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Note: This Lease/Loan program is the CIA operation, [[Anstalt Wingmo]], the plane was involved in. This record suggests the plane was transferred to the CIA on 8 Jan 65, but Hellstrom & Hagedorn propose a date of 18 Aug 1964. | Note: This Lease/Loan program is the CIA operation, [[Anstalt Wingmo]], the plane was involved in. This record suggests the plane was transferred to the CIA on 8 Jan 65, but Hellstrom & Hagedorn propose a date of 18 Aug 1964. | ||
27 Jul 1966 - Aircraft designation changed from B-26K to A-26A. <ref>Reel AVH-6, USAFHRA</ref> | |||
Note: This plane is still assigned to Hill AFB and is still reported as being part of Lend/Lease, which is the cover for the CIA operation [[Anstalt Wingmo]]. | |||
Jan 1967 - returned to the US. | Jan 1967 - returned to the US. | ||
Revision as of 17:27, 7 September 2020
| B-26K-1 Invader | |||
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| Builders: Douglas Aircraft Company On Mark Engineering | |||
| Operators: United States Air Force | |||
| Number Built: 40 | |||
| First Built: Jan 1963 (YB-26K) First test flight | |||
| GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS | |||
| Type: Light Attack Bomber | |||
| Weight: 25,130 lbs empty 37,000 lbs loaded | |||
| Length: 51' 7 3/16" (inc. guns) | |||
| Height: 19' 0" | |||
| Wingspan: 71'6" (including wingtip tanks) | |||
| Wing Area: 540 Sq. Feet (50.17 m²) | |||
| Speed: 169 mph (cruising) | |||
| Max Speed: 323 mph | |||
| Ceiling: 28,600' | |||
| Powerplant: Pratt & Whitney R-2800-103W | |||
| Horsepower: 2,500 | |||
| Fuel Capacity: 1,600 US Gallons | |||
| Range: 700 miles w/3518 lbs payload 1,480 miles empty | |||
| Crew: 2 | |||
| Passengers: 1 | |||
| ARMAMENT | |||
| Nose Guns: 8x .50 caliber guns | |||
| Dorsal Turret: None | |||
| Ventral Turret: None | |||
| Payload: 8,000 lbs on wings 4,000 lbs internal | |||
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See also: List of Invaders by Serial Number, Serial Numbers starting with 64
Was converted from 44-35451
Called "Cachita" and "Shit House Mouse" during operations in the Congo.
Operational History
13 Aug 1964 - Accepted into USAF Inventory from OnMark at Van Nuys, CA. [1]
13 Aug 1964 - Officially assigned to 1st Air Commando Wing at Eglin AFB. [2]
18 Aug 1964 - sent to Congo to participate in CIA operation Anstalt Wigmo. Carried the tail letters RF644 and later FR-644. [3]
8 Jan 1965 - Assigned to Logistics Command at Hill AFB as part of Lease/Loan program. [4]
Note: This Lease/Loan program is the CIA operation, Anstalt Wingmo, the plane was involved in. This record suggests the plane was transferred to the CIA on 8 Jan 65, but Hellstrom & Hagedorn propose a date of 18 Aug 1964.
27 Jul 1966 - Aircraft designation changed from B-26K to A-26A. [5] Note: This plane is still assigned to Hill AFB and is still reported as being part of Lend/Lease, which is the cover for the CIA operation Anstalt Wingmo.
Jan 1967 - returned to the US.
Nov 1967 - sent to southeast Asia. Served with 609th Special Operations Squadron.
Participated in Operation Steel Tiger
Nov 1969 - Sent to South Vietnam for use asa training frame.
Mar 1975 - Blown up at Nha Trang to keep it from falling into North Vietmanese hands.
Accidents
Unknown
Crew
Unknown
Disposition
Destroyed (Scuttled)
Images
In the Congo during CIA Operation Anstalt Wigmo.
Sources
Databases searched:
- AAIR -
- MACR -
- Baugher - http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1964.html