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10 Mar 1965 - Assigned to [[1st Air Commando Wing]] at [[Eglin AFB]]<ref name="AVH-4"/><br> | 10 Mar 1965 - Assigned to [[1st Air Commando Wing]] at [[Eglin AFB]]<ref name="AVH-4"/><br> | ||
17 Dec 1965 - [[1st Air Commando Wing]] moved from [[Eglin AFB]] to [[England AFB]]<ref name="AVH-4"/><br> | 17 Dec 1965 - [[1st Air Commando Wing]] moved from [[Eglin AFB]] to [[England AFB]]<ref name="AVH-4"/><br> | ||
1 May 1966 - Sent to Sacramento Air Material Area (SMAAR) at [[McLellan AFB]]. <ref name="AVH-6">Reel AVH-6, USAFHRA</ref><br> | |||
15 Jul 1966 - Designation changed from B-26K to A-26A while at SMAAR. <ref name="AVH-6"/><br> | |||
16 Jul 1966 - Assigned to [[1st Air Commando Wing]] at [[England AFB]]. <ref name="AVH-6"/><br> | |||
31 Oct 1966 - Assigned to [[603rd Air Commando Squadron]] at [[England AFB]]. <ref name="AVH-6"/><br> | |||
16 Nov 1966 - Assigned to [[1st Air Commando Wing]] at [[England AFB]]. <ref name="AVH-6"/><br> | |||
23 Oct 1969 - Arrived at Davis-Monthan AFB from [[606th Special Operations Squadron]], [[1st Special Operations Wing]], Eglin AFB, FL.<br> | 23 Oct 1969 - Arrived at Davis-Monthan AFB from [[606th Special Operations Squadron]], [[1st Special Operations Wing]], Eglin AFB, FL.<br> | ||
Revision as of 22:51, 12 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
Converted from 41-39573.
Operational History
9 Mar 1965 - Accepted into USAF Inventory from OnMark in Van Nuys, CA [1]
10 Mar 1965 - Assigned to 1st Air Commando Wing at Eglin AFB[1]
17 Dec 1965 - 1st Air Commando Wing moved from Eglin AFB to England AFB[1]
1 May 1966 - Sent to Sacramento Air Material Area (SMAAR) at McLellan AFB. [2]
15 Jul 1966 - Designation changed from B-26K to A-26A while at SMAAR. [2]
16 Jul 1966 - Assigned to 1st Air Commando Wing at England AFB. [2]
31 Oct 1966 - Assigned to 603rd Air Commando Squadron at England AFB. [2]
16 Nov 1966 - Assigned to 1st Air Commando Wing at England AFB. [2]
23 Oct 1969 - Arrived at Davis-Monthan AFB from 606th Special Operations Squadron, 1st Special Operations Wing, Eglin AFB, FL.
No further information exists in the record at Davis-Monthan. Presumably it was declared excess on 15 Dec 1972 with the rest of A-26s. Some sites report that this plane was destroyed in the accident in Jan 1969. That can still be technically true. Sometimes planes will be involved in an accident that makes the plane completely ruined, but it may not be written off for months. In some cases the ruined remains of the plane are shipped to AMARC centers, like Davis-Monthan for disposal. I do not know if that is the case here.
Accidents
1 Jan 1969
Crew
Unknown
Disposition
Unknown, presumed scrapped.
Images
Sources
Databases searched:
- AAIR -
- MACR -
- Baugher - http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1964.html