41-39198

A-26B-15 Invader
Builders: Douglas Aircraft Company
Operators: United States Air Force
Number Built: 142 (56-DL, 86-DT)
First Built: May 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
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

"Santa Lui"

Identifying Marks: "99" on the nose.

Operational History

Assigned to PROJECT SQUADRON for Combat Evaluations in the European Theater. Attached to 386th Bomb Group.

During 1945 the plane was reassigned to 305th Bombardment Group. At some point during or prior to this reassignment, the standard 6-gun hard nose was swapped out for a glass nose.

Accidents

None listed.

Crew

Unknown.

Disposition

Unknown

Images

41-39198 illustration by Janus Swiatlon.

41-39198 in England.

41-39198 illustration by Janus Swiatlon. Note the nose has been switched to a glass nose.

Sources

Databases searched:

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