A-17 / Nomad | |
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General information | |
Type | Ground attack |
Manufacturer | Northrop |
Designer | |
Primary users | United States Army Air Corps |
Number built | 411 |
History | |
Introduction date | 1935 |
Developed from | Northrop Gamma |
Variants | Douglas A-33 |
The Northrop A-17, also known as the Northrop Model 8, a development of the Northrop Gamma 2F model, is a two-seat, single-engine, monoplane, attack bomber built in 1935 by the Northrop Corporation for the United States Army Air Corps. When in British Commonwealth service during World War II, the A-17 was called Nomad.