Note: This aircraft was offered for exchange as NMUSAF Solicitation 24-001(Closed).
Douglas B-23 Dragon (S/N 39-0037 / C/N 2723) Aircraft Project, owned by the NMUSAF and determined excess to collection needs. Aircraft has two Wright R-2600 Cyclone 14 engines and is not airworthy or suitable for flight purposes. Legacy records and logbooks are available for the aircraft.
The B-23 is a twin-engine bomber developed as a successor to the Douglas B-18 and was first flown in July 1939.
Circa 1939-1945 USAAF medium bomber, later utility cargo aircraft; 38 built. Although B-23s were never used in combat during World War II, they did serve in secondary roles, such as reconnaissance, training, transport and test-bed aircraft. Some of the Dragons used in transport service were redesignated UC-67s. After the war, all B-23s/UC-67s were declared surplus and many were sold to private operators for use as cargo and executive transports. This airframe has elements of UC-67 utility/cargo interior.
DIMENSIONS:
Length: 58 feet, 5 inches
Wingspan: 92 feet, 0 inches
Height: 18 feet, 6 inches
Weight: 19,089 pounds (empty)
Click on the below links for Proposal Information Materials:
NMUSAF Solicitation 24-001 Proposal Information
Attachment 1_NMUSAFS 24-001 Proposal Form
Attachment 2_DLA Form 1822 (EUC)
Attachment 3_EUC Instructions
Attachment 4_Escrow Arrangement Information
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