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Aircraft History Built by Douglas Aircraft Company. Delivered to the U.S. Army Air Force (USAAF) as A-20A Havoc serial number 39-714. Disassembled and shipped overseas to Australia and reassembled. Wartime History Assigned to the 5th Air Force (5th AF), 3rd Bombardment Group (3rd BG), 89th Bombardment Squadron (89th BS). No known nose art or nickname. Mission History On December 15, 1942 while landing at 3 Mile Drome (Kila Kila) near Port Moresby, this A-20 suffered a nose wheel collapse. Officially, this A-20 was condemned on April 24, 1943. Written off, this A-20 was converted to components and mated with parts from A-20A "Little Hellion" 40-166 that also force landed. The repaired aircraft was stripped to a bare metal finish and was nicknamed "The Steak and Eggs" or "The Steak and Eggs Special". Afterwards, used as a "fat cat" on supply runs between New Guinea to Australia to procure fresh food, vegetables, eggs and liquor for the 3rd Bombardment Group (3rd BG). On June 11, 1944 force landed and written off for a second time. Ultimate fate unknown, likely scrapped or otherwise disappeared. References USAF Serial Number Search Results - A-20A Havoc 39-724 "724 condemned after accident Apr 24, 1943" Oz @ War - Steak & Eggs 3rdattackgroup.org - Steak & Eggs Contribute
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