41-39221
| A-26B-20 Invader | |||
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| Builders: Douglas Aircraft Company | |||
| Operators: United States Air Force | |||
| Number Built: 153 (99-DL, 54-DT) | |||
| First Built: Jul 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
Operational History
Served with the 766th Bomb Squadron, 461st Bomb Group.
Converted to OnMark Marksman, registry number N9636C.
Later sold and re-registered as N3035S.
Sold and re-registered as N256H.
Sold and re-registered as N26GT.
Used as testbed for Turboprop Engines by Garret AiResearch.
Donated to South Mountain High School, Phoenix, AZ by Allied Signal. It remains there on static display.
Accidents
10 Jun 1954 - Assigned to 766th Bomb Squadron, 461st Bomb Group based out of Hill AFB, UT. The plane suffered a landing accident due to mechanical failure while trying to land at Cheyenne Airport, WY. The pilot was Daniel T. Hutchinson.
Crew
Hutchinson, Daniel T.
Disposition
Static Display at South Mountain High School, Phoenix, AZ.
Images
41-39221 in flight.
41-39221 with an experimental turboprop engine, courtesy of Garrett AiResearch.
Sources
Databases searched:
- AAIR - No Entry
- MACR - No Entry
- KORWALD - No Entry
- Baugher