USAAF A-20G HAVOC

Historical Note:    The A-20 Havoc was originally built for the French and British as a night fighter before America entered the war. In addition, the USSR accepted over 3,000 of these aircraft through the Lend-Lease program. Havocs were used in Europe and the Pacific.

The A-20 Havoc is probably one of the most versatile aircraft ever made in history. The A-20 had several roles and was originally designed with a standard bomber glass nose, however the later versions of A-20 Havoc had solid nose having multiple machine guns. The A-20 Havoc served various Allied air forces, predominantly, the air forces of the Soviet Union, United Kingdom, United States, Australia, South Africa France, Netherlands and Brazil. The USSAF was the one who assigned the popular name of the aircraft “A-20 Havoc” which was adopted from the RAF classification.

There are two versions of A-20 Havoc, both ordered by the Air Corps. One was to be powered by turbo supercharged Wright R-2600-7 radials and the other was to be a high altitude light bomber with performance adequate to make it fundamentally resistant to interception. Some of the A-20 Havocs were equipped with radar equipment and re-designated as P-70s. The P-70 was used as a night fighter but were replaced by the P-61 Black widow in 1944

Scale:    1:40
W/S:    18.5   inches, 
Lgth:   14.0   inches

Item Number:    TMC-AA20TE                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Price:    $169.95

Historical Note Cont'd:    The A-20 is a light bomber and night fighter aircraft during world War II and was manufactured by Douglas Company.

The A-20G's maiden flight was on January 23, 1938 and was introduced in January 10, 1941.  The A-20s were shipped in sections to Casablanca for assembly and service in France and French North Africa.  The primary users and operators of the A-20 are the Soviet Air Force, US Army Air Force, Royal Air Force and the Armee de l'Air.

The A-20G Havoc is a variant of the A-20 Havoc. It was delivered in February 1943 and was the most produced variant of all the series.  The A-20 Havoc has four 20 mm cannon and two 0.50 in (12.7 mm) Colt-Browning machine guns, making it slightly longer than the previous versions.  It also has a wider fuselage to accommodate a power driven gun turret.  Many A-20Gs were delivered to the Soviet Union.  It incorporates 1,600 hp (1,200 kW) R-2600-23.  US A-20Gs were used on low-level sorties in the New Guinea theatre.  There's a total of 7,478 A-20s built.