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18 Aug 1964 - sent to Congo to participate in CIA operation [[Anstalt Wigmo]]. Carried the tail letters '''RF645''' and later '''FR-645'''. | 18 Aug 1964 - sent to Congo to participate in CIA operation [[Anstalt Wigmo]]. Carried the tail letters '''RF645''' and later '''FR-645'''. | ||
<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> | <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> | ||
8 Jan 1965 - Assigned to Logistics Command at [[Hill AFB]] as part of a Lease/Loan program. <ref name="AVH-4"> Reel AVH-4, USAFHRA</ref><br> | |||
Note: The Lease/Loan program is the CIA operation [[Anstalt Wingmo]]. This record suggest that the CIA received the plane on 8 Jan 1965, but Hellstrom and Hagedorn propose 18 Aug 1964. | |||
Revision as of 21:29, 3 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 44-35546.
Was named "Magnet Ass" during operations with the 609th in Vietnam.
Operational History
13 Aug 1964 - Accepted into USAF Inventory from OnMark at Van Nuys, CA. [1]
13 Aug 1964 - 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 RF645 and later FR-645.
[3]
8 Jan 1965 - Assigned to Logistics Command at Hill AFB as part of a Lease/Loan program. [4]
Note: The Lease/Loan program is the CIA operation Anstalt Wingmo. This record suggest that the CIA received the plane on 8 Jan 1965, but Hellstrom and Hagedorn propose 18 Aug 1964.
Dec 1966 - Returned to United States
Aug 1967 - Sent to southeast Asia.
Served with 609th Special Operations Squadron. Participated in Operation Steel Tiger.
10 Nov 1969 - Sent to South Vietnam as a training frame.
Mar 1975 - Blown up at Nha Trang to prevent enemy capture.
Accidents
Unknown
Crew
unknown
Disposition
Blown up at Nha Trang Mar 1975
Images
Sources
Databases searched:
- AAIR -
- MACR -
- Baugher