The Boeing P-26 Peashooter was the first American all-metal production fighter aircraft and the first pursuit monoplane used by the United States Army Air Corps. It first flew in 1932 and remained in service with the United States as late as 1941. The last Peashooters were retired from service with Guatemala in 1956. 151 examples were made over the production run. The single-seat fighter was powered by a 600 hp engine, which could accelerate the airplane to 234 mph. The Peashooter could fly 360 miles in combat or 635 miles while cruising. The airplane could climb to 27,000 feet. For armament, Peashooters carried 2 x .30 inch machine guns, although one gun was sometimes replaced with a .50 inch gun. In addition, the airplane could carry 200 lbs of bombs.
