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Description
| Manufacturer: | Douglas |
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| Base model: | B-23 | ||
| Designation: | B-23 | ||
| Nickname: | Dragon | ||
| Equivalent to: | UC-67 UC67UC-67 | ||
| Designation System: | U.S. Air Force | ||
| Designation Period: | 1924-Present | ||
| Basic role: | Bomber | ||
Specifications
| Length: | 58' 4" | 17.7 m | |
| Height: | 18' 5" | 5.6 m | |
| Wingspan: | 92' | 28.0 m | |
| Wingarea: | 993.0 sq ft | 92.2 sq m | |
| Empty Weight: | 19,089 lb | 8,657 kg | |
| Gross Weight: | 26,500 lb | 12,018 kg | |
| Max Weight: | 32,400 lb | 14,693 kg | |
Propulsion
| No. of Engines: | 2 | ||
| Powerplant: | Wright R-2600-3 | ||
| Horsepower (each): | 1600 | ||
Performance
| Range: | 1,400 miles | 2,254 km | |
| Cruise Speed: | 210 mph | 338 km/h | 182 kt |
| Max Speed: | 282 mph | 454 km/h | 245 kt |
| Ceiling: | 31,600 ft | 9,631 m | |
Known serial numbers
Examples of this type may be found at
| Museum | City | State |
| Castle Air Museum | Atwater | California |
| McChord Air Museum | McChord AFB | Washington |
| Pima Air & Space Museum | Tucson | Arizona |
| United States Air Force Museum | Wright-Patterson | Ohio |
B-23 on display
Castle Air Museum |
Recent comments by our visitors
| Ron Ciura Buffalo, NY | General Electric Flight Test Center (Schenectady,NY)
utilized the B-23 to develop superchargers for the B-29. 11/15/2007 @ 20:34 [ref: 18555] |
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| Robert , NC | B-23 39-33 is currently listed on Ebay. March 30, 2007
"Very rare Douglas B-23. This survivor is one of a hand full of B-23s still in existence. The airplane was a regular on the West Coast Air Show circuit in in the 1980's. It still looks real good. It has an executive interior. It belonged to Howard Hughes at one time and Ed Daly the CEO of World Airlines. The airplane has been in storage for approximately 15 years.THE AIRCRAFT IS NOT IN AIRWORTHY CONDITION at this time. The aircraft is being sold as is where is. The airplane is located in Northern California. The buyer will take possession of the airplane at it's present location. The seller makes no representation of the condition of the airplane. Payment: 10% non-refundable deposit within 5 days of close of auction. The remaining balance within 10 days of close of auction. Look at the photos, ask question before you bid. All inspections of the airplane are to be made prior to the close of the auction. The airplane is for sale locally and we reserve the right to terminate this auction at any time. Thank you for your interest. 03/30/2007 @ 14:24 [ref: 16038] |
| Gary Wolfe Tucson, AZ | The photo claiming to be Pima Air & Space Museums's B-23 is actually their B-18 Bolo. The B-23 they have is off display at this time. 03/05/2007 @ 13:32 [ref: 15777] |
| John Fisher Cross Plains, WI | Do you have any info on the history/fate of the B-23 Dragon used in the 1947 movie "Intrigue" with George Raft? Thanks. 04/06/2006 @ 17:54 [ref: 13065] |
| Joe Hanna , NY | General Electric had two or three B-23s as corporate haulers. My uncle Gene Beattie was flew them for GE. When I was 15 I got to sit in the left hand seat and get the feel of the plane. It was later flown to California in 62 or 63 and given or sold to a school for mechanical training. Return flight was in a new Gulfstream. Years later (1973)I spotted one of the GE planes in Boulder Colorado still in the distinctive blue, gray and white color scheme.
Gene is mentioned in Fate Is The Hunter and appears in Bob Serling's book on the history of American Airlines. 03/28/2006 @ 17:41 [ref: 12959] |
| John D. Voss , CA | As a point of interest Jimmy Doolittle originally chose the B-23 for his famous raid on Tokyo in 1942. When it was pointed out that the wing spread was to great to clear the island of the aircraft carrier he settled on the B-25 Mitchell instead. 03/28/2006 @ 08:36 [ref: 12953] |
| Matt Rodina St. Croix, U. S. Virgin Islands, OTH | Over 20 years ago, I did considerable research on the B-23 and can provide answers to a number of the questions raises:
Winn-Dixie B-23 was serial 2730 registered N141WD ex N49811. It was owned by W-D from June 1960 to April 1962. It was sold (or donated) to the Univ. of Miami and was later registered N777X and N744Q. Re World A/W B-23. It was serial 2719 and N747M. Originally purchased surplus by Hughes Aircraft but converted for Gar Wood Industries of Detroit. Later owned by Rexall Drugs and FMC Corp. The XB-23 (pressurized fueslage) was converted by American A/L at La Guardia and flown by them on a number of flights. It was eventually transferred to Pan American A/W in Brownsville, TX (along with a B-24 with a jet engine in the tail) about 1945. It went surplus to the Reconstruction Finance Corp. and was then transferred to a school in Brownsville after which it disappeared. The B-23 in Minnesota was probably serial 2730 of McDonald Lumber Co. of St. Paul. It was registered N777X and had been the Winn-Dixie plane. It later became N744Q. International Petroleum (a sub. of Std. Oil of N. J.) had two B-23s that were operated in Peru. They were serial 2745 as N49891 and serial 2749 as N47994. FYI, the B-23 could be fitted with up-rated R-2600s and approved for 35,000 lbs. TOGW. I know of one such plane that was flown single-pilot on several trips from California to Hawaii carrying the boss and his wife. Pretty hot machine but could immitate a DC-3 for landing and takeoff. Keep an eye out for the Jimmy Cagney movie "13 Rue Madelaine", a WW II spy thriller that features Paul Mantz's B-23 covertly delivering an agent to France at night. 01/25/2006 @ 05:56 [ref: 12295] |
| Riley Carpenter Winston-Salem, NC | Does anyone know what,or where the converted B-23 that once belonged to Winn-Dixie supermarket food chain is?
I worked on this a/c while I was employed by Piedmont Airlines, 1958-1990 as a mechanic. Capt. Joe Pennix was the chief pilot 08/15/2004 @ 13:03 [ref: 8068] |
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