BG | |
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Great Lakes BG-1 of bombing squadron VB-3B | |
Role | Dive-bomber |
Manufacturer | Great Lakes Aircraft Company |
First flight | 1933 |
Introduction | 1934 |
Retired | 1941 |
Primary users | United States Navy United States Marine Corps |
Number built | 61 |
The Great Lakes BG was an American carrier-based dive bomber of the 1930s. Designed and built by the Great Lakes Aircraft Company of Cleveland, Ohio, 61 were used by the United States Navy and United States Marine Corps from 1934 to 1940.