Reminds me of the time I was walking through a grocery store parking lot and saw an elderly gentleman loading his car. On the bumper was an A-20 bumper sticker and I just happened to mention " ah, the Havoc " . I think he was taken slightly aback and asked " so you know of the Havoc ? " . I replied that indeed I did, a much underrated aircraft. We had a good long talk, much to the chagrin of both our wives, as he was a pilot who flew it in the Pacific. Of course I had to mention that my Grandfather was a SeaBee in the Pacific and saw quite a few while building the airfields. Thank you for another wonderful video. Take care and God Bless, Paul from Florida.
My great grandfather flew these in North Africa/Mediterranean. 50 combat missions total with the 86th bomb squadron. Had I been alive to talk to him, I would have loved to hear any stories he would have wanted to give. Thank you for making this video! Very informational
I had the great pleasure of interviewing Ed Heinemann for a book project in 1982. Learned a lot -- about his sense of aviation engineering, and general pragmatism. He was a gracious host.
Thank you for this great video of the A-20. I’ve scene the A-20 at the NMUSAF in Dayton, OH. I was fortunate to have spent several years of my youth living just across the street from the museum. This was in the twilight years of piston and propeller power (I’m 70). It was then that I fell in love with aviation and in particular military aviation. All the best to you sir.
I thoroughly enjoyed the A-20 content, but encountered a distraction at 7:41. On the LH side of the photo is a B-18 with its back to us. There are types that I’d like to see return to airworthy status from extinction, but none more than the B-18.
Yes, as far as i know, all remaining B-18s are in museums and unlikely to return to flight status. When I was at McChord AFB in the 1980s, working on developing the museum, it was my pleasure to work with a team of volunteers, many of World War II age, who had fabulous sheetmetal skills and rebuilt a pretty derelict B-18B into a sharknosed B-18A.
Very good video! 👍❤️Thank you so much. I lived for several years of my youth directly across the street from the National Museum of the US Air Force in Dayton OH. Frequent visits to the museum were the order and several times I’ve seen the A20 there. I’m glad to see one restored and airworthy. They were a good airplane and fulfilled an important niche in the war effort. Thank you again. All the best with a wave of the hand from central Florida.
A very good aircraft and one of my favourites. It looks right and apparently was nice to fly. I wonder how much it would have benefited from having R-2800s fitted.
j'adore vos warplane review,les A20 de la 9AFsont souvent venus sur le nord de la France pour attaquer les sites de V1,j'ai eu aussi une petite pensée pour les free french du squadron 342 avec leurs missions "at low level"" merci a bientot
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My Grandad served as a tail gunner in an RAAF 22 Sqn A-20 (boston) in New Guinea 1943-44. He liked it but he reckoned the Beaufighter was a better, more powerful ground attack airplane.
I think a design like this could have been used like a 40s version of a A-10 Warthog if it was armored up and had a couple big ass cannons in the nose.
Be sure to watch our B-25 Mitchell Airailimages Warplane Review: ua-cam.com/video/8G8U8mkk5bs/v-deo.html
Reminds me of the time I was walking through a grocery store parking lot and saw an elderly gentleman loading his car. On the bumper was an A-20 bumper sticker and I just happened to mention " ah, the Havoc " . I think he was taken slightly aback and asked " so you know of the Havoc ? " . I replied that indeed I did, a much underrated aircraft. We had a good long talk, much to the chagrin of both our wives, as he was a pilot who flew it in the Pacific. Of course I had to mention that my Grandfather was a SeaBee in the Pacific and saw quite a few while building the airfields. Thank you for another wonderful video. Take care and God Bless, Paul from Florida.
My great grandfather flew these in North Africa/Mediterranean. 50 combat missions total with the 86th bomb squadron. Had I been alive to talk to him, I would have loved to hear any stories he would have wanted to give.
Thank you for making this video! Very informational
You are very welcome. Glad it could help fill in some information about the aircraft your great grandfather flew.
A plane that flew everywhere with everyone and did almost everything for almost the entire war - such a shame that so few survive and fly
A very versatile and underappreciated aircraft. Thanks for another great video!
Glad you enjoyed it!
I wish there was more recognition for Ed Heinemann. He gets overshadowed by the likes of Kelly Johnson and Jack Northrop.
I had the great pleasure of interviewing Ed Heinemann for a book project in 1982. Learned a lot -- about his sense of aviation engineering, and general pragmatism. He was a gracious host.
Good job in video👍🧐
Thank you very much.
I think of the brave young men that flew these in combat, the Greatest Generation ! God bless them...
Yes.
I remember seeing that only flying A-20 sitting collecting dust at Fox Field airport Lancaster, Calif. Nice video
Thanks for watching!
Thank you for this great video of the A-20. I’ve scene the A-20 at the NMUSAF in Dayton, OH. I was fortunate to have spent several years of my youth living just across the street from the museum. This was in the twilight years of piston and propeller power (I’m 70). It was then that I fell in love with aviation and in particular military aviation. All the best to you sir.
I thoroughly enjoyed the A-20 content, but encountered a distraction at 7:41. On the LH side of the photo is a B-18 with its back to us. There are types that I’d like to see return to airworthy status from extinction, but none more than the B-18.
Yes, as far as i know, all remaining B-18s are in museums and unlikely to return to flight status. When I was at McChord AFB in the 1980s, working on developing the museum, it was my pleasure to work with a team of volunteers, many of World War II age, who had fabulous sheetmetal skills and rebuilt a pretty derelict B-18B into a sharknosed B-18A.
This was pretty good, high quality stuff. Thank you!
Thank you for watching, and for commenting.
2:19 A-20 graveyard in New Guinea. My Grandad was stationed there on a A-20.
Thanks for watching, and a tip of the hat to your Grandad. Always good to hear from the families of veterans.
Very good video! 👍❤️Thank you so much. I lived for several years of my youth directly across the street from the National Museum of the US Air Force in Dayton OH. Frequent visits to the museum were the order and several times I’ve seen the A20 there. I’m glad to see one restored and airworthy. They were a good airplane and fulfilled an important niche in the war effort. Thank you again. All the best with a wave of the hand from central Florida.
Glad you enjoyed it. The Warplane Review series is something we plan to add to in 2022... more to come.
Would love to see a video on the p70 variants, most videos barely touch the subject
A very interesting aircraft. I would like very much to have seen one up close. Thanks for the video.
You're always welcome!
A very good aircraft and one of my favourites. It looks right and apparently was nice to fly. I wonder how much it would have benefited from having R-2800s fitted.
The R-2800 was such a great engine, it raises all kinds of interesting possibilities, doesn't it?
Great video! 👍👍👍
Thank you very much for watching and for commenting.
j'adore vos warplane review,les A20 de la 9AFsont souvent venus sur le nord
de la France pour attaquer les sites de V1,j'ai eu aussi une petite pensée pour les
free french du squadron 342 avec leurs missions "at low level""
merci a bientot
Heureux que vous ayez apprécié! Je prévois de faire une nouvelle critique chaque mois (au moins aussi longtemps que COVID nous garde à la maison sans spectacles aériens à visiter!)
My Grandad served as a tail gunner in an RAAF 22 Sqn A-20 (boston) in New Guinea 1943-44. He liked it but he reckoned the Beaufighter was a better, more powerful ground attack airplane.
Thanks for watching, and for adding your family story.
Knew Earl Bennett who made the first night fighter kill over Guadalcanal. He liked the P 70.
Sounds like he would have been very interesting to talk with. Thanks for watching and commenting.
I think a design like this could have been used like a 40s version of a A-10 Warthog if it was armored up and had a couple big ass cannons in the nose.