Salt Lake Telegram | 1944-11-10 | Page 6 | Douglas Invader, New Attack Bomber, Shows Speed, Power with Double Wasps

Douglas Invader r New Attack Bomber Shows Speed Power With Double Wasps LONG BEACH CAL Speed CAL Speed w was as what the thc Army Air Forces ordered for its new attack bomber Speed was what Douglas Aircraft delivered in the new all all- purpose A 26 Invader built around two horsepower 2000 Pratt Whitney Double I Wasp engines turning Hamilton Standard propellers I Already in action the thc Inva Invader er is this country's fastest bomber It can strike by day or night It can attack from tree-top tree altitudes and present only a flash exposure to ack The Invader is heavily armed and armored It incorporates in one package the lessons of five years ears cars of attack bombing Combining heavy firepower with great speed the Invader was designed for medium altitude or low Jow level Jevel attacks against grounded enemy aircraft tank or troop concentrations trains anti aircraft positions supply dumps har cs or naval na vessels New features that make the Invader a much more formidable plane than its older brother the A 20 Douglas Havoc include a new purpose all nose that makes possible quick quick- armament chan changes es to adapt the plane for an any mission the N NACA ACA laminar flow wings and a anew anew anew new slotted double flap which reduces landing speed and aids take takeoff The Invader ader is in production here and in inthe inthe inthe the Douglas plant at Tulsa Oklahoma