List of surviving Douglas A-20 Havocs
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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 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.
Surviving aircraft
Australia
On display
A-20G
42-86786 The Hell'N Pelican II – RAAF Amberley Heritage Centre Queensland. To be held at Amberley until a facility to hold the aircraft is built at the Papua New Guinea National Museum and Art Gallery in Port Moresby.
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
42-86615 – in storage at Precision Aerospace at the Wangaratta Airport in Victoria.
Brazil
On display
A-20K
44-0539 – Museu Aeroespacial, Campo dos Afonsos in Rio de Janeiro.
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