A success from uncertain beginnings

DEVELOPMENT DOUGLAS DB-7/A-20 Although a US Army Air Corps requirement entered the equation early in the type’s gestation, it took some time for the US forces to adopt what became the A-20. This is an early A-20A model. USAF The Douglas DB-7/A-20 family is usually underrated, despite its successful use by most of the major Allied combatants — although it was not their first choice. It was in front-line combat service from 1939, with the French Armée de l’Air, to