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PV-2 Harpoon

• Manufacturer: Lockheed (Vega) Aircraft Division
• Type: Twin-engine patrol-bomber
• Crew: Four or five
• Power Plant: two 2000 hp R-2800-31 engines
• Dimensions: span, 74 ft. 11 in.; length, 52 ft.; height, 11 ft. 11 in.; wing area, 686 sq. ft.
• Weight: empty, 21,028 lbs; gross, 36,000 lb.
• Performance: Maximum speed, 282 mph at 13,700 ft.; cruising speed, 171 mph; initial climb, 1,630 ft. per min; service ceiling, 23,900 ft.; range, 1,790 miles.
• Armament: five fixed forward-firing 0.5 in. guns in nose; two flexible 0.5 inch guns in dorsal turret. Up to four 1,000 lb. bombs internal and two 1,000 lb. bombs external.

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