41-39133

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A-26B-10 Invader
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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

Identifying Marks: "34" on the nose.


Operational History

Unknown.

Accidents

29 Dec 1944 - While assigned to the 334th CCTS based out of Florence AAF, SC the plane suffered a landing accident due to mechanical failure. The pilot was Thomas R. Waddell, Jr.

Crew

Waddell, Thomas R. (Pilot).

Disposition

Unknown

Images

41-39133 fresh off the assembly line.
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Sources

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