- List of surviving A-20 Havocs
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A-20G Little Joe at the National Museum of the United States Air Force
The A-20 Havoc was an American attack, light bomber and night fighter aircraft of World War II.
On September 20, 1944 the last Douglas A-20K Havoc was produced by Douglas, with 7098 having been built by Douglas and 380 under license by Boeing.[1] The Havoc was quickly replaced in USAAF by the Douglas A-26, RAAF replace them with Bristol Beaufighters, and with the RAF with the de Havilland Mosquito. One of the last substantial users was the Força Aérea Brasileira (Brazilian Air Force) who continued using the A-20 until the late 1950s.
So quickly were the A-20 phased out of service and scrapped that, by the early 1960s, the aircraft was on the verge of extinction with only six complete airframes known in existence. Currently, due to numerous expeditions into the jungles of New Guinea as well as Russian crash sites are restorable airframes being discovered and the number of aircraft are growing.
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Survivors
Airworthy
- United States
- A-20J Havoc, s/n 43-21709, owned by Lewis Fighter Fleet LCC in San Antonio, Texas.[2]
- A-20G Havoc, s/n 43-22197, owned by Fantasy of Flight in Polk City, Florida.[3]
On display
- Australia
- Boston III, s/n AL907 at the RAAF Museum in Point Cook, Victoria.[4]
- Brazil
- A-20K Havoc, s/n 44-0539 at the Museu Aeroespacial, Campo dos Afonsos in Rio de Janeiro.[5]
- Papua New Guinea
- A-20G Havoc, s/n 42-86786 at the Papua New Guinea National Museum in Port Moresby.[6]
- Russia
- A-20G Havoc, s/n 43-10052 at the Central Air Force Museum in Moscow.[7]
- United States
- A-20G Havoc, s/n 43-22200 at the National Museum of the United States Air Force in Dayton, Ohio.[8]
Under restoration
- United Kingdom
- A-20G Havoc, s/n 43-9436 Big Nig by the RAF Museum in Hendon
- United States
- A-20G Havoc, s/n 43-21627 by the Pima Air and Space Museum in Tucson, Arizona.[9]
- A-20B Havoc, s/n 44-20 initially to static display with eventual airworthiness by the Military Aircraft Restoration Corp. in Geneseo, NY.[10]
See also
References
- Notes
- ^ Boeing History: A-20 page
- ^ "A-20J Havoc/43-21709." FAA Registry. Retrieved: 26 May 2011.
- ^ "A-20G Havoc/43-22197." FAA Registry. Retrieved: 26 May 2011.
- ^ "Boston III/AL907." Warbird Registry. Retrieved: 26 May 2011.
- ^ "A-20K Havoc/44-0539." Warbird Registry. Retrieved: 26 May 2011.
- ^ "A-20G Havoc/42-86786." Warbird Registry. Retrieved: 26 May 2011.
- ^ "A-20G Havoc/43-10052." Warbird Registry. Retrieved: 26 May 2011.
- ^ "A-20G Havoc/43-22200." Warbird Registry. Retrieved: 26 May 2011.
- ^ "A-20G Havoc/43-21627." Warbird Registry. Retrieved: 26 May 2011.
- ^ [1] 1941 Historical Aircraft Group Retrieved: 2 July 2011.
- Bibliography
- Ogden, Bob. Aviation Museums and Collections of North America. Tunbridge Wells, Kent, UK: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd., 2007. ISBN 0-85130-385-4.
- United States Air Force Museum Guidebook. Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio: Air Force Museum Foundation, 1975.
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