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The Bellanca 77-140 Bomber was a
bomber
A bomber is a military combat aircraft designed to attack ground and naval targets by dropping air-to-ground weaponry (such as bombs), launching aerial torpedo, torpedoes, or deploying air-launched cruise missiles. The first use of bombs dropped ...
aircraft built in small numbers in the United States in the 1930s. It was a derivative of Bellanca's successful
Aircruiser civil transport in which the Aircruiser's single, nose-mounted
engine
An engine or motor is a machine designed to convert one or more forms of energy into mechanical energy.
Available energy sources include potential energy (e.g. energy of the Earth's gravitational field as exploited in hydroelectric power gen ...
was replaced by twin engines on the upper wing. The United States military were not interested in the type, but the
Colombian Air Force
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bought a small number, including a float-equipped version dubbed the 77-320 Junior. This version also differed from the landplane in having a fully enclosed nose turret in place of the open turret of the 77-140.
Specifications (77-140)
Users
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Colombian Air Force
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, march = Colombian Air Force Hymn
, mascot = Capitan Paz
, anniversaries = 8 November
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See also
References
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aerofiles.comFuerza Aérea Colombiana
77-140
1930s United States bomber aircraft
High-wing aircraft
Aircraft first flown in 1934
Twin piston-engined tractor aircraft
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