Douglas A-20 Survivors
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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.
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[edit] 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.[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.
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.
[edit] Individual histories
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[edit] 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 | History | Markings | Holder | Location | Condition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A-20G-20DO 42-86786 | ex 312th BG, 388th BS | “ Hell’n Pelican II “ | Papua New Guinea | (D) |
- 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:
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- (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
[edit] DB-7B Boeing-Seattle
- Boston III c/n 3839 AL907, ex-NEIAF "240", ex-RAAF A28-8, ex-22 Sq " DU-J ", RAAF Museum, Point Cook, Victoria (D) [2][3][4] [5]
[edit] A-20C DO Douglas-Santa Monica
- A-20C 41-19393,A ex-RAF Boston IIIa BZ501, ex-Soviet AF 7th Russian AF/114th bomber regiment - crashed 2 April 1944, Hunt Aircraft, Surrey, England (W) [6]
[edit] A-20G DO Douglas-Santa Monica
- A-20G-20DO 42-86615, ex-5th AF / 417th BG / 675th BS, RAAF Museum, RAAF Amberley, Australia (S) [7]
- 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)[8][9]
- A-20G-25DO 43-9401, ex-5th AF / 417th BG / 672nd BS, RAAF Museum, RAAF Amberley, Australia (S) [10]
- A-20G-25DO 43-9436, ex-5th AF / 3rd BG / 89th BS, " V Big Nig ", Pacific Fighters Museum, Wangaratta Airport, Wangaratta, Australia (S) [11] [12]
- A-20G-30DO 43-9491, ex-5th AF / 417th BG / 672nd BS, RAAF Museum, RAAF Amberley, Australia (S)[13]
- A-20G-30DO 43-9628, ex-5th AF / 312th BG / 388th BS, " Lady Constance ", (Fwd Fuselage only), Precision Aerospace, Hinckley, England (R) [14]
- A-20G-30DO 43-9629, ex-5th AF / 417th BG / 675th BS, " E ", RAAF Museum, RAAF Amberley, Australia (S)[15]
- A-20G-35DO 43-10052,ex-Soviet Air Force, " 14 ", Central Museum of the Air Forces at Monimo, Moscow, Russia (D) [16] [17][18] [19]
- A-20G-40DO c/n 21274 42-21627, ex-312th BG / 387th BS, Pima Air and Space Museum, Tucson, AZ (R) [20]
- A-20G-40DO c/n 21311 43-21664, ex-Soviet Air Force, 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) [21]
- A-20G-45DO c/n 21847 43-22200 (N63004), "T Little Joe " , National Museum of the United States Air Force, Wright Patterson AFB, Dayton, OH (D) [22]
[edit] A-20H DO Douglas-Santa Monica
- A-20H-5DO 44-20 (N5066N), Air Heritage, Beaver Falls, PA (R)
[edit] 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
[edit] A-20K DO Douglas-Santa Monica
- A-20K-10DO c/n 23762 44-539, ex-Brazilian AF FAB6085 " 85 ", Museum Aerospacial Campo dos Afonsos AB, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (D)
[edit] References
- ^ Boeing History: A-20 page
- ^ A28-8 (airliners photo page)
- ^ AL907 (Pacific wrecks page)
- ^ AL907 (US warplanes page)
- ^ Baugher: A-20C/DB-73 Boston III
- ^ Baugher: A-20C Havac Boston Lend Lease
- ^ 42-86615 (pacific wrecks page)
- ^ 42-8678 Hell'n Pellican II (airliners photo collection)
- ^ 42-86786 (pacific wrecks page)
- ^ 43-9401 (pacific wrecks page
- ^ 43-9436 (pacific wrecks page)
- ^ 43-9436 (crash & recovery information)
- ^ 43-9491 (pacific wrecks page)
- ^ 43-9628 (pacific wrecks page)
- ^ 43-9629 (pacific wrecks page)
- ^ 43-10052 (airliners photo collection)
- ^ 43-10052 (airliners photo collection)
- ^ 43-10052 (airliners photo collection)
- ^ 43-10052 (airliners photo collection)
- ^ 42-1627 (pacific wrecks page)
- ^ 43-22197 (airliners photo collection)
- ^ 43-22200 Little Joe (airliners photo collection)
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- 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.
