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==Operational History==
==Operational History==
13 Aug 1964 - Accepted into USAF Inventory from OnMark at Van Nuys, CA. <ref name="AVH-1">"Aerospace Vehicle Report, Jul-Sep 1964" Reel AVH-1, Pg 1179 USAFHRA</ref><br>
13 Aug 1964 - Accepted into USAF Inventory from [[OnMark Engineering Company]] at Van Nuys, CA. <ref name="AVH-1">"Aerospace Vehicle Report, Jul-Sep 1964" Reel AVH-1, Pg 1179 USAFHRA</ref><br>
13 Aug 1964 - Officially assigned to [[1st Air Commando Wing]] at [[Eglin AFB]]. <ref> "Aerospace Vehicle Report, Oct-Dec 1964" Reel AVH-2, Pg 598 USAFHRA</ref><br>
13 Aug 1964 - Officially assigned to [[1st Air Commando Wing]] at [[Eglin AFB]]. <ref> "Aerospace Vehicle Report, Oct-Dec 1964" Reel AVH-2, Pg 598 USAFHRA</ref><br>
18 Aug 1964 - sent to Congo to participate in CIA operation [[Anstalt Wigmo]]. Carried the tail letters '''RF644''' and later '''FR-644'''. <ref name="Foreign"> Hellstrom, Leif & Hagedorn, Dan. (1994) ''Foreign Invaders: The Douglas Invader in Foreign Military and US Clandestine Service'' Voyager Press, ISBN-13 : 978-1857800135 </ref>
18 Aug 1964 - sent to Congo to participate in CIA operation [[Anstalt Wigmo]]. Carried the tail letters '''RF644''' and later '''FR-644'''. <ref name="Foreign"> Hellstrom, Leif & Hagedorn, Dan. (1994) ''Foreign Invaders: The Douglas Invader in Foreign Military and US Clandestine Service'' Voyager Press, ISBN-13 : 978-1857800135 </ref>
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29 May 1967 - Left SMAAR Facility <ref name="AVH-8"/><br>
29 May 1967 - Left SMAAR Facility <ref name="AVH-8"/><br>
1 Jun 1967 - Assigned to Pacific Air Force. Arrived at Hickam Field. <ref name="AVH-8"/><br>
1 Jun 1967 - Assigned to Pacific Air Force. Arrived at Hickam Field. <ref name="AVH-8"/><br>
1 Nov 1967 - Assigned to 56th Air Combat Wing at Nakhon Phanom Air Base. <ref name="AVH-8"/><br>  
1 Nov 1967 - Assigned to [[56th Air Commando Wing]] at [[Nakhon Phanom Air Base]]. <ref name="AVH-8"/><br>  
4 Dec 1967 - Assigned to SMAAR. <ref name="AVH-8"/><br>
4 Dec 1967 - Assigned to SMAAR. <ref name="AVH-8"/><br>
9 Dec 1967 - Assigned to 56th Air Commando Wing at Nakhon Phanom Air Base. <ref name="AVH-8"/><br>
9 Dec 1967 - Assigned to [[56th Air Commando Wing]] at [[Nakhon Phanom Air Base]]. <ref name="AVH-8"/><br>


24 Apr 1968 - 56th Air Commando Wing at Nakhon Phanom Air Base. <ref name="AVH-10">"Aerospace Vehicle Report, 1968" Reel AVH-10, Pg 2369 USAFHRA</ref><br>
24 Apr 1968 - [[56th Air Commando Wing]] at [[Nakhon Phanom Air Base]]. <ref name="AVH-10">"Aerospace Vehicle Report, 1968" Reel AVH-10, Pg 2369 USAFHRA</ref><br>
25 Apr 1968 - Assigned to SMAAR <ref name="AVH-10"/><br>
25 Apr 1968 - Assigned to SMAAR <ref name="AVH-10"/><br>
2 Jun 1968 - Assigned to 56th Air Commando Wing at Nakhon Phanom Air Base. <ref name="AVH-10"/><br>
2 Jun 1968 - Assigned to [[56th Air Commando Wing]] at [[Nakhon Phanom Air Base]]. <ref name="AVH-10"/><br>
26 Jun 1968 - maintenance work with 56th Air Commando Wing at Nakhon Phanom Air Base. <ref name="AVH-10"/><br>
26 Jun 1968 - maintenance work with [[56th Air Commando Wing]] at [[Nakhon Phanom Air Base]]. <ref name="AVH-10"/><br>
27 Jun 1968 - returned to combat status with 56th Air Commando Wing at Nakhon Phanom Air Base. <ref name="AVH-10"/><br>
27 Jun 1968 - returned to combat status with [[56th Air Commando Wing]] at [[Nakhon Phanom Air Base]]. <ref name="AVH-10"/><br>
2 Aug 1968 - [[56th Air Commando Wing]] renamed to [[56th Special Operations Wing]]. <ref name="AVH-10"/><br>
2 Aug 1968 - [[56th Air Commando Wing]] renamed to [[56th Special Operations Wing]]. <ref name="AVH-10"/><br>


12 Nov 1969 - Left Nakhon Phanom Air Base<ref name="AVH-13">"Aerospace Vehicle Report, 1969" Reel AVH-13, Pg 2202 USAFHRA</ref><br>
12 Nov 1969 - Left [[Nakhon Phanom Air Base]]<ref name="AVH-13">"Aerospace Vehicle Report, 1969" Reel AVH-13, Pg 2202 USAFHRA</ref><br>
13 Nov 1969 - Assigned to 62nd Air Base Wing at [[Clark AFB]]<ref name="AVH-13/><br<
13 Nov 1969 - Assigned to [[6200th Air Base Wing]] at [[Clark AFB]] and put into storage<ref name="AVH-13/><br>
Nov 1969 - Sent to South Vietnam for use as a training frame.


Mar 1975 - Blown up at Nha Trang to keep it from falling into North Vietnamese hands.
Mar 1975 - Blown up at Nha Trang to keep it from falling into North Vietnamese hands.

Revision as of 16:35, 29 September 2020

B-26K-1 Invader
640.jpg
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
39,250 lbs Maximum

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
2,700 miles (ferry)

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 Engineering Company 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.

20 Jan 1967 - Assigned to Sacramento Air Material Area (SMAAR) [6]
29 May 1967 - Left SMAAR Facility [6]
1 Jun 1967 - Assigned to Pacific Air Force. Arrived at Hickam Field. [6]
1 Nov 1967 - Assigned to 56th Air Commando Wing at Nakhon Phanom Air Base. [6]
4 Dec 1967 - Assigned to SMAAR. [6]
9 Dec 1967 - Assigned to 56th Air Commando Wing at Nakhon Phanom Air Base. [6]

24 Apr 1968 - 56th Air Commando Wing at Nakhon Phanom Air Base. [7]
25 Apr 1968 - Assigned to SMAAR [7]
2 Jun 1968 - Assigned to 56th Air Commando Wing at Nakhon Phanom Air Base. [7]
26 Jun 1968 - maintenance work with 56th Air Commando Wing at Nakhon Phanom Air Base. [7]
27 Jun 1968 - returned to combat status with 56th Air Commando Wing at Nakhon Phanom Air Base. [7]
2 Aug 1968 - 56th Air Commando Wing renamed to 56th Special Operations Wing. [7]

12 Nov 1969 - Left Nakhon Phanom Air Base[8]
13 Nov 1969 - Assigned to 6200th Air Base Wing at Clark AFB and put into storage[8]

Mar 1975 - Blown up at Nha Trang to keep it from falling into North Vietnamese hands.

Accidents

Unknown

Crew

Unknown

Disposition

Destroyed (Scuttled)

Images

In the Congo during CIA Operation Anstalt Wigmo.
64-17644.Cachita.jpg
644 Cachita.jpg
64-17644. SHM.jpg

Sources

Databases searched:

  1. ↑ "Aerospace Vehicle Report, Jul-Sep 1964" Reel AVH-1, Pg 1179 USAFHRA
  2. ↑ "Aerospace Vehicle Report, Oct-Dec 1964" Reel AVH-2, Pg 598 USAFHRA
  3. ↑ Hellstrom, Leif & Hagedorn, Dan. (1994) Foreign Invaders: The Douglas Invader in Foreign Military and US Clandestine Service Voyager Press, ISBN-13 : 978-1857800135
  4. ↑ "Aerospace Vehicle Report, 1965" Reel AVH-4, Pg 1956 USAFHRA
  5. ↑ "Aerospace Vehicle Report, 1966" Reel AVH-6, Pg 1943 USAFHRA
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 "Aerospace Vehicle Report, 1967" Reel AVH-8, Pg 2748 USAFHRA
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 "Aerospace Vehicle Report, 1968" Reel AVH-10, Pg 2369 USAFHRA
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Aerospace Vehicle Report, 1969" Reel AVH-13, Pg 2202 USAFHRA
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