64-17668
| 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 44-34652.
Operational History
21 Jan 1965 - Accepted into USAF from OnMark Engineering Company at Van Nuys, CA [1]
22 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 the 1st Air Commando Wing at England AFB. [2]
11 Jun 1966 - Sent to Nakhon Phanom Air Base. Assigned to 603rd Air Commando Squadron - Detachment 1, attached to 606th Air Commando Squadron [2]Participated in Operation Steel Tiger.
NOTE: Baugher and others incorrectly list this date as Aug 1966.
22 Feb 1967 - Lost in action. [3] Shot down by AA while strafing a convoy near Ban Thapachon in southern Laos. Plane made it back to Nakhon Phanom but starboard wing began to burn and crew bailed out. The crew survived and were picked up by helicopter.
Based on the dates of transfer and action, as well as lack of depot and maintenance status, this plane was never modified with the Congo Cowls.
Accidents
Unknown
Crew
Unknown
Disposition
Lost 22 Feb 1967.
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