A-31/A-35 Vengeance | |
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General information | |
Type | Dive bomber |
National origin | United States |
Manufacturer | Vultee Aircraft |
Primary users | United States Army Air Force |
Number built | 1,931 |
History | |
First flight | 30 March 1941 |
Retired | April 1948 |
The Vultee A-31 Vengeance is an American dive bomber of World War II that was built by Vultee Aircraft. A modified version was designated A-35. The Vengeance was not used operationally by the United States, but was operated as a front-line aircraft by the British Royal Air Force, the Royal Australian Air Force, and the Indian Air Force in Southeast Asia and the Southwest Pacific. The A-31 remained in service with U.S. units until 1945, primarily in a target-tug role.[1]