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Title: Reference Photo Needed - P-70A-1
Post by: Acree on February 03, 2020, 08:47:51 AM

Does anybody know where I can find a photo of a Douglas P-70A-1?  I've found tons of EVERY other P-70 variant, but no photos of the A-1 version.  Ideally, I'm looking for a port-side (left side) view with enough detail to do a color profile.  But at this point I'll take anything.  Thanks for the help!

Chuck

Title: Re: Reference Photo Needed - P-70A-1
Post by: The Big Gimper on February 03, 2020, 09:17:35 AM

Does this help?

(https://i.pinimg.com/originals/39/8c/ed/398cedc34dbbebdb366fc983ac8d3fc2.jpg)

Also a P-38, Fairchild UC-61 Forwarder and Cessna UC-78 Bobcat

Title: Re: Reference Photo Needed - P-70A-1
Post by: Acree on February 04, 2020, 12:55:03 AM

Thanks BG, but those are A-2s!  Thanks for trying, though.  A-1s were based on the A-20C and had painted over glass noses and gun trays under the belly.  At least I'm pretty certain that's true - some sources say otherwise.  Serial numbers (according to Joe Baugher) were in the 42-3XXXX range

Title: Re: Reference Photo Needed - P-70A-1
Post by: kitnut617 on February 04, 2020, 01:22:59 AM

Doing a google image search using search words Douglas Boston Nightfighter produces a number of images of them.

https://www.google.ca/search?hl=en&tbm=isch&source=hp&biw=1333&bih=703&ei=G1Y4XrbKOJes0PEP_bOC4As&q=Douglas+Boston+nightfighter&oq=Douglas+Boston+nightfighter&gs_l=img.3...1505.9608..10689...0.0..0.204.3954.0j26j1......0....1..gws-wiz-img.......0i131j0j0i5i30j0i8i30j0i30j0i24.RKZB_7Tx4HE&ved=0ahUKEwj2w67_8bXnAhUXFjQIHf2ZALwQ4dUDCAU&uact=5#imgrc=sWLgnM3xvgojBM:&spf=1580750377342 (https://www.google.ca/search?hl=en&tbm=isch&source=hp&biw=1333&bih=703&ei=G1Y4XrbKOJes0PEP_bOC4As&q=Douglas+Boston+nightfighter&oq=Douglas+Boston+nightfighter&gs_l=img.3...1505.9608..10689...0.0..0.204.3954.0j26j1......0....1..gws-wiz-img.......0i131j0j0i5i30j0i8i30j0i30j0i24.RKZB_7Tx4HE&ved=0ahUKEwj2w67_8bXnAhUXFjQIHf2ZALwQ4dUDCAU&uact=5#imgrc=sWLgnM3xvgojBM:&spf=1580750377342)

Title: Re: Reference Photo Needed - P-70A-1
Post by: jcf on February 04, 2020, 03:14:09 AM

The first P-70:
(http://www.airwar.ru/image/idop/fww2/p70/p70-1.jpg)

The external appearance of the P-70A-1 was the same as the XP-70 and P-70,
with the major difference being 6 to 8 .50MG in the belly tray instead of four
20mm.

BTW it appears that most of the nose glazing was replaced by metal panels rather than being painted over.
(https://i.pinimg.com/originals/5a/7f/f5/5a7ff56ef16be37a0703db2c4a315a02.jpg)

(http://www.pwencycl.kgbudge.com/images/A/-/A-20_Havoc__A20C_full.jpg)