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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.

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. 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 ' (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.

Surviving aircraft

Australia

On display
;A-20G
;Boston III
  • RAAF A28-8, RAAF Sqn Code DU-J, RAF s/n AL907 – RAAF Museum, RAAF Base Point Cook in Victoria.
Under restoration or in storage
;A-20G

Brazil

On display
;A-20K
  • 44-0539 – Museu Aeroespacial, Campo dos Afonsos in Rio de Janeiro.

Finland

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.

Papua New Guinea

Wrecks
;A-20G
  • 42-86563 – Stripped wreck abandoned at Yamai Airfield, Madang Province.

Poland

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.

Russia

On display
;A-20G
Under restoration or in storage
;A-20H
  • 44-0020 – exported from California to Latvia in December 2018, then to UMMC Museum Complex.

United Kingdom

On display
;A-20C
  • 41-19393 – partial airframe recovered from Russia. Displayed unrestored at the Wings Museum near Balcombe.

United States

On display
;A-20G
Under restoration or in storage
;A-20G
;F-3A

See also

References

Notes

Bibliography

  • Ogden, Bob. Aviation Museums and Collections of North America. Tunbridge Wells, Kent, UK: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd., 2007. .
  • United States Air Force Museum Guidebook. Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio: Air Force Museum Foundation, 1975.

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