64-17665
| 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 44-34145.
This plame apparently carried the name "SWEET MARIA" on the port engine cowling, and "BRENDA BREEZE" on the starboard engine cowling.[1]
Operational History
6 Jan 1965 - Accepted into USAF Inventory from OnMark Engineering Company at Van Nuys, CA [2]
7 Jan 1965 - Assigned to 1st Air Commando Wing at Hurlburt Field[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]
5 Apr 1966 - 1st Air Commando Wing moved from Hurlburt Field to England AFB. [3]
10 May 1966 - Designation changed from B-26K to A-26A while with the 1st Air Commando Wing at England AFB. [3]
11 Jun 1966 - Sent to Nakhon Phanom Air Base. [3]Participated in Operation Steel Tiger
5 Jun 1967 - Assigned to Sacramento Air Material Area (SMAAR) at McLellan AFB. [4]
6 Jun 1967 - Arrived at SMAAR. [4]
25 Sep 1967 - Assigned to 56th Air Commando Wing at Nakhon Phanom Air Base. [4]
16 Oct 1967 - Arrived at 56th Air Commando Wing at Nakhon Phanom Air Base. [4]
16 Dec 1967 - Assigned to SMAAAR. [4]
21 Dec 1967 - Assigned to 56th Air Commando Wing at Nakhon Phanom Air Base. [4]
11 Jun 1968 - 56th Air Commando Wing at Nakhon Phanom Air Base. [5]
12 Jun 1968 - 56th Air Commando Wing at Nakhon Phanom Air Base. [5]
2 Aug 1968 - 56th Air Commando Wing renamed to 56th Special Operations Wing. [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]
5 Jan 1970 - Left Clark AFB[6]
22 Jan 1970 - Arrived at Davis-Monthan AFB from 609th Special Operations Squadron, 56th Special Operations Wing, Nakhon Phanom AB, Thailand. [7]
15 Dec 1972 - Declared as excess and authorized for reclamation.[7]
9 Apr 1976 - Sold to Allied Aircraft, Inc of Tucson, AZ.[7]
Accidents
Unknown
Crew
Unknown
Disposition
Unknown
Images
665 in 1965.
665 is the 2nd plane in this lineup at NKP in 1967.
Sources
Databases searched:
- AAIR -
- MACR -
- KORWALD -
- Baugher
- ↑ Correspondence with Vesto Haas - 25 Aug 2022.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Aerospace Vehicle Report, 1965" Reel AVH-4, Pg 1958 USAFHRA
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 "Aerospace Vehicle Report, 1966" Reel AVH-6, Pg 1946-1947 USAFHRA
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 "Aerospace Vehicle Report, 1967" Reel AVH-8, Pg 2751-2752 USAFHRA
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "Aerospace Vehicle Report, 1968" Reel AVH-10, Pg 2371-2372 USAFHRA
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 "Aerospace Vehicle Report, 1969" Reel AVH-13, Pg 2204 USAFHRA
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 www.amarcexperience.com