41-39124

A-26B-10 Invader
Builders: Douglas Aircraft Company
Operators: United States Air Force
Number Built: 52 (20-DL, 32-DT)
First Built: Mar 1944
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 OR 2x Ford R-2800-27
Horsepower: 2,000 each
Fuel Capacity: 1,600 US Gallons
Range:
Crew: 3
Passengers: 1
ARMAMENT
Nose Guns: 6x .50 Machine Guns
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

Unknown

Accidents

21 Jun 1944. TRU (Training Unit). Pilot Raymond W. Gaugh. In a landing accident at Lake Charles AAF, LA.

Crew

Gaugh, Raymond W. (Pilot)

Disposition

Unknown

Images

41-39124, outside of the Douglas Long Beach factory, awaiting delivery to the Air Force. Note that this plane has dual 37mm cannons, which is not standard armament for this production block.

Sources

Databases searched:

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