Douglas A-20G Havoc

Work was delayed by a series of major design changes that increased the size of the aircraft, gave it larger engines and focused the design as a bomber. First flown in October 1938, the aircraft attracted the interest of the French Air Force and the first orders actually came from France rather then the U.S. Army. France and Belgium briefly used the aircraft before those countries fell to the Germans. Many of the aircraft were diverted to Britain where they were operated under the names Boston and Havoc. The U.S. Army adopted the British name Havoc when they began receiving their A-20s after 1939. The A-20G was the most produced version of the Havoc and was optimized for low altitude attacks using a battery of six nose mounted machine guns and parachute equipped bombs called �parafrags.�

	Feb 1 2008 The bulkhead for the tail cone was severely damaged requiring some serious reinforcing to maintain the shape.
	Apr 9 2007 An overhead view of aircraft.
	Jul 18 2006 The tail cone has been removed to make it easier to repair damage from bullets.
	May 25 2006 When the aircraft crashed extensive damage was done to the underside of the fuselage.
	Oct 16 2005 Because the aircraft is a stressed skin construction panels have to be replaced one at a time to prevent distortion of the fuselage.
	Sep 20 2005 You can see the damage due to combat and use as a parts source after the aircraft crashed.
	Aug 12 2005 The fuselage as it was first moved into the restoration hangar before any work started.

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