41-39102

A-26B-1 Invader
Builders: Douglas Aircraft Company
Operators: United States Air Force
Number Built: 5
First Built: Sep 1943
GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS
Type: Light Attack Bomber
Wet Weight: 31,000 lbs
Length: 50' 9" (with guns) 49' 11" (without guns)
Height: 18' 6" (5.64 m)
Wingspan: 70' (21.34 m)
Wing Area: 540 Sq. Feet (50.17 m²)
Speed: 212 mph
Max Speed: 370 mph
Ceiling: 31,300 feet
Powerplant: 2x Pratt & Whitney R-2800-27
Horsepower: 2,000 each
Fuel Capacity: 1,600 US Gallons
Range:
Crew: 3
Passengers: 1
ARMAMENT
Nose Guns: 1x 75mm Cannon
Dorsal Turret: 2x .50 Machine Guns
Ventral Turret: 2x .50 Machine Guns
Payload: 4,000 lbs internal 2,000 lbs wing points
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See also: List of Invaders by Serial Number

Operational History

It was received by the USAF NOV 1943.

Accidents

This plane is listed incorrectly on Baugher's Data. He shows it written off in a crash 16 SEP 1946 in Twin Falls, ID. However, that was plane 41-39101

This plane does not appear in any accident database.

Crew

None Known

Disposition

Unknown

Images

None Known

Sources

Databases searched:

• AAIR - No Entry
• MACR - No Entry
• KORWALD - No Entry
• Baugher