64-17661
| 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 44-35433.
Operational History
2 Dec 1964 - Accepted into USAF Inventory from OnMark Engineering Company at Van Nuys, CA. [1]
4 Dec 1964 - Assigned to 605th Air Commando Squadron at Howard AFB. [1]
6 May 1966 - Designation changed from B-26K to A-26A while with 605th Air Commando Squadron at Howard AFB. [2]
18 Oct 1966 - Sent to Sacramento Air Material Area (SMAAR) at McLellan AFB. [2]
16 Feb 1967 - Left Sacramento Air Material Area (SMAAR). [3]
21 Feb 1967 - Arrived at 605th Air Commando Squadron at Howard AFB. [3]
31 May 1967 - 605th Air Commando Squadron at Howard AFB. [3]
2 Aug 1967 - Sent back to OnMark Engineering Company in Van Nuys, CA. [3]
28 Sep 1967 - Sent to Sacramento Air Material Area (SMAAR) at McLellan AFB. [3]
21 Oct 1967 - Assigned to 56th Air Commando Wing at Nakhon Phanom Air Base. [3]
3 Nov 1967 - Arrived at 56th Air Commando Wing at Nakhon Phanom Air Base. [3]
5 Dec 1967 - Assigned to SMAAR. [3]
11 Dec 1967 - Assigned to 56th Air Commando Wing at Nakhon Phanom Air Base. [3]
2 Aug 1968 - 56th Air Commando Wing renamed 56th Special Operations Wing. [4]
28 Sep 1969 - maintenance with 56th Special Operations Wing at Nakhon Phanom Air Base. [5]
29 Sep 1969 - Returned to Combat capability with 56th Special Operations Wing at Nakhon Phanom Air Base. [5]
10 Nov 1969 - Left 56th Special Operations Wing at Nakhon Phanom. [5]
14 Nov 1969 - Assigned to 6200th Air Base Wing at Clark AFB and put into open storage. [5]
5 Jan 1970 - Left Clark AFB. [5]
11 Jan 1970 - Arrived at Davis-Monthan AFB from 609th Special Operations Squadron, 56th Special Operations Wing, Nakhon Phanom AB, Thailand[6]It was allocated PCN AD014.[7]
15 Dec 1972 - Declared as excess and authorized for reclamation[6]
31 Mar 1976 - Sold to Allied Aircraft, Inc of Tucson, AZ.[6]
Accidents
Unknown
Crew
Unknown
Disposition
Unknown.
Images
661 at NKP.
661 at Davis-Monthan.
Sources
Databases searched:
- AAIR -
- MACR -
- KORWALD -
- Baugher
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Aerospace Vehicle Report, Oct-Dec 1964" Reel AVH-2, Pg 599 USAFHRA
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Aerospace Vehicle Report, 1966" Reel AVH-6, Pg 1946 USAFHRA
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 "Aerospace Vehicle Report, 1967" Reel AVH-8, Pg 2751 USAFHRA
- ↑ "Aerospace Vehicle Report, 1968" Reel AVH-10, Pg 2371 USAFHRA
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 "Aerospace Vehicle Report, 1969" Reel AVH-13, Pg 2204 USAFHRA
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 www.amarcexperience.com
- ↑ Correspondence with Vesto Haas - 25 Aug 2022.