64-17660
| 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 44-35608.
64-17660 was the plane flown by the Commanding Officer of the 609th Special Operations Squadron at Nakhon Phanom AFB, Thailand. This is why the plane bears diagonal stripes on the fuselage - a mark of distinction for the commander's plane. At one point all planes flown by the 1st Special Operations Wing had diagonal stripes like this - red and yellow on non-camouflaged planes, but by the end of the Invader's military service life these marks were reserved for the Commanding Officer only.
Operational History
30 Nov 1964 - Accepted into USAF Inventory from OnMark Engineering Company at Van Nuys, CA. [1]
1 Dec 1964 - Assigned to 1st Air Commando Wing at Hurlburt Field. [1]
6 Jul 1965 - 1st Air Commando Wing at Hurlburt Field [2]
29 Aug 1965 - 1st Air Commando Wing at Hurlburt Field [2]
9 Nov 1965 - Mobile Air Material Area at Brookley AFB [2]
23 Nov 1965 - 1st Air Commando Wing at Hurlburt Field [2]
17 Dec 1965 - 1st Air Commando Wing moved from Hurlburt Field to England AFB [2]
13 Apr 1966 - Sent to Sacramento Air Material Area (SMAAR) at McLellan AFB. [3]
5 May 1966 - Designation changed from B-26K to A-26A while at SMAAR. [3]
3 Jul 1966 - Assigned to 1st Air Commando Wing at England AFB. [3]
31 Oct 1966 - Assigned to 603rd Air Commando Squadron at England AFB. [3]
16 Nov 1955 - Assigned to 1st Air Commando Wing at England AFB. [3]
1 Dec 1966 - Sent to Southeast Asia as a detachment of the 1st Air Commando Wing. [3]
21 Dec 1966 - Arrived at Nakhon Phanom. Assigned to 634th Combat Support Group. [4]
31 May 1967 - Assigned to 56th Air Commando Wing at Nakhon Phanom Air Base. [4]
23 Aug 1967 - Sent to Sacramento Air Material Area (SMAAR) at McLellan AFB. [4]
11 Sep 1967 - Sent back to OnMark Engineering Company in Van Nuys, CA. [4]
31 Oct 1967 - Assigned to 1st Air Commando Wing at England AFB. [4]
1 Nov 1967 - Arrived at 1st Air Commando Wing at England AFB. [4]
15 Apr 1968 - Assigned to Sacramento Air Material Area (SMAAR) at McLellan AFB. [5]
14 Jul 1968 - Left SMAAR, assigned to 56th Air Commando Wing at Nakhon Phanom Air Base. [5]
29 Jul 1968 - Arrived at 56th Air Commando Wing at Nakhon Phanom Air Base. [5]
2 Aug 1968 - 56th Air Commando Wing renamed to 56th Special Operations Wing. [5]
27 Jun 1969 - 56th Special Operations Wing at Nakhon Phanom Air Base. [6]
14 Jul 1969 - Status change at 56th Special Operations Wing at Nakhon Phanom Air Base. [6]
15 Aug 1969 - 56th Special Operations Wing at Nakhon Phanom Air Base. [6]
12 Nov 1969 - Left 56th Special Operations Wing at Nakhon Phanom Air Base. [6]
29 Nov 1969 - Arrived at Davis-Monthan AFB from 609th Special Operations Squadron, 56th Special Operations Wing, Nakhon Phanom AB, Thailand [6][7]It was allocated PCN AD010.[8]
15 Dec 1972 - Declared Excess and authorized for reclamation[7]
9 Apr 1976 - Sold to Allied Aircraft, Inc of Tucson, AZ.[7]
Was definitely scrapped at some point as parts of this plane were recovered by the pilot.
Accidents
Unknown
Crew
Cpt. Paul "Hulk" Marschalk (Pilot)
Cpt. Leon "Crazy" Poteet (Nav)
Disposition
Unknown
Images
This photo shows 44-35608 being converted into 64-17660 in the summer of 1964.
660 showing some serious battle damage at Nakhon Phanom Air Base sometime between Sep 1968 and Sep 1969. Image credit unknown.
660 is the third plane in this lineup.
660 after arriving at Davis-Monthan AFB.
Sources
Databases searched:
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- MACR -
- KORWALD -
- Baugher
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Aerospace Vehicle Report, Oct-Dec 1964" Reel AVH-2, Pg 599 USAFHRA
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 "Aerospace Vehicle Report, 1965" Reel AVH-4, Pg 1957-1958 USAFHRA
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 "Aerospace Vehicle Report, 1966" Reel AVH-6, Pg 1946 USAFHRA
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 "Aerospace Vehicle Report, 1967" Reel AVH-8, Pg 2751 USAFHRA
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 "Aerospace Vehicle Report, 1968" Reel AVH-10, Pg 2371 USAFHRA
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 "Aerospace Vehicle Report, 1969" Reel AVH-13, Pg 2204 USAFHRA
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 www.amarcexperience.com
- ↑ Correspondence with Vesto Haas - 25 Aug 2022