The Douglas O-38 was an observation airplane used by the United States Army Air Corps.
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Role | Observation plane Type of aircraft |
Manufacturer | Douglas Aircraft Company |
Primary user | United States Army Air Corps |
Produced | 1931–1934 |
Number built | 156 |
Between 1931 and 1934, Douglas built 156 O-38s for the Air Corps, eight of which were O-38Fs. Some were still in service at the time of the Pearl Harbor Attack in 1941.
The O-38 is a modernized derivative of the O-25, itself a re-engined variant of the earlier Douglas O-2.
Data from McDonnell Douglas aircraft since 1920 : Volume I,[4] United States military aircraft since 1908[5]
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