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Douglas A-20 Havoc

A fast American light bomber and attack aircraft used in multiple theaters by U.S. and Allied forces.

Archive ID: afm_0000175
Douglas A-20 Havoc, shown in the selected representative source image.U.S. Air Force / Wikimedia Commons · U.S. federal government public domainImage source

A fast American light bomber and attack aircraft used in multiple theaters by U.S. and Allied forces.

Primary roleAttack
First flight1939
Service entry1941
OriginUnited States
ManufacturerDouglas Aircraft Company
Documented variants1
Crew modeCrewed
AirframeFixed Wing

Development

Douglas A-20 Havoc was developed by Douglas Aircraft Company in United States as a attack aircraft. The family first flew in 1939 and entered service in 1941. Its recorded airframe configuration is fixed wing, with the family classified in the archive as core combat-aircraft scope.

Operational History

Operationally, Douglas A-20 Havoc is represented across attack aircraft and bomber roles. The sourced variant records include service with United States Army Air Forces. Its documented combat-history coverage includes World War II. Role tags attached to the family include tactical bomber.

Variants and Lineage

Major variants represented in the structured record include A-20G.

Variants

DesignationTypeRoleRecorded operators
A-20GProductionAttackUnited States Army Air Forces

Sources and further reading

Structured references supporting this aircraft family, variants, specifications, and narrative sections.

  1. American Combat Planes — Doubleday · Tier 3