Douglas A-20 Havoc
Country of origin
United States
United States
ManufacturerDouglas
The Douglas A-20 Havoc (company designation DB-7) is an American light bomber, attack aircraft, night intruder, night fighter, and reconnaissance aircraft of World War II.
Designed to meet a U.S. Army Air Corps (USAAC) requirement for a bomber, it was ordered by France for its air force before the USAAC decided the aircraft would also meet its requirements. French DB-7s were the first to see combat; after the fall of France, the bomber served with the Royal Air Force under the service name Boston. From 1941, night-fighter and intruder versions were given the service name Havoc. In 1942, USAAF A-20s saw combat in North Africa.
It served with several Allied air forces, principally the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF), the Soviet Air Forces, Soviet Naval Aviation, and the Royal Air Force (RAF) of the United Kingdom. In total, 7,478 aircraft were built, of which more than a third served with Soviet units. It was also used by the air forces of Australia, South Africa, France, and the Netherlands during the war, and by Brazil afterwards.
In most British Commonwealth air forces, the bomber variants were known as Boston, while the night-fighter and intruder variants were named Havoc. The...
Designed to meet a U.S. Army Air Corps (USAAC) requirement for a bomber, it was ordered by France for its air force before the USAAC decided the aircraft would also meet its requirements. French DB-7s were the first to see combat; after the fall of France, the bomber served with the Royal Air Force under the service name Boston. From 1941, night-fighter and intruder versions were given the service name Havoc. In 1942, USAAF A-20s saw combat in North Africa.
It served with several Allied air forces, principally the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF), the Soviet Air Forces, Soviet Naval Aviation, and the Royal Air Force (RAF) of the United Kingdom. In total, 7,478 aircraft were built, of which more than a third served with Soviet units. It was also used by the air forces of Australia, South Africa, France, and the Netherlands during the war, and by Brazil afterwards.
In most British Commonwealth air forces, the bomber variants were known as Boston, while the night-fighter and intruder variants were named Havoc. The...
