-18A Bolo. The B-23 was a direct descendant of the DC-3, through the development of the B-18 and B-18A, and actually used some parts that were interchangeable with the DC-3. The B-23 was the first U.S. bomber to feature a tail gunner. Built in 1939 and 1940, B-23s were used for coastal patrol on the Pacific Coast during the early months of World War II. Later several were modified by the Army Air Force to UC-67 Utility Transports by removal of the bomb bays, nose and tail armament and the installation of passenger seats. In 1941, the B-23 was caught in the changeover to four-engine bomber philosophy and it was not any reflection on the quality of the airplane itself that more were not built. The Army Air Force declared most Dragons surplus after World War II. After 1945, the B-23’s high performance and dependability made them attractive as executive transports and led to their description as one of the most deluxe, high-speed, short-field, long-range executive transport aircraft of the post-war period. 
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Unique identifier BI21560 
Boeing ID sm14406 
Type Image 
Size 5998px × 4543px   26MB 
License type RM 
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