64-17676

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 41-39596.

Was named The Mojave Kid in the late 1970s.

Operational History

23 Mar 1965 - Accepted into inventory by USAF from OnMark Engineering Company in Van Nuys, CA.
24 Mar 1965 - Assigned to 1st Air Commando Wing at Hurlburt Field.
17 Dec 1965 - 1st Air Commando Wing moved from Hurlburt Field to England AFB

10 May 1966 - Designation changed from B-26K to A-26A while assigned to 1st Air Commando Wing at England AFB
11 Jun 1966 - Sent to Nakhon Phanom Air Base while assigned to 1st Air Commando Wing
28 Dec 1966 - Assigned to 634th Combat Support Group at Nakhon Phanom Air Base.

16 Jan 1967 - Maintenance with 634th Combat Support Group at Nakhon Phanom Air Base.
12 Mar 1967 - Returned to Combat capability with 634th Combat Support Group at Nakhom Phanom Air Base.
31 May 1967 - Assigned to 56th Air Commando Wing, Nakhon Phanom Air Base.
3 Aug 1967 - Assigned to SMAMA at McLellan AFB.
6 Sep 1967 - Assigned to 1st Air Commando Wing at England AFB.
8 Sep 1967 - Arrived at 1st Air Commando Wing at England AFB.
9 Oct 1967 - Assigned to SMAAR at MCLellan AFB.
NOTE: SMAMA and SMAAR are both abbreviations for the Sacramento Air Material Area.

10 Jan 1968 - Assigned to 1st Air Commando Wing, England AFB.
7 Jul 1968 - 1st Air Commando Wing renamed to 1st Special Operations Wing.

4 Mar 1969 - Combat support with 1st Special Operations Wing, England AFB
1 Jul 1969 - 1sst Special Operations Wing moved from England AFB to Hurlburt Field.
23 Oct 1969 - Arrived at Davis-Monthan AFB from 606th Special Operations Squadron, 1st Special Operations Wing, Eglin AFB, FLIt was allocated PCN AD004.
27 Oct 1969 - Put into long term storage at Davis-Monthan AFB.

27 Aug 1971 - Sold to the State of Georgia Forestry Commission as N268G.

1972- Stored unconverted in Macon, GA.

29 May 1977 - Sold to Air Spray, Ltd of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada as C-GXTF.

1977-1978 - stored in Edmonton. Certification was in dispute with Canadian Department of Transportation.

1978 - Sold to Arne Carnegie of Edmonton.
July 1978 - Sold to Arthur W. McDonnell of Mojave, CA. Registered as N22939. Flew as "The Mojave Kid" in the Air Race circuit in Jun 1979.

Nov 1980 - Acquired by National Museum of the Air Force at Wright-Patterson AFB where it is on display currently.

Accidents

Unknown

Crew

Unknown

Disposition

Is on display at USAF Museum, Dayton, OH.

Images

676 at Dyess AFB on the way to be retired at Davis-Monthan AFB.

676 as C-GXFT owned by Air Spray, Ltd of Alberta, Canada.

On display at the National Museum of the Air Force. Note the lack of guns and the wrong propellers on the plane in the first image.

Sources

Databases searched:

• AAIR -
• MACR -
• Baugher - http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1964.html