Boston / Havoc A-20 Night Black 72-514 Scale 1/72

High-quality water-slide decals for Douglas Boston / Havoc A-20 night operations aircraft flown by the Royal Air Force during the early period of the Second World War.

The set focuses on intruder, night fighter and Turbinlite aircraft finished in RDM 2A overall black, operating in the UK in 1941–1942.

Marking options included:

✓ Havoc Mk.I (Intruder), BJ471 / YP-P, No. 23 Squadron RAF, 1941 – RDM 2A overall black with dull red codes and serials; modified A1 fuselage roundels partially overpainted; “Evelyn” in Sky Grey on the nose

✓ Havoc Mk.I (Intruder), BJ495 / YP-W, No. 23 Squadron RAF, Ford, 1941 – RDM 2A overall black with dull red codes; on 23 April 1941 Sqn Ldr B. R. O’B. Hoare DFC shot down a Focke-Wulf Fw 200 in this aircraft

✓ Havoc Mk.I, flown by Sqn Ldr Berthier Rex O’Brien Hoare, No. 23 Squadron RAF, Ford Air Force Base, spring–summer 1941 – outline drawing of the squadron coat of arms on the starboard forward fuselage

✓ Havoc Mk.II (Night Fighter), AH523 / VY-Z, No. 85 Squadron RAF, Hunsdon, July 1941 – RDM 2A overall black with Medium Sea Grey codes and dull red serials

✓ Havoc Mk.I (Turbinlite), AW400 / A, No. 1454 (Air Target Illumination Unit) Flight, November 1941 – RDM 2A overall black with dull red codes; white formation stripes on wing control surfaces above and below

✓ Havoc Mk.I, flown by Sqn Ldr Berthier Rex O’Brien Hoare, No. 23 Squadron RAF, Ford Air Force Base, autumn 1941 – leader’s chevron painted on the right side of the nose

✓ Havoc Mk.II (Turbinlite), AH497 / H, No. 536 Squadron (ex-1457 Flight), September 1942 – RDM 2A overall black with dull red codes and serials; white formation markings on wing control surfaces; fuselage roundel converted from A1 to C, original fin flashes retained; anti-icing lanolin paste visible along leading edges

✓ Accurate RAF codes, serials and national insignia

✓ Covers Intruder, Night Fighter and Turbinlite variants

✓ Period-correct markings for early-war night operations

✓ Suitable for experienced modellers

Printed on thin, flexible decal film for smooth application and a realistic painted-on appearance.

Compatible with kits from Airfix, Revell, Italeri and other manufacturers.