Vultee
A-35 Vengeance
Designed under the designation V-72, this aircraft was built by
Vultee in the USA. In USAAF service, it had the designation of
A-35.
Dubbed
the "Vultee Vibrator" by crews, it had a tendency to overheat and had an insufficient
bombload, range and cruising speed. It often had problems with overheating in tropical areas.
Lend Lease To RAF and RAAF
This dive bomber was exported as part of lend-lease
to the commonwealth, including the RAF in Burma (with the designation
A-31). Also the RAAF who used it in New Guinea, with designation DB-72.