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Brazilian Air Force
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Air Force: Brazilian Air Force
Division: Unknown
Wing: Unknown
Active: 1957-1975
Theater Latin America
Motto: Unknown
Number 32


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The Força Aérea Brasileara (Brazilian Air Force) operated 31 Invaders between 1957 and 1975. A refurbishment program was undertaken in the summer of 1968 to give the fleet more longevity and make operations more economical. Many planes were refurbished, the rest were withdrawn from service.

Foreign S/N USAF S/N Delivered SOC Comments
5145 41-39426 Sep 1957 1975 Refurbished 1968. Withdrawn from use.
5146 43-22469 Sep 1957 14 Jul 1967 Crashed on take-off at Natal.
5147 43-22496 Sep 1957 1975 Refurbished 1968. Withdrawn from use.
5148 43-22597 Sep 1957 5 Aug 1965 Written off at Natal.
5149 44-34163 1957 Apr 1974 Refurbished 1968 into B-26C. Withdrawn from use. This plane was both a B-26B model prior to 1968 and a B-26C after 1968.
5150 44-34196 1957 1975 Refurbished 1968. Withdrawn from use.
5151 44-34207 1957 9 Aug 1965 Written off at Natal
5152 44-34208 1957 Jan 1975 Withdrawn from use.
5153 44-35235 1957 1975 Refurbished 1968. Withdrawn from use.
5154 44-35405 1957 13 Jun 1958 Written off at São José de Mipibu, SP state.
5155 44-35415 1957 28 Sep 1965 Written off at Niquelândia, GO state.
5156 44-35586 1957 Dec 1975 Refurbished 1968. Withdrawn from use. Was displayed at FAB Academy in 1/10 GAv markings. Transferred to Parnamirim in 1987. Alleged to have been last designated as a C model.
5157 44-35610 1957 Dec 1973 Refurbished 1968. Withdrawn from use.
5158 44-35713 1957 Aug 1972 Refurbished 1968. Withdrawn from use.
5159 41-39288 1957 Dec 1975 Refurbished 1968. Withdrawn from use. Now displayed at Museu Areospacial near Rio de Janero
5160 43-22271 1957 Dec 1975 Refurbished 1968 into B model. Withdrawn from use. It was a C model prior to 1968 and a B model after 1968.
5161 43-22415 1958 Jun 1968 To have been refurbished in 1968, but found to be too badly corroded. Withdrawn from use.
5162 43-22456 1958 1975 Refurbished 1968. Withdrawn from use.
5163 43-22457 1958 Oct 1967 Withdrawn from use.
5164 43-22461 1958 Jun 1968 Withdrawn from use.
5165 43-22472 1958 Oct 1967 Withdrawn from use.
5166 43-22477 1958 Jun 1968 Withdrawn from use.
5167 43-22605 1958 10 Jun 1963 Written off at Caravelas, BA state.
5168 44-34120 1958 Jun 1968 Withdrawn from use.
5169 44-34329 1958 Jun 1968 Withdrawn from use.
5170 44-35264 Feb 1958 Dec 1975 Refurbished 1969 into B model. Withdrawn from use.
5171 44-35790 Feb 1958 Dec 1975 Refurbished 1968 still as a C model. But later reconfigured into a B model. Withdrawn from use.
5172 44-35902 Feb 1958 Dec 1975 Refurbished 1968. Withdrawn from use.
5173 44-34615 Jun 1969 1974 Withdrawn from use between 1973 and 1975.
5174 44-34749 Jun 1969 Dec 1975 Withdrawn from use. Originally preserved at ESP Aer near São Paulo. Sold back to US as N4823E circa 1984.
5175 44-35969 Jun 1958 Dec 1975 Withdrawn from use.
5176 44-34134 1970 Dec 1975 Civilian aircraft. Impounded 21 Jum 1966.

Used as a transport aircraft. Withdrawn from use. Preserved at Museu de Armas e Veiculous Motorizadas Antigos, Bebedouro, SP state.