__NOTOC__ The Bellanca 77-140 Bomber was a

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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

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was replaced by twin engines on the upper wing. The United States military were not interested in the type, but the

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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.

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