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The Douglas B-23 Dragon was a twin-engined Bomber developed by Douglas Aircraft Company as a successor to (and a refinement of) the B-18 Bolo . The design of the B-23 was very similar to that of the Douglas DC-3 . It was the first operational bomber equipped with a tail gun. It first flew on July 27 , 1939 . While significantly faster and better armed than the B-18, the B-23 found itself inferior to newer bombers like the B-25 Mitchell and B-26 Marauder . For this reason, the 38 B-23s built were never used in combat. They worked in training, reconnaissance, transport (as the UC-67 ), and test-bed roles. One of the UC-67 is being reconverted to B-23 configuration by the USAF Museum. The B-23's tall Vertical Tail was adapted by Ford for use on the B-24 Liberator and resulted in increased performance, but it was never adopted for production. The modification later became standard on the Navy's PB4Y Privateer , which was heavily derived from the Liberator. SPECIFICATIONS (B-23 DRAGON)
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