{"product_id":"boston-mk-iii-raf-saaf-service","title":"Boston Mk.III \"RAF \u0026 SAAF Service\"","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMPM 1\/72\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cb\u003eDouglas A-20 Havoc\u003c\/b\u003e (company designation \u003cb\u003eDB-7\u003c\/b\u003e) is an American \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Light_bomber\" title=\"Light bomber\"\u003elight bomber\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Attack_aircraft\" title=\"Attack aircraft\"\u003eattack aircraft\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Intruder_(air_combat)\" title=\"Intruder (air combat)\"\u003enight intruder\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Night_fighter\" title=\"Night fighter\"\u003enight fighter\u003c\/a\u003e, and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Reconnaissance_aircraft\" title=\"Reconnaissance aircraft\"\u003ereconnaissance aircraft\u003c\/a\u003e of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/World_War_II\" title=\"World War II\"\u003eWorld War II\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDesigned to meet an Army Air Corps requirement for a bomber, it \u003cbr\u003ewas ordered by France for their air force before the USAAC decided it \u003cbr\u003ewould also meet their requirements. French DB-7s were the first to see \u003cbr\u003ecombat; after the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fall_of_France\" class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Fall of France\"\u003efall of France\u003c\/a\u003e, the bomber served with the Royal Air Force under the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/British_military_aircraft_designation_systems#Names\" title=\"British military aircraft designation systems\"\u003eservice name\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cb\u003eBoston\u003c\/b\u003e. From 1941, night fighter and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Intruder_(air_combat)\" title=\"Intruder (air combat)\"\u003eintruder\u003c\/a\u003e versions were given the service name \u003cb\u003eHavoc\u003c\/b\u003e. In 1942 USAAF A-20s saw combat in North Africa.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt served with several \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Allies_of_World_War_II\" title=\"Allies of World War II\"\u003eAllied\u003c\/a\u003e air forces, principally the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_States_Army_Air_Forces\" title=\"United States Army Air Forces\"\u003eUnited States Army Air Forces\u003c\/a\u003e (USAAF), the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Soviet_Air_Forces\" title=\"Soviet Air Forces\"\u003eSoviet Air Forces\u003c\/a\u003e (\u003ci\u003eVVS\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Soviet_Naval_Aviation\" title=\"Soviet Naval Aviation\"\u003eSoviet Naval Aviation\u003c\/a\u003e (\u003ci\u003eAVMF\u003c\/i\u003e), and the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Royal_Air_Force\" title=\"Royal Air Force\"\u003eRoyal Air Force\u003c\/a\u003e (RAF) of the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_Kingdom\" title=\"United Kingdom\"\u003eUnited Kingdom\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e A total of 7,478 aircraft were built, of which more than a third served\u003cbr\u003e with Soviet units. It was also used by the air forces of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Australia\" title=\"Australia\"\u003eAustralia\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/South_Africa\" title=\"South Africa\"\u003eSouth Africa\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/France\" title=\"France\"\u003eFrance\u003c\/a\u003e, and the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Netherlands\" title=\"Netherlands\"\u003eNetherlands\u003c\/a\u003e during the war, and by \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Brazil\" title=\"Brazil\"\u003eBrazil\u003c\/a\u003e afterwards.The \u003cb\u003eDouglas A-20 Havoc\u003c\/b\u003e (company designation \u003cb\u003eDB-7\u003c\/b\u003e) is an American \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Light_bomber\" title=\"Light bomber\" style=\"background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003elight bomber\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Attack_aircraft\" title=\"Attack aircraft\" style=\"background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003eattack aircraft\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Intruder_(air_combat)\" title=\"Intruder (air combat)\" style=\"background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003enight intruder\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Night_fighter\" title=\"Night fighter\" style=\"background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003enight fighter\u003c\/a\u003e, and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Reconnaissance_aircraft\" title=\"Reconnaissance aircraft\" style=\"background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003ereconnaissance aircraft\u003c\/a\u003e of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/World_War_II\" title=\"World War II\" style=\"background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003eWorld War II\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDesigned to meet an Army Air Corps requirement for a bomber, it \u003cbr\u003ewas ordered by France for their air force before the USAAC decided it \u003cbr\u003ewould also meet their requirements. French DB-7s were the first to see \u003cbr\u003ecombat; after the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fall_of_France\" class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Fall of France\"\u003efall of France\u003c\/a\u003e, the bomber served with the Royal Air Force under the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/British_military_aircraft_designation_systems#Names\" title=\"British military aircraft designation systems\"\u003eservice name\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cb\u003eBoston\u003c\/b\u003e. From 1941, night fighter and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Intruder_(air_combat)\" title=\"Intruder (air combat)\"\u003eintruder\u003c\/a\u003e versions were given the service name \u003cb\u003eHavoc\u003c\/b\u003e. In 1942 USAAF A-20s saw combat in North Africa.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt served with several \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Allies_of_World_War_II\" title=\"Allies of World War II\"\u003eAllied\u003c\/a\u003e air forces, principally the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_States_Army_Air_Forces\" title=\"United States Army Air Forces\"\u003eUnited States Army Air Forces\u003c\/a\u003e (USAAF), the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Soviet_Air_Forces\" title=\"Soviet Air Forces\"\u003eSoviet Air Forces\u003c\/a\u003e (\u003ci\u003eVVS\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Soviet_Naval_Aviation\" title=\"Soviet Naval Aviation\"\u003eSoviet Naval Aviation\u003c\/a\u003e (\u003ci\u003eAVMF\u003c\/i\u003e), and the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Royal_Air_Force\" title=\"Royal Air Force\"\u003eRoyal Air Force\u003c\/a\u003e (RAF) of the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_Kingdom\" title=\"United Kingdom\"\u003eUnited Kingdom\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e A total of 7,478 aircraft were built, of which more than a third served\u003cbr\u003e with Soviet units. It was also used by the air forces of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Australia\" title=\"Australia\"\u003eAustralia\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/South_Africa\" title=\"South Africa\"\u003eSouth Africa\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/France\" title=\"France\"\u003eFrance\u003c\/a\u003e, and the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Netherlands\" title=\"Netherlands\"\u003eNetherlands\u003c\/a\u003e during the war, and by \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Brazil\" title=\"Brazil\"\u003eBrazil\u003c\/a\u003e afterwards.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont color=\"#ff0000\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003e\u003cdl\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003eDB-7B\/Boston III\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eThe \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eDB-7B\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e was the first batch of this model to be \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/British_Purchasing_Commission\" title=\"British Purchasing Commission\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eordered directly for the Royal Air Force\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e. This was done in February 1940. These were powered by the same engines as the DB-7A, with better \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Vehicle_armour\" title=\"Vehicle armour\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003earmor protection\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e Importantly, these had larger fuel tanks and they were suitable for use\u003cbr\u003e by the RAF as light bombers. This was the batch for which the name \u003cbr\u003e\"Boston\" was first assigned but since the DB-7s intended for France \u003cbr\u003eentered service in the RAF first, the aircraft in this order were called\u003cbr\u003e the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eBoston Mk III\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e. Among other combat missions, they took part in the attacks on the German warships \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/German_battleship_Scharnhorst\" title=\"German battleship Scharnhorst\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eScharnhorst\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/German_battleship_Gneisenau\" title=\"German battleship Gneisenau\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eGneisenau\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/German_cruiser_Prinz_Eugen\" title=\"German cruiser Prinz Eugen\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003ePrinz Eugen\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e during their \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Channel_Dash\" title=\"Channel Dash\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003edash through the English Channel\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e (Operation Cerberus) and the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dieppe_Raid\" title=\"Dieppe Raid\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eraid on Dieppe\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e (\"Operation Jubilee\"). Three hundred Boston III were produced and \u003cbr\u003edelivered and some of them were converted for use as night fighters.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003c\/dl\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch3\u003e\u003cdl\u003e\u003cdd\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/dd\u003e\u003c\/dl\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdl\u003e\u003cdd\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/dd\u003e\u003c\/dl\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MPM","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57795357278592,"sku":"72559","price":25.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0978\/1601\/9328\/files\/MPM72559.jpg?v=1775217474","url":"https:\/\/pienoismallimarketti.fi\/products\/boston-mk-iii-raf-saaf-service","provider":"Pienoismallimarketti","version":"1.0","type":"link"}