Douglas A-33

The Douglas A-33, company Model 8A-5, was an American attack aircraft built in small numbers during World War II, an updated version of the Northrop A-17 with a more powerful engine and an increased bomb load. Northrop had become a partly owned Douglas subsidiary in 1932, and by 1937 the Northrop Model 8 was known as the Douglas 8A, produced by the El Segundo Division of Douglas. The 8A-5 had a 1,200 hp Wright engine and was the most powerful and best armed of the series, with machine guns in the wings and pods and the ability to carry up to 2,000 pounds of bombs. It was intended first for export, but the entire production run was taken up by the United States Army Air Corps, which used the aircraft for training, target towing and utility duties.