Douglas Havoc and Boston by Scott Thompson

Douglas Havoc and Boston by Scott Thompson

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The Douglas DB-7 was an advanced attack bomber developed in the late 1930s. First built for the French government it later flew as the Boston for the RAF and later as the A-20 Havoc for the US Army Air Corps. When the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour came, the A-20 was among the most capable aircraft in the US inventory.

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Douglas Havoc and Boston by Scott Thompson

The Douglas DB-7 was an advanced attack bomber developed in the late 1930s. Though developed for the US Army Air Corps, the sleek DB-7 was first built for the French government. After the fall of France the remaining production of French DB-7s went instead to the RAF. The DB-7 flew as the Boston for the RAF and Britain purchased hundreds more directly from the Douglas Aircraft Company. The US Army Air Corps placed a production contract in 1939, ordering the plane as the A-20 Havoc. When the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor came, the A-20 was among the most capable aircraft in the US inventory. It went on to serve with the US Ninth Air Force in Europe and the Fifth Air Force in the South Pacific.
Scott Thompson is assistant director of the Panasonic Foundation, a corporate philanthropy devoted to the transformation of public education in the United States; editor of Strategies, an issues series by the Panasonic Foundation in cooperation with the American Association of School Administrators, and president and a founding trustee of the Glen Rock Public Education Foundation. Prior to joining the Panasonic staff, he was director of dissemination and project development with the Institute for Responsive Education and editor of New Schools, New Communities.
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ISBN 13 9781861266705
ISBN 10 1861266707
Title Douglas Havoc and Boston
Author Scott Thompson
Series Crowood Aviation
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher The Crowood Press Ltd
Year published 2004-06-25
Number of pages 176
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.