Douglas O-38F
Technical Information

Background
The Douglas O-38 was an observation plane used by the U.S. Army Air Corps (USAAC) with a few still in service by the end of 1941. The plane was a modernized version of the earlier Douglas O-2. During 1933, eight O-38F were delivered to the U.S. Army National Guard as unarmed staff liaison aircraft with an R-1690-9 engine and a revised, fully enclosed canopy. The sole surviving example of an O-38F 33-324 display at National Museum of the United States Air Force (USAF Museum).

Production
156 O-38 were built between 1931–1934.

Technical Details (O-38F)
Crew  2 (pilot and observer)
Engine  1 x R-1690-9 Hornet 9 cylinder radial engine with three bladed propeller
Wingspan  40 ft 0 in (12.19 m)
Length  31 ft 0 in (9.45 m)
Height  10 ft 8 in (3.25 m)
Maximum Speed  150 mph
Range  275 mi (443 km)
Armament  1 x .30 caliber machine guns (nose), 1 x .30 caliber machine gun (rear)
Bombload  4 x 100 pound bombs