Douglas A-20 Havoc (Medium bomber)

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The Douglas A-20 Havoc (company designation DB-7) was an American attack, light bomber, intruder aircraft of World War II. It served with several Allied air forces, principally the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF), the Soviet Air Forces (VVS), Soviet Naval Aviation (AVMF) and the Royal Air Force (RAF) of the United Kingdom. Soviet units received more than one in three (2,908 aircraft) of the DB-7s ultimately built. It was also used by the air forces of Australia, South Africa, France, and the Netherlands during the war, and by Brazil afterwards.

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In British Commonwealth air forces, bomber/attack variants of the DB-7 were usually known by the service name Boston, while night fighter and intruder variants were usually known as Havoc. An exception to this was the Royal Australian Air Force, which referred to all variants of the DB-7 by the name Boston. The USAAF referred to night fighter variants as P-70.

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General characteristics
  • Crew: three
  • Length: 47 ft 11 in (14.63 m)
  • Wingspan: 61 ft 4 in (18.69 m)
  • Height: 17 ft 7 in (5.36 m)
  • Wing area: 465 ft² (43.2 m²)
  • Empty weight: 15,051 lb (6,827 kg)
  • Loaded weight: 27,200 lb (12,338 kg)
  • Max. takeoff weight: 27,200lb (12,338 kg) (9,215 kg)
  • Powerplant: 2 × Wright R-2600-A5B "Twin Cyclone" radial engines, 1,600 hp (1,200 kW) each
Performance
  • Maximum speed: 339 mph (295 kn, 546 km/h) at 10,000 ft (3,050 m)
  • Range: 1,050 mi (912 nmi, 1,690 km)
  • Service ceiling: 23,700 ft (7,225 m)
  • Rate of climb: 2,000 ft/min (10.2 m/s)
Armament
  • Guns:
    • 6× fixed forward firing (12.7 mm).5in Browning machine guns in the nose
    • 2× flexible 0.5 in (12.7 mm) Browning machine guns, mounted dorsally
    • 1x flexible 0.5 in (12.7 mm) Browning machine gun, mounted behind bomb bay
  • Bombs: 2,000 lb (910 kg)
 
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