A-12 Shrike | |
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General information | |
Type | Ground-attack aircraft |
Manufacturer | Curtiss |
Primary users | United States Army Air Corps |
Number built | 46[1] |
History | |
Introduction date | 1933 |
Retired | 1942 |
Developed from | XA-8 Shrike YA-10 Shrike |
The Curtiss A-12 Shrike was the United States Army Air Corps' second monoplane ground-attack aircraft, and its main attack aircraft through most of the 1930s. It was based on the A-8, but had a radial engine instead of the A-8's inline, water-cooled engine, as well as other changes.