List of surviving Douglas A-20 Havocs

The Douglas A-20 Havoc is an American attack/light bomber/night fighter aircraft of World War II.

A-20G Little Joe at the National Museum of the United States Air Force

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 service by the Douglas A-26, the RAAF replaced them with Bristol Beaufighters, and 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 was 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, additional restorable airframes are being discovered and the number of intact aircraft growing.[citation needed]

Survivors

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Australia

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On display
A-20G
Boston III
Under restoration or in storage
A-20G

Brazil

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On display
A-20K

Finland

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Submerged
A-20??
  • An A-20 plane was found during the Nord Stream 2 gasline project in 2017. The plane is submerged 100 meters deep in the Baltic Sea, in international waters. The aircraft is intact, which is rare for a plane that has crash-landed at sea. Inside could possibly be the remains of the pilot, as well as active bombs.[6]

Papua New Guinea

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Wrecks
A-20G

Poland

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Under restoration or in storage
A-20
  • s/n unknown – Extracted from Baltic Sea floor. To be displayed in Kraków National Museum of Aviation after restoration.[8]

Russia

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On display
A-20G
Under restoration or in storage
A-20H

United Kingdom

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On display
A-20C

United States

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Airworthy
A-20G
On display
A-20G
 
A-20G exhibit at National Museum of the United States Air Force
Under restoration or in storage
A-20G
F-3A

See also

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References

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Notes
  1. ^ Boeing History: A-20 page Archived 2007-06-10 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "A-20G 42-86786." RAAF Amberly Heritage Centre. Retrieved: 30 May 2013.
  3. ^ "A-20G Havoc/42-86786." pacificwrecks.com Retrieved: 12 March 2015.
  4. ^ "Boston III/AL907." RAAF Museum Point Cook. Retrieved: 30 May 2013.
  5. ^ "A-20G Havoc/42-86615." pacificwrecks.com Retrieved: 12 March 2015.
  6. ^ "Suomenlahden pohjasta löytyi ehjä pommikone – "Hyvin harvinaista" | Yle Uutiset". yle.fi. 2016-12-06. Retrieved 2017-07-03.
  7. ^ "A-20G Havoc/42-86563." pacificwrecks.com Retrieved: 27 November 2020.
  8. ^ "US WWII bomber hoisted from Baltic seabed". Polskie Radio dla Zagranicy. 7 October 2014.
  9. ^ "A-20C Havoc/41-19393." Wings Museum. Retrieved: 30 May 2013.
  10. ^ "A-20G Havoc/43-21709" Lewis Air Legends Retrieved: 14 January 2020.
  11. ^ "FAA Registry: N747HS" FAA.gov Retrieved: 15 July 2021.
  12. ^ "Douglas A-20G Havoc." National Museum of the US Air Force. Retrieved: 24 August 2015.
  13. ^ "A-20G Havoc/43-9436." Pima Air and Space Museum. Retrieved: 14 January 2020.
  14. ^ "Warbird Directory: Douglas Page 7" Retrieved: 23 September 2022.
  15. ^ "FAA Registry: N34920" FAA.gov Retrieved: 15 July 2021.
  16. ^ "F-3A Havoc/39-741." GossHawk Limited. Retrieved: 21 February 2015.
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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