64-17670

B-26K-1 Invader
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 44-35634. Converted to the YB-26K Prototype. Converted to production model following tests.

Operational History

4 Feb 1965 - Accepted into USAF Inventory from OnMark Engineering Company at Van Nuys, CA
5 Feb 1965 - Assigned to 1st Air Commando Wing at Hurlburt Field

26 Jan 1966 - Sent to Mobile Air Material Area (MOAAR) at Brookley AFB.
1 Feb 1966 - Assigned to 4410th Combat Crew Training Wing at Hurlburt Field.
28 Feb 1966 - Assigned to 1st Air Commando Wing at Hurlburt Field.
9 May 1966 - Assigned to 4410th Air Combat Crew Training Wing at Hurlburt Field. Designation changed from B-26K to A-26A.
15 Sep 1966 - Assigned to 1st Air Commando Wing at Hurlburt Field.
31 Oct 1966 - Assigned to 603rd Air Commando Squadron at Hurlburt Field.
16 Nov 1966 - Assigned to 1st Air Commando Wing at Hurlburt Field.

31 May 1967 - 1st Air Commando Wing moved to England AFB.
1 Nov 1967 - Sent back to OnMark Engineering Company in Van Nuys, CA.
14 Dec 1967 - Assigned to 1st Air Commando Wing at England AFB.

20 Jun 1968 - Assigned to Sacramento Air Material Area (SMAAR) at McLellan AFB.
30 Sep 1968 - Assigned to 1st Air Commando Wing at England AFB
1 Oct 1968 - 1st Air Commando Wing renamed to 1st Special Operations Wing.
1 Nov 1968 - Assigned to 56th Special Operations Wing at Nakhon Phanom Air Base.
29 Nov 1968 - Combat Capable with 56th Special Operations Wing at Nakhon Phanom.
NOTE: Although the plane was assigned to 56th SOW on 1 Nov, it still had to be ferried from England AFB to Korea and it took the entire month of November before the plane was ready for combat.

2 Jul 1969 - Maintenance with 56th Special Operations Wing at Nakhon Phanom Air Base.
4 Jul 1969 - Returned to combat capable with 56th Special Operations Wing at Nakhon Phanom Air Base.
28 Sep 1969 - Maintenance with 56th Special Operations Wing at Nakhon Phanom Air Base.
2 Oct 1969 - Returned to combat capable with 56th Special Operations Wing at Nakhon Phanom Air Base.
10 Nov 1969 - Left Nakhon Phanom Air Base.
14 Nov 1969 - Assigned to 6200th Air Base Wing at Clark AFB and put into open storage.

5 Jan 1979 - Left Clark AFB.
11 Jan 1970 - Arrived at Davis-Monthan AFB from 609th Special Operations Squadron, 56th Special Operations Wing, Nakhon Phanom AB, Thailand. It was allocated PCN AD011.

15 Dec 1972 - Declared excess and authorized for reclamation.

31 Mar 1976 - Sold to Allied Aircraft, Inc of Tucson, AZ.

Accidents

Unknown

Crew

Unknown

Disposition

Scrapped

Images

A low-res photo of 670 parked on the ramp at Nakhon Phanom Air Base.

670 sporting some festive Napalm bombs at NKP.

Sources

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