Northrop N-3PB
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| Type: | Patrol torpedo bomber / seaplane |
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| First flight: |
December 22, 1940 |
| Commissioning: |
1941 |
| Number of pieces: |
24 |
The Northrop N-3PB was a single-engine seaplane that served as a patrol bomber in the Air Force Division of the Royal Norwegian Navy ( Marinens Flyvevesen ) during World War II.
History and construction
In early 1940 , the Norwegian government ordered 24 machines of this type, which were otherwise not used in any other air force. After the occupation of Norway by the Germans in April 1940, the machines could no longer be delivered to Norway.
The first flight of the N-3PB took place on November 1, 1940 and from 1941 the delivery to Reykjavík in Iceland began , where the Norwegians continued to fight with the Royal Norwegian Naval Air Service (RNNAS). The N-3PB were mainly used to combat submarines and as escort aircraft for ship convoys. However, they were never involved in direct combat operations with German machines.
Some machines were lost in the Arctic due to the weather. In the 1970s , an N-3PB wreck was discovered in Iceland. This was restored at the Northrop Corporation in California . The aircraft is currently stored in a hangar in Gardermoen , Norway.
Military users
Technical specifications
| Parameter | Data |
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| length | 10.97 m |
| span | 14.91 m |
| Wing area | 34.92 m² |
| height | 3.66 m |
| drive | a Wright Cyclone GR-1820 with 1,217 PS (895 kW) |
| Top speed | 414 km / h |
| Range | 1,609 km |
| crew | Pilot, navigator and radio operator |
| Service ceiling | 7,392 m |
| Empty mass | 2,808 kg |
| Flight mass | 4,808 kg |
| Armament | four 12.7 mm machine guns, two 7.7 mm machine guns, one 907 kg torpedo or 907 kg bombs |
Web links
- Northrop N-3PB ( Memento of May 5, 2004 in the Internet Archive ) on ipmsnorge.org
- Northrop N-3PB on fliegerweb.com