Douglas Boston Mk-III (Intruder) TH-O "Ottawa Ontario", W8268,
No. 418 (City of Edmonton) Squadron RCAF, 11 Group, RAF Fighter Command
Bradwell Bay, Essex, UK 1942.

The Boston Mk-III was the first of the Boston/Havoc family actually ordered for the RAF, with electric and hydraulic systems conforming to British requirements, which distinguished them from their A-20C cousins. The aircraft were armed with four 7.7 mm (0.303 in) machine guns in the nose, two on a high-speed mounting in the aft cockpit, a seventh gun firing through a ventral tunnel, and could carry a bombload of up to 2,000 lbs (907 kg).

Many of these aircraft were modified to Intruder configuration. They retained their transparent noses but were painted matte black, equipped with flame-damping exhausts, and fitted with a belly gun pack housing four 20-mm Hispano cannon which supplemented the standard Boston III armament. These operated from mid 1942-onwards with Nos 418 (RCAF) and 605 Squadrons. Serials of the DB-7Bs converted to Intruder configuration include W8256, W8262, W8264, W8266, W8268, W8278, W8281, W8283, W8284, W8290, W8292, Z2155, and Z2165.


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The new EAW high resolution Douglas Boston III - Non-Flyable bomber version for B-26A slot.


New 3DZ model by Captain Kurt

Additions by Mike1:

Ventral gunpack.

Skin by Mike1, based on the master PCX by DeanH, plus details by Captain Kurt.

To load into your game, drop all files into your EAW folder. Intended for use with Charles Gunst's ECAPanel, select the Boston flight model.

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Michael "Mike1" Riddell, 3rd September 2003.