64-17640
| B-26K-1 Invader | |||
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| Builders: Douglas Aircraft Company On Mark Engineering | |||
| Operators: United States Air Force | |||
| Number Built: 40 | |||
| First Built: Jan 1963 (YB-26K) First test flight | |||
| GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS | |||
| Type: Light Attack Bomber | |||
| Weight: 25,130 lbs empty 37,000 lbs loaded | |||
| Length: 51' 7 3/16" (inc. guns) | |||
| Height: 19' 0" | |||
| Wingspan: 71'6" (including wingtip tanks) | |||
| Wing Area: 540 Sq. Feet (50.17 m²) | |||
| Speed: 169 mph (cruising) | |||
| Max Speed: 323 mph | |||
| Ceiling: 28,600' | |||
| Powerplant: Pratt & Whitney R-2800-103W | |||
| Horsepower: 2,500 | |||
| Fuel Capacity: 1,600 US Gallons | |||
| Range: 700 miles w/3518 lbs payload 1,480 miles empty | |||
| Crew: 2 | |||
| Passengers: 1 | |||
| ARMAMENT | |||
| Nose Guns: 8x .50 caliber guns | |||
| Dorsal Turret: None | |||
| Ventral Turret: None | |||
| Payload: 8,000 lbs on wings 4,000 lbs internal | |||
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See also: List of Invaders by Serial Number, Serial Numbers starting with 64
Was originally 44-35896.
Was also registered as N267G and N2294B.
Operational History
20 May 1964 - Refit completed at OnMark Engineering Company.
25 May 1964 - 1st OnMark Test flight.
15 Jun 1964 - Accepted into inventory by USAF from OnMark at Van Nuys, CA. Sent to the Air Force Test Center (AFTCE) at Edwards AFB for testing and evaluation. [1]
21 Dec 1964 - Sent back to OnMark Engineering Company at Van Nuys, CA for modifications/Repair. [2]
27 Feb 1965 - Sent to 1st Air Commando Wing at Hurlburt Field, FL. [3]
7 Jun 1965 - Sent to 605th Air Commando Squadron at Howard AFB. [3]
29 Mar 1966 - Sent to Sacramento Air Material Area (SMAAR) at McLellan AFB. [4]
31 Mar 1966 - Status change at SMAAR, McLellan AFB [4]
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5 May 1966 - "GND TMS ER" - SMAAR, McLellan AFB [4]
26 Jun 1966 - Sent back to 605th Air Commando Squadron [4]
31 May 1967 - Assigned for "Reconciliation" at Howard AFB with the 605th Air Commando Squadron [5]
20 Jul 1967 - Status Change at Howard AFB. [5]
18 Aug 1967 - Status Change at Howard AFB [5]
29 Aug 1967 - Sent back to OnMark Engineering Company in Van Nuys, CA [5]
6 Oct 1967 - Status Change at OnMark in Van Nuys, CA [5]
19 Oct 1967 - Sent to SMAAR at McLellan AFB [5]
4 Nov 1967 - Sent to 2851st Air Base Group at Kelly AFB [5]
7 Dec 1967 - Sent to 605th Air Commando Squadron at Howard AFB. [5]
31 Mar 1968 - Assigned to 24th Air Commando Wing at Howard AFB. [6]
15 Apr 1968 - Assigned to 1st Air Commando Wing at England AFB. [6]
7 Jul 1968 - 1st Air Commando Wing renamed to 1st Special Operations Wing at England AFB. [6]
4 Mar 1969 - 1st Special Operations Wing at England AFB [7]
1 Jul 1969 - Assigned to 603rd Special Operations Squadron at Hurlburt Field. Also assigned to 1st Special Operations Wing at Hurlburt. [7]
23 Oct 1969 - Arrived at Davis-Monthan AFB for Storage. Tail code IF. 606th Special Operations Squadron, 1st Special Operations Wing, Eglin AFB. [7]
It was allocated PCN AD005 [8]
27 Oct 196 - Status Change at Davis Monthan. [7]
NOTE: The entry for 1 Jul lists a 603rd Special Operations Wing, but there is no such unit that I can find. The 603rd SpecOps Squadron was a member unit of the 1st SpecOps Wing. I assume that the Wing designation is a typo and that they meant Squadron, especially given the 1st SpecOps Wing assignment on the same day.
31 Aug 1971 - Left Davis-Monthan AFB. Registered as N267G. Sold to State of Georgia Forestry Commission. It was in open storage in Macon, GA and not used. [9]
29 May 1977 - sold to Air Spray, Ltd of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada for forest fire fighting. However, after they ferried it to Billings, MT, a certification dispute arose with the Canadian DOT so the plane was left in open storage.
1978 purchased by Arnie Carnegie of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
July 1978 - sold to Arthur W. McDonnell of Mojave, CA, who registered the plane as N2294B; it was still in the USAF camouflage. It was used it as a race plane.
1980 - acquired by the South Dakota Air & Space Museum, Ellsworth AFB, through the National Museum of the USAF loan program.
Accidents
Unknown
Crew
Unknown
Disposition
On static display as a gate guard at the South Dakota Air and Space Museum, Ellsworth AFB, Rapid City, South Dakota.
Images
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Sources
Databases searched:
- AAIR -
- MACR -
- Baugher - http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1964.html
- AMARC - http://www.amarcexperience.com/ui/index.php
- ↑ "Aerospace Vehicle Report, Jul-Sep 1964" Reel AVH-1, Pg 1179. USAFHRA
- ↑ "Aerospace Vehicle Report, Oct - Dec 1964" Reel AVH-1, Pg 598. USAFHRA
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Aerospace Vehicle Report, 1965" Reel AVH-4, Pg 1956 USAFHRA
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 "Aerospace Vehicle Report, 1966" Reel AVH-6, Pg 1943 USAFHRA
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 "Aerospace Vehicle Report, 1967" Reel AVH-8, Pg 2747 USAFHRA
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 "Aerospace Vehicle Report, 1968" Reel AVH-10, Pg 2369 USAFHRA
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 "Aerospace Vehicle Report, 1969" Reel AVH-13, Pg 2201-2202 USAFHRA
- ↑ Correspondence with Vesto Haas - 25 Aug 2022
- ↑ AMARC Experience