43-22660

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A-26C-25 Invader
Builders: Douglas Aircraft Company
Operators: United States Air Force
Number Built:
First Built:
GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS
Type: Light Attack Bomber
Wet Weight: 31,000 lbs
Length: 51' 3" (15.24 m)
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: None
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, Serial Numbers starting with 43


Operational History

unknown

Accidents

29 Jun 2000 near Grand Prairie, Alberta, Canada. The plane was written off as a total loss.

Crew

Unknown

Disposition

Unknown.

Images

A cockpit view of 43-22660, Tanker 3, date unknown. Air Spray Tanker #3 wearing an unusual paint scheme. Air Spray, Ltd Tanker #3, 43-22660, at Ft. McMurry, Canada. Date unknown. A close-up shot of the nose art for Tanker #3 A photo showing Tanker #3 at Fort McMurry, Canada Tanker #3 on a practice run while serving with Air Spray Tanker #3 on a practice run while serving with Air Spray Tanker #3 dropping slurry on a forest fire. 43-22660 as Air Spray Tanker #3. Date and location unknown. Tanker #3 (center) flanked by Tanker #10 (in white, left) and Tanker #9 (right) sometime before 1982. Tanker #3 during operations at Pincher Creek. Tanker #3 at Red Deer Airport, May 1995 A photo showing the crash landing of 43-22660 as tanker #3 A Ruud Leeuw photo showing the crash damage to Tanker #3 An unknown person standing next to Tanker #3 after the crash. Tanker #3 preparing to be salvaged after the crash. A 2002 photo showing the remains of Tanker 3 after being stripped for parts A 2002 photo showing the remains of Tanker 3 after being stripped for parts Workers in the process of stripping Tanker #3 Workers in the process of stripping Tanker #3 Tanker #3 in flight over Canada

Sources

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