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Types Operated:
- Sp-21M Vanquish II - Retired
- Accrisius B-3 Vanguard - Retired
- ENAER B1E-1 Caracara

B1S Vanquish / Sp-21M Vanquish II - ALL RETIRED 1941
General characteristics
Length: 12.19m
Wingspan: 20.42m
Height: 3.84m
Wing area: 600sq ft
Weight: empty 11,670lbs, maximum take-off 18,800lbs
Crew: 3
Powerplant: 2x Spartan 1000 supercharged radial engines (1000hp)

Performance:
Speed: 267mph
Rate of climb: 1,094ft per minute at 1,500ft
Ceiling: 26,500ft
Range: 1200 miles with 3,000lbs bomb load

Armament:
one dorsal turret with two 7.92mm FMG/M32 MG (drum feed), four fixed 13mm Browning HMG in the lower nose under the cockpit, bombload 3000lbs in one lower fuselage bomb bay or one semi-recessed 18-21in torpedo

Remarks:
Structure: all-metal monocoque fuselage in four sections with Z section fames and L section stringers with light alloy covering, light alloy used for tail construction and cantilever tailplane covering. Cantilever all-metal wing with two steel spars, all-metal split flaps and aluminium framed ailerons with fabric covering. Rudder and elevators aluminium framed with fabric covering. Retractable hydraulically raised main undercarriage with two oleo-pneumatic legs with twin pneumatic brakes and a non-retractable castoring tail wheel
Equipment: full controls and navigation equipment including receiver/transmitter, HF/DF set, naval co-operation beacon and Sperry autopilot, two cameras can be fitted in cabin floor, one flare chute, two rescue dinghies and mechanical bombsight.
Capacity: Pilot in enclosed cockpit with bullet-proof windscreen, navigator in rear fuselage cabin with one window and one access door ahead of radio operator/gunner in a hydraulic-powered dorsal turret.

B2A Vanguardia / Accrisius B-3 Vanguard - ALL RETIRED 1942
General characteristics
Length: 72.5 ft
Wingspan: 103 ft
Height:
Wing area: 1,400 sq ft
Weight: 29,149 lbs (empty), 55,000 lbs (maximum)
Crew: 7
Powerplant: 4x Ripon R-1000-010RS

Performance:
Speed: 189 mph at 15,000 ft
Rate of climb: 275 fpm
Ceiling: 15,500 ft
Range: 1,958 miles
Remarks:

Armament:
- 1x twin and 2x triple 7.7mm MG turrets
- 8,000lbs bombload

ENAER B1E-1 Caracara Tactical Bomber
(licensed Petlyakov Pe-2)

General characteristics:
Crew: 3 (pilot, gunner, bombardier)
Length: 12.66 m (41 ft 6 in)
Wingspan: 17.16 m (56 ft 3 in)
Height: 3.5 m (11 ft 6 in)
Wing area: 40.5 m² (436 ft²)
Empty weight: 5,875 kg (12,952 lb)
Loaded weight: 7,563 kg (16,639 lb)
Max takeoff weight: 8,495 kg (18,728 lb)
Powerplant: 2 × FMA-Spartan 12V-1300S engines (1,300 hp each)
Propellers: 3-bladed

Performance:
Maximum speed: 580 km/h (360 mph)
Range: 1,160 km (721 miles)
Service ceiling: 8,800 m (28,870 ft)
Rate of Climb: 7.2 m/s (1,410 ft/min)
Wing loading: 186 kg/m² (38 lb/ft²)

Armament:
Guns:
- 2 × 7.62mm machine guns in the nose
- 2 × 7.62mm machine guns in ventral hatch
- 1 × 13-mm machine gun in dorsal turret
- Bombs: 1,600 kg (3,520 lb) of bombs

Order History:
- 2 aircraft ordered as preproduction types in 1940.
- 72 aircraft delivered through 1941.