Douglas O-38

The Douglas O-38 was an observation airplane used by the United States Army Air Corps.

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Douglas O-38F at the National Museum of the United States Air Force in 2005
Role Observation plane
Manufacturer Douglas Aircraft Company
Primary user United States Army Air Corps
Produced 1931–1934
Number built 156

Between 1931 and 1934, Douglas built 156 O-38s for the Air Corps, eight of which were O-38Fs. Some were still in service at the time of the Pearl Harbor Attack in 1941.

The O-38 is a modernized derivative of the O-25, itself a re-engined variant of the earlier Douglas O-2.

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