64-17674

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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 41-39573.

Operational History

9 Mar 1965 - Accepted into USAF Inventory from OnMark Engineering Company in Van Nuys, CA [1]
10 Mar 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]

1 May 1966 - Sent to Sacramento Air Material Area (SMAAR) at McLellan AFB. [2]
15 Jul 1966 - Designation changed from B-26K to A-26A while at SMAAR. [2]
16 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 - 1st Air Commando Wing at England AFB.[3]
26 Jul 1967 - Status change at 1st Air Commando Wing, England AFB. [3]
28 Aug 1967 - Sent back to OnMark Engineering Company at Van Nuys, CA. [3]
13 Oct 1967 - Assigned to 1st Air Commando Wing at England AFB. [3]
1 Nov 1967 - 1st Air Commando Wing at England AFB. [3]

7 Jul 1968 - 1st Air Commando Wing renamed to 1st Special Operations Wing. [4]

1 Jan 1969 - Dropped from inventory due to accident. [5]

NOTE: Some sources state that she arrived at Davis-Monthan AFB from 606th Special Operations Squadron, 1st Special Operations Wing, Eglin AFB, FL 23 OCt 1969.[6]
However, there is no further information in the records at Davis-Monthan to support this. A MASDC expret recently reached out to me regarding this plane and confirmed that 64-17674 being listed at Davis-Monthan is probably another MASDC record error as there are no unallocated PCN's around the 23OCT69 input date reported by MASDC.[7] This means that Davis-Monthan never formally assigned an inventory number to the plane, which supports the earlier supposition that the plane was destroyed in the accident and the entry on the website is wrong.


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Accidents

1 Jan 1969

Crew

Unknown

Disposition

Unknown, presumed scrapped.

Images

Sources

Databases searched:

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Aerospace Vehicle Report, 1965" Reel AVH-4, Pg 1959 USAFHRA
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 "Aerospace Vehicle Report, 1966" Reel AVH-6, Pg 1948 USAFHRA
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 "Aerospace Vehicle Report, 1967" Reel AVH-8, Pg 2753 USAFHRA
  4. ↑ "Aerospace Vehicle Report, 1968" Reel AVH-10, Pg 2372-2373 USAFHRA
  5. ↑ "Aerospace Vehicle Report, 1969" Reel AVH-13, Pg 2205 USAFHRA
  6. ↑ www.amarcexperience.com
  7. ↑ Correspondence with Vesto Haas - 25 Aug 2022
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