WW2 Douglas A-20 Havoc Found Decades Later

[FrankPilot]

In Papua New Guinea (PNG) during WW2, the USAAF suffered its worst single-day loss in the Pacific Theatre when dozens of aircraft and crew failed to return to base due to sudden very bad weather, many still not recovered to this day. One aircraft, a Douglas A-20 Havoc, was found decades later, restored and now stands proud in a PNG museum. Come see how this came about. Hope you enjoy. Cheers.


View: https://youtu.be/qLr0k9cjfwk?si=fOy5jmaTFCat2ot0

 

[CATCH 22]

In Papua New Guinea (PNG) during WW2, the USAAF suffered its worst single-day loss in the Pacific Theatre when dozens of aircraft and crew failed to return to base due to sudden very bad weather, many still not recovered to this day. One aircraft, a Douglas A-20 Havoc, was found decades later, restored and now stands proud in a PNG museum. Come see how this came about. Hope you enjoy. Cheers.


View: https://youtu.be/qLr0k9cjfwk?si=fOy5jmaTFCat2ot0

The a/c in the reconstruction is a "Mosquito", not an A-20. There was an old game "Flight Simulator" where one could choose routes and planes from a library. I reconstructed myself some "bombing raids" in a B-25 out of Corsica and back. Now they don't even try to find the real a/c...is my feeling.

 

[FrankPilot]

The a/c in the reconstruction is a "Mosquito", not an A-20. There was an old game "Flight Simulator" where one could choose routes and planes from a library. I reconstructed myself some "bombing raids" in a B-25 out of Corsica and back. Now they don't even try to find the real a/c...is my feeling.

I said in the video right up front that the Havoc is not available in MSFS so we will take a sort-of-similar Mosquito!!!

Some people can't read, or don't bother.

 

[CATCH 22]

 

[GrauGeist]

Fly Away Sims has an A-20 model package for FSX, which would be compatable with MSFS20/24 simply by making adjustments in the "aircraft.cfg" file.

Doing research on your sim platform is just as important as doing research on the subject matter.

Being an a**hole to people who point out the obvious isn't going to win you points, either.

 

[FrankPilot]

A reasonable person would see that the video is a much broader story than just an aircraft, that pics of the havoc were included, and that most people do not want to or know how to mess with .cfg files. BTW, online name calling usually applies to the name caller more than anyone else.

 

[FrankPilot]

I have made very many videos where the story is much broader than a particular aircraft and where that aircraft is not available in MSFS, so I say so and include pics of the real one. Except for you two, everyone else has appreciated the story and the effort that's gone into producing the video. I have also produced many videos just about a particular aircraft, but only where it is available in MSFS. My YT channel is Aviation Stories in MSFS. An old fella cannot be expected to re-work .cfg files, surely. BTW, many aircraft brought over to MSFS that way are a bit crappy. BTW again, I did not appreciate the suitcase implication that I was out to fool people. Cheers.

 

[DerAdlerIstGelandet]

Ok everyone, lets all chill out. Its not worth arguing over, fighting, or name calling.

 

[FrankPilot]

Ok everyone, lets all chill out. Its not worth arguing over, fighting, or name calling.

Cheers.