Boston
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Boston is a World War II-era American light bomber aircraft, also known as the Douglas A-20 Havoc, used extensively by Allied air forces.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II aircraft
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light bomber aircraft ⓘ military aircraft ⓘ twin‑engine aircraft ⓘ |
| aircraftCategory | attack bomber ⓘ |
| alliedDesignation | Boston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
A-20 Havoc
NERFINISHED
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Douglas A-20 Havoc NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| americanDesignation | A-20 Havoc NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| construction | all-metal monoplane ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| crew |
3
ⓘ
4 ⓘ |
| designedBy | Douglas Aircraft Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| engineType | radial piston engine ⓘ |
| era |
World War II
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surface form:
World War II era
|
| firstFlight | 1939 ⓘ |
| introduced | 1941 ⓘ |
| landingGear | retractable landing gear ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Douglas Aircraft Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfEngines | 2 ⓘ |
| operatorType | Allied air forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originatedAs | Douglas DB-7 design ⓘ |
| powerplant | two Wright R-2600 radial engines ⓘ |
| primaryUser |
Soviet Air Forces
NERFINISHED
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United States Army Air Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| retired | late 1940s ⓘ |
| role |
attack aircraft
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light bomber ⓘ night intruder ⓘ reconnaissance aircraft ⓘ |
| tailConfiguration | conventional tail ⓘ |
| usedAs |
ground-attack aircraft
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level bomber ⓘ torpedo bomber ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Free French Air Forces
NERFINISHED
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Royal Air Force ⓘ Royal Australian Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ Soviet Air Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Army Air Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
low-level bombing
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medium-altitude bombing ⓘ night operations ⓘ |
| usedInConflict | World War II ⓘ |
| usedInTheater |
Eastern Front
NERFINISHED
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European Theater of Operations NERFINISHED ⓘ Pacific Theater of Operations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wingConfiguration | low-wing monoplane ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.