1937: TOS with USAAC. 25 Jun 1937: 3rd Attack Group, Barksdale, LA. Ca. 1939: Kelly Field, TX. Apr 1940: Bolling Field, DC; Served as support aircraft for Military Attaches in Honduras, Guatemala, and Haiti. 20 Jun 1941: TOS USAAF. No dates as to when NMUSAF acquired it, but it is the only A-17 type to exist.

Northrop developed the A-17 in the early 1930s to fill a USAAC requirement for an attack bomber. This example, on display at the National Museum of the USAF, is one of 129 built of the 'A' version that included an retractable undercarriage and improved engine.