Douglas A-20 Havoc

The Douglas A-20 Havoc was a twin-engined light bomber used extensively by the Allies in World War II. Some countries still used the A-20 Havoc after the war.The USAAC retired the Havoc in 1949.The Havoc was then later developed into the Douglas DC-5.

Development
In March 1937, a design team led by Donald Douglas, Ed Heinemann and Jack Northrop drew up plans for a light bomber powered by a pair of Pratt & Whitney R-985 Wasp Junior radial engines.It was thought that the Havoc could fly at speeds of 250mph while carrying a payload of 1,000 pounds of bombs.Reports of the aircraft's performance showed that this aircraft would be seriously under powered, so the project was scrapped.