A-20 Havoc survivors

Douglas A-20 Survivors highlights the history of many well known flying and static display Douglas A-20s in the United States. A list is also provided of other A-20's on display around the world; including location, model and serial numbers, brief history, nicknames/markings, and conditions.

Background

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. [ [http://www.boeing.com/history/mdc/havoc.htm Boeing History: "A-20 page"] ] 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 " _pt. 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. Altogether 18 A-20s have survived, however, as of January 2007, only one airframe is currently in flying condition with several being restored to flight status. This number includes seven airframes from various wrecks and in storage which could result in future restorations.

Individual histories

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A-20 Survivors

Each line describes one remaining aircraft complete or partial airframe of A-20 variants. Each line is broken down into several sections:

* Aircraft Number describes the type of aircraft and model A-20G-20DO "42-86786"
* History tells the military history (oldest to newest): ex-312th BG, 388th BS
* Markings deals with current markings, codes first then name: “ Hell’n Pelican II “
* Holder is current owner or museum:
* Location deals with location where it might be seen or owner's address: Papua New Guinea
* Condition: ::(D) = Display ::(A) = Airworthy ::(S) = Stored ::(R) = Under restoration ::(W) = Wreck ::(U)= Unknown Location
* If Latitude & Longitude points are given, aircraft is on permanent outside display and can be seen using Google maps

DB-7B Boeing-Seattle

* Boston III c/n 3839 [http://www.warbirdregistry.org/a20registry/a20-al907.html "AL907"] , ex-NEIAF "240", ex-RAAF A28-8, ex-22 Sq " DU-J ", [http://www.defence.gov.au/RAAF/raafmuseum/exhibitions/tech_hang/boston.htm RAAF Museum] , Point Cook, Victoria (D) [ [http://www.airliners.net/search/photo.search?regsearch=A28-8 A28-8 (airliners photo page)] ] [ [http://www.pacificwrecks.com/aircraft/a-20/A28-8.html AL907 (Pacific wrecks page)] ] [ [http://www.uswarplanes.net/a20.html AL907 (US warplanes page)] ] [ [http://home.att.net/~jbaugher4/a20_6.html Baugher: "A-20C/DB-73 Boston III"] ]

A-20A DO Douglas-Santa Monica

* A-20A-DO c/n unkn s/n unkn, [http://www.nwrain.com/~newtsuit/uas/a20a.html Underwater Admiralty Sciences] , Canada (W)

A-20C DO Douglas-Santa Monica

* A-20C-DO "41-19393",^A ex-RAF Boston IIIa BZ501, ex-Soviet AF 7th Russian AF/114th bomber regiment - crashed 2 April 1944, [http://www.huntaircraftrecovery.com/gallery.htm Hunt Aircraft] , Surrey, England (W) [ [http://home.att.net/~jbaugher4/a20_13.html Baugher: "A-20C Havac Boston Lend Lease"] ]

A-20G DO Douglas-Santa Monica

* A-20G-20DO "42-86615", ex-5th AF / 417th BG / 675th BS, RAAF Museum, RAAF Amberley, Australia (S) [ [http://www.pacificwrecks.com/aircraft/a-20/42-86615.html 42-86615 (pacific wrecks page)] ]
* A-20G-20DO "42-86772", ex-5th AF / 312th BG / 387th BS, RAAF Museum, RAAF Amberley, Australia (S)
* A-20G-20DO "42-86786", ex-5th AF / 312th BG / 388th BS, “ F Hell'n Pelican II “, Papua New Guinea National Museum(PNG Museum), Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea (D) [ [http://www.airliners.net/search/photo.search?regsearch=42-8678 42-8678 Hell'n Pellican II (airliners photo collection)] ] [ [http://www.pacificwrecks.com/aircraft/a-20/42-86786.html 42-86786 (pacific wrecks page)] ]
* A-20G-25DO "43-9401", ex-5th AF / 417th BG / 672nd BS, RAAF Museum, RAAF Amberley, Australia (S) [ [http://www.pacificwrecks.com/aircraft/a-20/43-9401.html 43-9401 (pacific wrecks page] ]
* A-20G-25DO "43-9436", ex-5th AF / 3rd BG / 89th BS, " V Big Nig ", [http://www.pacificwrecks.com/restore/australia/precision.html Pacific Fighters Museum] , Wangaratta Airport, Wangaratta, Australia (S) [ [http://www.pacificwrecks.com/aircraft/a-20/43-9436.html 43-9436 (pacific wrecks page)] ] [ [http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/archive/index.php?t-4328.html 43-9436 (crash & recovery information)] ]
* A-20G-30DO "43-9491", ex-5th AF / 417th BG / 672nd BS, RAAF Museum, RAAF Amberley, Australia (S) [ [http://www.pacificwrecks.com/aircraft/a-20/43-9491.html 43-9491 (pacific wrecks page)] ]
* A-20G-30DO "43-9628", ex-5th AF / 312th BG / 388th BS, " Lady Constance ", (Fwd Fuselage only), Precision Aerospace, Hinckley, England (R) [ [http://www.pacificwrecks.com/aircraft/a-20/43-9628.html 43-9628 (pacific wrecks page)] ]
* A-20G-30DO "43-9629", ex-5th AF / 417th BG / 675th BS, " E ", RAAF Museum, RAAF Amberley, Australia (S) [ [http://www.pacificwrecks.com/aircraft/a-20/43-9629.html 43-9629 (pacific wrecks page)] ]
* A-20G-35DO "43-10052",ex-Soviet Air Force, " 14 ", [http://www.pbase.com/jortega/russia_air_museum Central Museum of the Air Forces at Monimo] , Moscow, Russia (D) [ [http://www.airliners.net/photo/Russia---Air/Douglas-A-20G-Boston/1229159 43-10052 (airliners photo collection)] ] [ [http://www.airliners.net/photo/Russia---Air/Douglas-A-20G-Boston/1022909 43-10052 (airliners photo collection)] ] [ [http://www.airliners.net/photo/Russia---Air/Douglas-A-20G-Boston/1022908 43-10052 (airliners photo collection)] ] [ [http://www.airliners.net/photo/Russia---Air/Douglas-A-20G-Boston/1022907 43-10052 (airliners photo collection)] ]
* A-20G-40DO c/n 21274 [http://www.warbirdregistry.org/a20registry/a20-4321627.html "42-21627"] , ex-312th BG / 387th BS, Pima Air and Space Museum, Tucson, AZ (R) [ [http://www.pacificwrecks.com/aircraft/a-20/43-21627.html 42-1627 (pacific wrecks page)] ]
* A-20G-40DO c/n 21311 "43-21664", ex-Soviet Air Force, [http://www.huntaircraftrecovery.com/a-20_boston_recovery.htm Hunt Aircraft Recoveries] , England (S)
* A-20G-45DO c/n 21844 "43-22197" (N34920), ex-Hughes Aircraft, Fantasy of Flight Museum ("Weeks Air Museum"), Tamiami, FL (R) [ [http://www.airliners.net/search/photo.search?regsearch=N34920 43-22197 (airliners photo collection)] ]
* A-20G-45DO c/n 21847 [http://www.warbirdregistry.org/a20registry/a20-4322200.html "43-22200"] (N63004), "T Little Joe " , National Museum of the United States Air Force, Wright Patterson AFB, Dayton, OH (D) [ [http://www.airliners.net/search/photo.search?regsearch=43-22200 43-22200 Little Joe (airliners photo collection)] ]

A-20H DO Douglas-Santa Monica

* A-20H-5DO c/n 23243 [http://www.warbirdregistry.org/a20registry/a20-440020.html "44-20"] (N5066N), sold: 1956, Nicaragua, Assigned: FA Nicaragua - FAN 50, [http://airheritage.org/history.html Air Heritage] , Beaver Falls, PA (R)

A-20J DO Douglas-Santa Monica

* A-20J-15DO c/n 21356 "43-21709" (N3WF), Lone Star Flight Museum, Galveston, TX (D) note: sold to Australia

A-20K DO Douglas-Santa Monica

* A-20K-10DO c/n 23762 "44-539", ex-Brazilian AF FAB6085 " 85 ", [http://www.musal.aer.mil.br/links_aeron.htm Museum Aerospacial] Campo dos Afonsos AB, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (D)

References

;Footnote ^A The Boston "41-19393" recovered in Russia owned by the Hunt Brothers in England - it remains to be seen if this aircraft is restored or used to restore the A-20G also recovered at this time.

External links

* [http://www.csd.uwo.ca/Elevon/baugher_us/a20i.html Elevon-Baughers: "A-20 page"]
* [http://www.pacificwrecks.com/history/salvage/list.html PacificWrecks: "Salvaged Pacific wrecks"]

Related content

*List of A-20 Havoc operators