Type Two seat light bomber
Engine 1 Pratt & Whitney R-1830 S3CG Twin Wasp
Dimensions Length 9,06 m , height 2,97 m ,  span 14,05 m , wing area 33,6 m2   ,
Weights Empty 2390 kg , loaded 3580 kg , max. take off weight  
Performance Max.. speed 416 km/h , cruising speed 330 km/h , range 2000 km , endurance  , service ceiling 7700 m (bomber) 8800 m (reconnaissance)  , climb
Armament 4 7,9 mm machineguns in wings, 1 rearward firing 7,9 mm machinegun manually operated. Bombs: 20 x container with 13 parachute bombs or 2 x 200 kg or 4 x 100 kg or 8 x 50 kg or 2 x 300 kg
Type Werk.Nr Registration History
DF+IR
DG+IR
544 394, KK+UI Captured 1940 , to Rechlin June 1940. Fluglehrerschule der Luftwaffe, Brandenburg-Briest
545 395 Captured 1940 , to Rechlin
546 396 Captured 1940 , to Deutches Museum
547 397 Captured 1940 , stood at Ockenburg and damaged, but captured by Germans
548 398 Captured 1940 stood at Ockenburg  captured by Germans
Light dive bomber from the USA. The Douglas DB-8A was a further development of Northrop's A-17, which was absorbed into Douglas' El Segundo factory in 1937 (later the Northrop factory became independent again...). This aircraft was a land version light dive bomber also equipped with dive brake valves and the aircraft was a proven concept. DB stood for Douglas Bomber and was intended for export. Light metal construction with linen covered rudders.

The Dutch version was designated 8A-3N. The 8A-3N engine was a 1050 hp Pratt & Whitney R1830-SC3G "Twin Wasp". with normal aviation gasoline. A bomb load of about 600 kg could be carried. Armament consisted of 4 machine guns in the wing and a camera could also be mounted in the rear cockpit. The flight time was no less than 6 hours.