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General information | |
Type | Dive bomber |
National origin | United States |
Manufacturer | Northrop Corporation |
Primary user | United States Navy |
Number built | 55 |
History | |
First flight | 19 August 1935 |
Developed into | Douglas SBD Dauntless |
The Northrop BT was an American two-seat, single-engine monoplane dive bomber built by the Northrop Corporation for the United States Navy. At the time, Northrop was a subsidiary of the Douglas Aircraft Company. While unsuccessful in its own right, the BT was subsequently redesigned into the Douglas SBD Dauntless, which would form the backbone of the Navy's dive bomber force.