64-17666

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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
39,250 lbs Maximum

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
2,700 miles (ferry)

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 44-35483.

Operational History

29 Jan 1965 - Accepted in USAF Inventory from OnMark Engineering Company in Van Nuys, CA. [1]
30 Jan 1965 - Assigned to 1st Air Commando Wing at Hurlburt Field. [1]
17 Dec 1965 - 1st Air Commando Wing moved from Hurlburt Field to England AFB. [1]

10 May 1966 - Designation changed from B-26K to A-26A while with 1st Air Commando Wing at England AFB. <[2]
16 May 1966 - Sent to Sacramento Air Material Area (SMAAR) at McLellan AFB. [2]
30 Jul 1966 - Assigned to 1st Air Commando Wing at England AFB. [2]
31 Oct 1966 - Assigned to 603rd Air Commando Squadron at England AFB. [2]
16 Nov 1966 - Assigned to 1st Air Commando Wing at England AFB. [2]

31 May 1967 - Assigned to 1st Air Commando Wing at England AFB[3]
26 Jul 1967 - Status Change with 1st Air Commando Wing at England AFB[3]
6 Aug 1967 - Status Change with 1st Air Commando Wing at England AFB[3]
13 Dec 1967 - Status Change with 1st Air Commando Wing at England AFB[3]

27 May 1968 - Assigned to Sacramento Air Material Area (SMAAR) at McLellan AFB.[4]
27 Aug 1968 - Assigned to 1st Air Commando Wing, which changed names to 1st Special Operations Wing at England AFB[4]
15 Oct 1968 - Arrived at 1st Special Operations Wing at England AFB[4]
1 Nov 1968 - Assigned to 56th Special Operations Wing at Nakhon Phanom Air Base. [4]
25 Nov 1968 - Combat capable with 56th Special Operations Wing at Nakhon Phanom Air Base. [4]
27 Nov 1968 - 56th Special Operations Wing at Nakhon Phanom Air Base.

28 Sep 1969 - Maintenance with 56th Special Operations Wing at Nakhon Phanom Air Base. [5]
4 Oct 1969 - Combat capable with 56th Special Operations Wing at Nakhon Phanom Air Base. [5]
10 Nov 1969 - Left Nakhon Phanom Air Base. [5]
14 Nov 1969 - Assigned to 6200th Air Base Wing at Clark Field and put into open storage. [5]

5 Jan 1970 - Left Clark Field for Davis-Monthan. [5]
11 Jan 1970 - Estimated arrival date at Davis-Monthan AFB based on the dates of other planes going to DM at the same time.
20 Jan 1970 - The PCN Number was assigned to this plane on or after this date. It was possibly allocated PCN AD019.[6]
Davis-Monthan has a partial record for this plane, but no dates are listed. The record states that it went from Davis-Monthan to Hulbert Field as a display.[7]

Jun 1970 - Based on the history from Hurlburt Field the plane was dedicated as a display on 4 July 1970 so the plane must have left DM AFB prior to that point. [8] They most likely required at least a week or two to prep the plane for the display, so it must have departed sometime in June 1970.

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Accidents

Unknown

Crew

Unknown

Disposition

Is on display at Hurlburt Field, FL.

Images

64-17666 at England AFB in 1966.
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64-17666 with the entire 609th Air Commando Squadron at NKP.
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64-17666 as a static display at Hurlburt AFB.
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Sources

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Aerospace Vehicle Report, 1965" Reel AVH-4, Pg 1958 USAFHRA
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 "Aerospace Vehicle Report, 1966" Reel AVH-6, Pg 1947 USAFHRA
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "Aerospace Vehicle Report, 1967" Reel AVH-8, Pg 2752 USAFHRA
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 "Aerospace Vehicle Report, 1968" Reel AVH-10, Pg 2372 USAFHRA
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 "Aerospace Vehicle Report, 1969" Reel AVH-13, Pg 2204-2205 USAFHRA
  6. ↑ Correspondence with Vesto Haas - 25 Aug 2022
  7. ↑ www.amarcexperience.com
  8. ↑ https://www.hurlburt.af.mil/About-Us/Fact-Sheets/Fact-Sheets/Article/204595/a-26-counter-invader/
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