64-17675

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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 44-34173.

Operational History

19 Mar 1965 - Accepted into USAF Inventory from OnMark Engineering Company in Van Nuys, CA [1]
20 Mar 1965 - Assigned to 1st Air Commando Wing at Hurlburt Field[1]
29 Dec 1965 - Assigned to 1st Air Commando Wing at England AFB [2]

31 Jan 1966 - Assigned to 1st Air Commando Wing at England AFB[2]
15 Feb 1966 - Assigned to Sacramento Air Material Area (SMAAR) at McLellan AFB[2]
28 Apr 1966 - Assigned to 1st Air Commando Wing at England AFB[2]
10 May 1966 - Designation changed from B-26K to A-26A while 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]
1 Dec 1966 - Departed for Nakhon Phanom Air Base. [2]
28 Dec 1966 - Assigned to 634th Combat Support Group at Nakhon Phanom Air Base. [3]

31 May 1967 - Assigned to 56th Air Commando Wing at Nakhon Phanom Air Base. [3]
11 Sep 1967 - 56th Air Commando Wing at Nakhon Phanom Air Base. [3]
11 Oct 1967 - Sent back to OnMark Engineering Company at Van Nuys, CA. [3]
20 Nov 1967 - Assigned to 56th Air Commando Wing at Nakhon Phanom Air Base. [3]

7 Jun 1968 - Assigned to Sacramento Air Material Area (SMAAR) at McLellan AFB for maintenance. [4]
5 Sep 1968 - Assigned to 1st Air Commando Wing, England AFB. [4]
6 Sep 1968 - 1st Air Commando Wing renamed to 1st Special Operations Wing. [4]
7 Sep 1968 - Arrived at 1st Special Operations Wing, England AFB. [4]
28 Oct 1968 - Left England AFB. [4]
1 Nov 1968 - En route to 56th Special Operations Wing at Nakhon Phanom Air Base. [4]
25 Nov 1968 - Arrived at 56th Special Operations Wing at Nakhon Phanom Air Base. [4]
29 Nov 1968 - 56th Special Operations Wing at Nakhon Phanom Air Base. [4]

30 Jan 1969 - Maintenance with 56th Special Operations Wing at Nakhon Phanom Air Base. [5]
1 Feb 1969 - Returned to Combat Status at 56th Special Operations Wing, Nakhon Phanom Air Base. [5]
22 Oct 1969 - Status change at 56th Special Operations Wing at Nakhon Phanom Air Base. [5]
8 Nov 1969 - Returned to Combat Status at 56th Special Operations Wing, Nakhon Phanom Air Base. [5]
13 Nov 1969 - Left Nakhon Phanom Air Base. [5]
16 Nov 1969 - Assigned to 6200th Air Base Wing at Clark AFB and put into open storage. [5]

17 Jan 1970 - Arrived at Davis-Monthan AFB from 609th Special Operations Squadron, 56th Special Operations Wing, Nakhon Phanom AB, Thailand. [6]It was allocated PCN AD015.[7]

15 Dec 1972 - Declared excess and authorized for reclamation. [6]

1 Apr 1976 - Sold to Allied Aircraft, Inc of Tucson, AZ.[6]

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Accidents

Unknown

Crew

Unknown

Disposition

Unknown, presumed scrapped.

Images

675 on the ramp at NKP in Vietnam.
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675 at Davis-Monthan AFB.
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Sources

Databases searched:

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Aerospace Vehicle Report, 1965" Reel AVH-4, Pg 1959 USAFHRA
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 "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. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 "Aerospace Vehicle Report, 1968" Reel AVH-10, Pg 2373 USAFHRA
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 "Aerospace Vehicle Report, 1969" Reel AVH-13, Pg 2205-2206 USAFHRA
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 www.amarcexperience.com
  7. ↑ Corresponce with Vesto Haas - 25 Aug 2022
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