Wing Damage
Our photo of the week is of an A-20 engine that caught fire upon landing after a fuel line came loose because of damage sustained from ground fire on a mission to Dagua on May 15, 1944.
Other than the insignia on the fuselage looking kinda burnt, I do not see any damage.
Lot-11600-6: Middle East Activities, WWII. American airplane mechanic assisted by an Iranian boy working on a light bomber before delivery to Russia, somewhere in Iran, March 1943. The aircraft being transported were Douglas A-20 Havoc "Boston. No photo credit available.
Lot-11600-4: Middle East Activities, WWII. An assembly plant for American fighter warplanes destined for Russia, somewhere in Iran, March 1943. The aircraft being transported were Curtiss P-40 "Tomahawks. No photo credits available.
An A-26 Invader (F6-P, serial number 43-22330) nicknamed "For Pete's Sake" of the 416th Bomb Group prepares for take-off at Mount Farm. Image by Robert Astrella, 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group . Written on slide casing: '416 BG Mount Farm.' No photo credit available.
"FRANCE-A flight of four Douglas A-26 Invaders, the new light bomber recently announced as participating in the 9th AF bombardment of Germany. The fast, heavily armed planes complement 9th AF B-26 Marauder medium bombers in knocking out transportation and communication targets and neutralizing fortifications and strong points impeding the advance of US ground troops."
- Quartet of A-26's coded 2A-B, 2A-K, 2A- I, 2A-Q 669BS, 416BG, 9AF.
Copyright; USAAC I think.
Speedy A-20 Havoc light bombers of the US 9th AF are pictured leaving the coast of France for England after an attack recently on enemy targets in the low countries. These extremely fast attack bombers, which have been operating from England for several weeks, carry a powerful bomb load and are good at self defense. They can be used agaianst armored cars or larger targets such as factories and harbors and can operate anywhere from right in front of Allied troops to hundreds of miles forward. They are used extensively by the British and Russians and the USAAF have used them for anti-submarine patrol in the North Atlantic, skip bombing in the Pacific and as light and attack bombers, with Marauder medium bombers, they will compose the 9th AF striking fleet which will give direct support to Allied ground forces during the coming invasion of Europe."
One of the latest strike attack by Douglas A-20 Havocs of the 9th Air Force on the railway yards at Damfront, France. These relentless 9th Bomber Command attacks on the enemy's transportation system serve to delay and harass the enemy's movements of men and supplies. Smoke billowing from this rail center shows the devastating precision of these versatile light bombers.