What are your favorite Douglas A-20 Havoc Paint Schemes?

Rocketeer · **Joined:** Wed Jan 26, 2011 6:16 pm **Posts:** 195

What are your favorite Douglas A-20 Havoc/Boston paint schemes?

Any A-20 markings may be included - regardless if wartime, civilian, or post restoration warbird, etc!

As a bonus: Are there any photos of A-20 (Serial #: 43-21709) in formation with the former CAF A-20?

Mark Allen M · **Joined:** Fri Feb 03, 2012 1:48 pm **Posts:** 7818

Certain airplanes look great with invasion stripes. The A-20 is one of them IMHO

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Milmart Militaria · **Joined:** Tue Jun 10, 2014 12:10 am **Posts:** 59

doffing one's hat to Mark Allen I say......417th BG A-20G "Green Hornet" S/N 43-9407

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spookythecat · **Posted:** Sat Jan 31, 2015 12:38 pm

I like all of these but plan to model Sweet Lil' Kitten

SaxMan · **Posted:** Sat Jan 31, 2015 2:00 pm

That's easy: All of them!

I think I'm partial to the RAF Desert Camo. There were some unpainted A-20s used as hacks late-war that were quite attractive as well. How about the gloss black P-70 finish?

JohnB · **Posted:** Sat Jan 31, 2015 2:15 pm

I haven't seen enough to have a "favorite". :roll:

jdvoss · **Posted:** Mon Feb 02, 2015 7:24 pm

The Douglas A-20 / DB-7 bomber aircraft has been poorly represented in US WWII aviation history most probably because so few survived the war. Has anyone seen an A-20 in flight in recent years....or ever seen an A-20 on display ? The NMUSAF has the only restored example in the US. They were flown by the USAAF, USN, USMC, RAF, Royal Navy, RAAF, French AF, Brazil AF, Russian AF, Russian Navy, Dutch AF, Dutch Navy, So. African AF and even rumors of N.Korean usage in early stages of the Korean conflict. Color photos or profiles of USN, USMC, Royal Navy, Dutch AF & Navy are non-existent. My vote for the most colorful Havocs were those of the French AF !!!

I've attached a few color profiles for your review.

JDV
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jdvoss · **Posted:** Mon Feb 02, 2015 7:38 pm

Yes, still more color profiles....

flightsimer · **Posted:** Mon Feb 02, 2015 10:47 pm

Milmart Militaria wrote:

doffing one's hat to Mark Allen I say......417th BG A-20G "Green Hornet" S/N 43-9407

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100% agree! best in my opinion was the green hornet'

Pathfinder · **Joined:** Tue Nov 10, 2009 7:35 pm **Posts:** 587

Love the 47BG 84BS OD/sand "crinkle finish" on the last page of profiles.

mustangdriver · **Posted:** Tue Feb 03, 2015 8:20 pm

I always loved the scheme on "Little Joe" as represented in the NMUSAF.

jdvoss · **Posted:** Wed Feb 04, 2015 7:27 pm

A-20's of the South African Air Force

More USAAF paint schemes

A-20 / DB-7's of the RAAF

Dan K · **Posted:** Wed Feb 04, 2015 11:59 pm

Hemiman · **Posted:** Thu Feb 05, 2015 8:04 am

I would have to say my preferences are towards dads 3rd Attack Group. The 3rd, and its 89th Sq were the first to use the A-20's in the SWPA. From dad's favorite pilot James L. "Two Gun" Brown's -20G "BUB'S BROTHER", named to honor his brother lost at Anzio, to my good friend Bill Beck's rather macabe "Lawnmower, the "Characters" of the 89th, and the rest of the Groups birds once they transitioned to all A-20's, had some of the finest and unique paintings seen during the war..Thanks to my Reaper friends, many who have made that final flight west, for their generosity and gifts of pics of those birds. I would be remiss to not mention Jack Heyn, more a family member than a friend, for all he has shared!

Bill

Hemiman · **Posted:** Thu Feb 05, 2015 8:06 am

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