Invader Specs by Production Block
This page details all of the changes between the various production blocks.
Block 1B
Paint Color: Army Standard Air Camouflage (All-over olive-drab with neutral grey underbelly)
Block 2C
Paint Color: Unfinished Aluminum
Glass nose had a longer panel on the starboard side for gun mounts.
Block 5B
Paint Color: Unfinished Aluminum
Block 10B
Paint Color: Unfinished Aluminum
Block 15B
Paint Color: Unfinished Aluminum
Block 15C
Paint Color: Unfinished Aluminum
Glass nose had a longer panel on the starboard side for gun mounts.
Block 16C
Paint Color: Unfinished Aluminum
Glass nose had a longer panel on the starboard side for gun mounts.
Block 20B
Paint Color: Unfinished Aluminum
Block 20C
Paint Color: Unfinished Aluminum
Glass nose had a longer panel on the starboard side for gun mounts.
Block 25B
Paint Color: Unfinished Aluminum
Block 25C
Paint Color: Unfinished Aluminum
Glass nose had a longer panel on the starboard side for gun mounts.
Block 30B
Paint Color: Unfinished Aluminum
Block 30C
Paint Color: Unfinished Aluminum
Glass nose had a longer panel on the starboard side for gun mounts.
Block 35B
Paint Color: Unfinished Aluminum
Block 35C
Paint Color: Unfinished Aluminum
Glass nose had a longer panel on the starboard side for gun mounts.
Turret Copulas changed from "block type" to "slotted type" sometime during this production block. The last plane that I have with a photo that shows a block type turret is 44-35405, and the first plane that shows a slotted type is 44-35513, so the change occurred sometime between these planes.
Block 40B
Paint Color: Unfinished Aluminum
Block 40C
Paint Color: Unfinished Aluminum
Glass Nose was even on right and left side.
Block 45B
Paint Color: Unfinished Aluminum
Block 45C
Paint Color: Unfinished Aluminum
Glass Nose was even on right and left side.
Block 50B
Paint Color: Unfinished Aluminum
Block 50C
Paint Color: Unfinished Aluminum
Glass Nose was even on right and left side.
Block 51B
Paint Color: Army Standard Air Camouflage (All-over olive-drab with neutral grey underbelly)
Block 55B
Paint Color: Unfinished Aluminum
Block 55C
Paint Color: Unfinished Aluminum
Glass Nose was even on right and left side.
Block 56B
Paint Color: Army Standard Air Camouflage (All-over olive-drab with neutral grey underbelly)
Block 60B
Paint Color: Unfinished Aluminum
Block 60C
Paint Color: Unfinished Aluminum
Glass Nose was even on right and left side.
Block 61B
Paint Color: Army Standard Air Camouflage (All-over olive-drab with neutral grey underbelly)
Block 66B
Paint Color: Army Standard Air Camouflage (All-over olive-drab with neutral grey underbelly)
Block 71B
Paint Color: Army Standard Air Camouflage (All-over olive-drab with neutral grey underbelly)