A tough attack bomber

TECHNICAL DETAILS DOUGLAS DB-7/A-20 A completed A-20 being pulled from the assembly line at the Long Beach, California, factory. LIBRARY OF CONGRESS The A-20 was a conventional stressedskin aluminium alloy semi-monocoque aircraft, with single-spar wings, and a two-spar horizontal fin and tailplane. Rudder, elevators and ailerons were fabric-covered, the tailplane having a marked dihedral to clear the airflow from the nacelles. The early triangular tail was supplanted by a larger unit, though handling was good with either. Split flaps were