64-17652
| 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
Converted from 44-34361.
Operational History
4 Oct 1964 - Accepted into USAF Inventory from OnMark Engineering Company at Van Nuys, CA. [1]
5 Oct 1964 - Assigned to 1st Air Commando Wing at Hurlburt Field. [1]
17 Nov 1965 - Assigned to Mobile Air Material Area (MOAAR) at Brookley AFB. [2]
3 Dec 1965 - Assigned to 1st Air Commando Wing at Hurlburt Field for Flight Training and Evaluation. [2]
1 Feb 1966 - Assigned to 4410th Combat Crew Training Wing at Hurlburt Field. [3]
28 Feb 1966 - Assigned to 1st Air Commando Wing at Hurlburt Field. [3]
9 May 1966 - Assigned to 4410th Combat Crew Training Wing at Hurlburt Field. Designation changed from B-26K to A-26A. [3]
2 Aug 1966 - Assigned to 1st Air Commando Wing at England AFB. [3]
31 Aug 1966 - Assigned to 603rd Air Commando Squadron at England AFB. [3]
16 Nov 1966 - Assigned to 1st Air Commando Wing at England AFB. [3]
1 Jun 1967 - 1st Air Commando Wing at England AFB. [4]
12 Feb 1968 - Assigned to Sacramento Air Material Area (SMAAR) at McLellan AFB[5]
8 Jun 1968 - Assigned to 1st Air Commando Wing at England AFB. [5]
7 Jul 1968 - 1st Air Commando Wing renamed to 1st Special Operations Wing. [5]
27 Sep 1968 - Assigned to 56th Air Commando Wing at Nakhon Phanom Air Base. [5]
28 Sep 1968 - Departs 1st Air Commando Wing at England AFB[5]
12 Oct 1968 - Arrives at 56th Air Commando Wing at Nakhon Phanom Air Base. [5]
29 Oct 1968 - Reported as combat capable with 56th Air Commando Wing at Nakhon Phanom Air Base. [5]
10 Nov 1969 - Left Nakhon Phanom Air Base. [6]
14 Nov 1969 - Assigned to 6200th Air Base Wing at Clark AFB and put into open storage. [6]
Note: Many sources list the date as 10 Nov as when this plane when to SVA. However, the record doesn't reflect this. While the plane almost certainly ended up in SVA hands, it was not on 10 Nov.
Sent to South Vietnam for use as a training plane.
Mar 1975 - Blown up at Nha Trang to keep it from falling into North Vietnamese hands.
Accidents
Unknown
Crew
Unknown
Disposition
Destroyed (Scuttled)
Images
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Aerospace Vehicle Report, Oct-Dec 1964" Reel AVH-2, Pg 598 USAFHRA
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Aerospace Vehicle Report, 1965" Reel AVH-4, Pg 1957 USAFHRA
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 "Aerospace Vehicle Report, 1966" Reel AVH-6, Pg 1945 USAFHRA
- ↑ "Aerospace Vehicle Report, 1967" Reel AVH-8, Pg 2750 USAFHRA
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 "Aerospace Vehicle Report, 1968" Reel AVH-10, Pg 2370 USAFHRA
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Aerospace Vehicle Report, 1969" Reel AVH-13, Pg 2203 USAFHRA