Original Item. One-of-a-Kind. The Douglas A-20 Havoc (company designation DB-7) is an American light bomber, attack aircraft, night intruder, night fighter, and reconnaissance aircraft of World War II. Designed to meet an Army Air Corps requirement for a bomber, it was ordered by France for their air force before the USAAC decided it would also meet their requirements. French DB-7s were the first to see combat; after the fall of France, the bomber served with the Royal Air Force under the service name Boston. From 1941, night fighter and intruder versions were given the service name Havoc. In 1942 USAAF A-20s saw combat in North Africa.

It served with several Allied air forces, principally the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF), the Soviet Air Forces (VVS), Soviet Naval Aviation (AVMF), and the Royal Air Force (RAF) of the United Kingdom. A total of 7,478 aircraft were built, of which more than a third served with Soviet units. It was also used by the air forces of Australia, South Africa, France, and the Netherlands during the war, and by Brazil afterwards.

This is a framed panel of what is supposedly a piece off of a Douglas A-20 Havoc, which has been etched with a pin-up girl. The frame measures 10 x 13”, and the panel itself measures roughly 4½ x 8”.

The etching appears period-done and the wear on the panel is very heavy. The only provenance is a note on the back notes that the panel is believed to be from an A-20 aircraft but nothing definitive is known about it.

A very lovely piece that likely came off of a Douglas A-20 Havoc, ready for further research and display.