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See also: [[List of Invaders by Serial Number]], [[Serial Numbers starting with 64]]

Converted from [[43-22649]]. 

Sold to Civil Market. Registered as N62104, then N99218.  

==Operational History==
11 Nov 1964 - Accepted into USAF Inventory from [[OnMark Engineering Company]] at Van Nuys, CA. <ref name="AVH-2"> "Aerospace Vehicle Report, Oct-Dec 1964" Reel AVH-2, Pg 599 USAFHRA </ref><br>
14 Nov 1964 - Assigned to [[605th Air Commando Squadron]] at [[Howard AFB]]. <ref name="AVH-2"/><br>
Note: Some sources incorrectly list the both dates above as 12 Nov. 

6 May 1966 - Designation changed from B-26K to A-26A while with the [[605th Air Commando Squadron]] at [[Howard AFB]]. <ref name="AVH-6">"Aerospace Vehicle Report, 1966" Reel AVH-6, Pg 1945 USAFHRA</ref><br>
9 May 1966 - Sent to Maracay AB for field repairs. <ref name="AVH-6"/><br>
21 Jul 1966 - Returned to Combat Capable status at Maracay AB <ref name="AVH-6"/><br>
22 Jul 1966 - Sent back to [[605th Air Commando Squadron]] at [[Howard AFB]]. <ref name="AVH-6"/><br>
27 Jul 1966 - Underwent Field maintenance at [[Howard AFB]] with the [[605th Air Commando Squadron]]. <ref name="AVH-6"/><br>
23 Aug 1966 - Returned to Combat Capable at [[Howard AFB]] with the [[605th Air Commando Squadron]]. <ref name="AVH-6"/><br>
NOTE: The Maracay AB listed here is probably the modern-day El Libertador Air Base in Maracay, Venezuela. I don't have much information on what kind of work was performed at that base or why the plane was sent there other than for some kind of repair or modification work.

5 May 1967 - [[605th Air Commando Squadron]] at [[Howard AFB]]. <ref name="AVH-8">"Aerospace Vehicle Report, 1967" Reel AVH-8, Pg 2750 USAFHRA</ref><br>
31 May 1967 - Reconciliation with [[605th Air Commando Squadron]] at [[Howard AFB]]. <ref name="AVH-8"/><br>
9 Sep 1967 - Combat capable with [[605th Air Commando Squadron]] at [[Howard AFB]]. <ref name="AVH-8"/><br>

4 Jan 1968 - Sacramento Air Material Commando (SMAAR) at [[McLellan AFB]]. <ref name="AVH-10">"Aerospace Vehicle Report, 1968" Reel AVH-10, Pg 2371 USAFHRA</ref><br>
11 Jan 1968 - [[605th Air Commando Squadron]] at [[Howard AFB]]. <ref name="AVH-10"/><br>
18 Jan 1968 - Sacramento Air Material Commando (SMAAR) at [[McLellan AFB]]. <ref name="AVH-10"/><br>
28 Apr 1968 - Left SMAAR Facility. Assigned to [[1st Air Commando Wing]] at [[England AFB]]. <ref name="AVH-10"/><br>
29 Apr 1968 - Arrived with [[1st Air Commando Wing]] at [[England AFB]]. <ref name="AVH-10"/><br>
7 Jul 1968 - [[1st Air Commando Wing]] renamed [[1st Special Operations Wing]]. <ref name="AVH-10"/><br>

4 Mar 1969 - [[1st Air Commando Wing]] at [[England AFB]]. <ref name="AVH-13">"Aerospace Vehicle Report, 1969" Reel AVH-13, Pg 2203 USAFHRA</ref><br>
1 Jul 1969 - [[603rd Special Operations Squadron]] moved to [[Hurlburt Field]]. <ref name="AVH-13"/><br>
23 Oct 1969 - Arrived at [[Davis-Monthan AFB]] from [[606th Special Operations Squadron]], [[1st Special Operations Wing]], Eglin AFB, FL. <ref name="AVH-13"/><ref name="AMARC">www.amarcexperience.com</ref><br>
27 Oct 1969 - Security Assistance Program Hold Storage at Davis-Monthan. <ref name="AVH-13"/><br>
NOTE: The Aerospace Vehicle Report shows 657 as part of the 603rd SOS, but Davis-Monthan records say it was a 606th SOS plane. 

15 Dec 1972 - Declared Excess and approved for reclamation<ref name="AMARC"/><br>

Davis-Monthan records show this plane was transferred to United States Navy as PCN 7A001, but there is no outbound transfer date. There's a second entry with no transfer in date when the US Navy returned the plane to Davis-Monthan. 

25 Jul 1974 - Went from Davis-Monthan to a private owner as N62104. (Baugher's site incorrectly lists the date of this sale as Nov 1972, but the aircraft had not been dropped from service by that time.)<br>
5 Dec 1974 - Sold again in Civil market as N99218. <br>

Nov 1975 - Damaged in a landing accident at Edwards AFB, CA when the nose gear collapsed. <br>
9 Feb 1978 - Crashed on approach to Chino, CA. Saved for parts. <br>
21 Jul 1986 - The forward fuselage was imported to England to assist with restoring A-26C [[44-34172]]. The nose section is on display at the Wings Museum in Balcombe, East Essex, UK.

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[[File:AVH13-2203.jpg|200px]]<br>

==Accidents==
Unknown

==Crew==
Unknown

==Disposition==
Partially on display. 

==Images==


==Sources==
'''Databases searched:''' 
*AAIR - 
*MACR - 
*KORWALD - 
*Baugher

http://www.amarcexperience.com/ui/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=20045&Itemid=220

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