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	'''Special Kay''' is currently operated by the Vintage Flying Museum in Ft. Worth, TX. <br>		'''Special Kay''' is currently operated by the Vintage Flying Museum in Ft. Worth, TX. <br>
	http://www.a26k.org		http://www.a26k.org

			9 Sep 2022 - Special Kay was damaged in a Landing Accident that has resulted in her being pulled from the airshow circuit for at least the next 18 months. The Special Kay Facebook Page posted the following statement: "''Well, unhappy to report that we had an incident this evening at Meacham during a landing. The left main folded back and took Kay off the runway. The left nacelle and gear are badly damaged. There was a prop strike on the left engine so both are toast. We have cancelled this and next year’s show seasons as a result. All of our shows for this year have been notified. We are trying to pick her up to put on a trailer to take back to the hangar. as we speak. So, we will be back in our usual rebuild mode for the next couple of years. More later..😩''"

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	==Accidents==		==Accidents==
	1977 - Landing accident.		*1977 - Landing accident.
			*9 Sep 2022 - Landing Accident, Fort Worth-Meacham Airport, Texas.

	==Crew==		==Crew==

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	Named "'''Special Kay'''". It is the only operational A-26A/B-26K model aircraft in the world. It is currently operating out of the Dallas/Fort Worth-Meacham Airport, in Texas.		Named "'''Special Kay'''". It is the only operational A-26A/B-26K model aircraft in the world. It is currently operating out of the Dallas/Fort Worth-Meacham Airport, in Texas.
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			This plane previously bore the name "Special K" and "Smok' Em".

	==Operational History==		==Operational History==

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	1 Jul 1969 - Assigned to [[603rd Special Operations Squadron]] at [[Hurlburt Field]]. <ref name="AVH-13"/><br>		1 Jul 1969 - Assigned to [[603rd Special Operations Squadron]] at [[Hurlburt Field]]. <ref name="AVH-13"/><br>
	23 Oct 1969 - Assigned to MASCE, Logistics Command at Davis-Monthan AFB. <ref name="AVH-13"/><br>		23 Oct 1969 - Assigned to MASCE, Logistics Command at Davis-Monthan AFB. <ref name="AVH-13"/><br>
	24 Oct 1969 - Arrived at Davis-Monthan AFB. <ref name="AMARC">www.amarcexperience.com</ref> <br>		24 Oct 1969 - Arrived at Davis-Monthan AFB. <ref name="AMARC">www.amarcexperience.com</ref> It was allocated PCN AD006RA. The significance of the 'RA' suffix is unknown.<ref>Correspondence with Vesto Haas - 25 Aug 2022</ref><br>
	27 Oct 1969 - Security Assistance Program Hold Storage at MASCE - Davis-Monthan AFB<ref name="AVH-13"/><br>		27 Oct 1969 - Security Assistance Program Hold Storage at MASCE - Davis-Monthan AFB<ref name="AVH-13"/><br>

	1 Sep 1971 - Sold to [[State of Georgia Forestry Commission]] as N269G. Stored in open storage in Macon, GA. <ref name="AMARC"/><br> The Forestry Service requisitioned three K’s out of Davis-Monthan boneyard, but after arrival realized what expenses it would take to remove armor and put in tanks for firefighting. About that same time, the US Forest Service banned the use of B-25’s and A-26’s as tankers due to accidents caused by fatigue factors and Georgia gave up on the K’s. <ref name="Kay">Correspondence with Kenda White of Special Kay crew, 21 Jan 2021. </ref>		1 Sep 1971 - Sold to [[State of Georgia Forestry Commission]] as N269G. Stored in open storage in Macon, GA. <ref name="AMARC"/><br> The Forestry Service requisitioned three K’s out of Davis-Monthan boneyard, but after arrival realized what expenses it would take to remove armor and put in tanks for firefighting. About that same time, the US Forest Service banned the use of B-25’s and A-26’s as tankers due to accidents caused by fatigue factors and Georgia gave up on the K’s. <ref name="Kay">Correspondence with Kenda White of Special Kay crew, 21 Jan 2021. </ref>

	1977 - Sold to [[~~Airspray~~, Ltd]] of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada as C-GXTG, but not delivered as damaged on landing after test flight from Macon and apparently abandoned there. <br> The planes sat outside for a number of years, so Airspray wanted to do a short flight around the airfield to check things out. The buy fell thru when the ferry pilot sent to pick her up in Macon blew the landing approach on an acceptance flight, clipped an exposed edge of the runway and tore all three gear and one engine off. The pilot hadn’t realized the difference in weight between a K and the stripped down tankers. He pulled the power off and landed short of the runway. Kay was dragged off to the side and basically abandoned there. A Lynch mechanic went to look at it when it was put up for sale and talked Lynch into buying it. They put stock engines & props on it to ferry to Billings. <ref name="Kay"/>		1977 - Sold to [[Air Spray, Ltd]] of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada as C-GXTG, but not delivered as damaged on landing after test flight from Macon and apparently abandoned there. <br> The planes sat outside for a number of years, so Airspray wanted to do a short flight around the airfield to check things out. The buy fell thru when the ferry pilot sent to pick her up in Macon blew the landing approach on an acceptance flight, clipped an exposed edge of the runway and tore all three gear and one engine off. The pilot hadn’t realized the difference in weight between a K and the stripped down tankers. He pulled the power off and landed short of the runway. Kay was dragged off to the side and basically abandoned there. A Lynch mechanic went to look at it when it was put up for sale and talked Lynch into buying it. They put stock engines & props on it to ferry to Billings. <ref name="Kay"/>

	Oct 1978 - Sold as N4988N with [[Lynch Flying Service]] of Billings, MT. Sat in uncovered storage. <br> The Lynch mechanics flew her up to Billings, MT with the basic engines and original narrow-blade props from the A-26B models. Apparently, during the 1990s, the Lynch Flying Service repainted Kay and used her in airshows. <ref name="Kay"/>		Oct 1978 - Sold as N4988N with [[Lynch Flying Service]] of Billings, MT. Sat in uncovered storage. <br> The Lynch mechanics flew her up to Billings, MT with the basic engines and original narrow-blade props from the A-26B models. Apparently, during the 1990s, the Lynch Flying Service repainted Kay and used her in airshows. <ref name="Kay"/>

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	===B-26K Restoration Crew===		===B-26K Restoration Crew===
	Jim Reynolds- Project Manager		Jim Reynolds- Project Manager<br>
	JR Hofmann- Crew Chief		JR Hofmann- Crew Chief<br>
	David Arber		David Arber<br>
	Bryan Barnett		Bryan Barnett<br>
	Stan Blakeney		Stan Blakeney<br>
	Dave Bloyd		Dave Bloyd<br>
	Larry Buchanan		Larry Buchanan<br>
	Tristan Hofmann		Tristan Hofmann<br>
	Ed Manning		Ed Manning<br>
	Joe Maynard		Joe Maynard<br>
	Mac McCelland		Mac McCelland<br>
	Miguel Perez		Miguel Perez<br>
	Jeff Rees- Webmaster		Jeff Rees- Webmaster<br>
	Louis Rodriquez		Louis Rodriquez<br>
	Rand Sanders		Rand Sanders<br>
	Ray Schechter		Ray Schechter<br>
	Tim Shimko		Tim Shimko<br>
	Jim Stevenson		Jim Stevenson<br>
	Arnold Thormeyer		Arnold Thormeyer<br>
	Hawkeye Poole- Videographer		Hawkeye Poole- Videographer<br>
	Inu- Floor Manager		Inu- Floor Manager<br>
	Frank Cipolla		Frank Cipolla<br>
	Steve Nelson		Steve Nelson<br>
	Rolando Baez		Rolando Baez<br>
	Joel Becker		Joel Becker<br>
	Nate Breitenfield		Nate Breitenfield<br>
	Scott Copeland		Scott Copeland<br>
	Ethan Crisp		Ethan Crisp<br>
	Jerry Davis		Jerry Davis<br>
	Jordan Deapen		Jordan Deapen<br>
	Felipe Esquivel		Felipe Esquivel<br>
	Mike Fritcher		Mike Fritcher<br>
	Dave Hawkins		Dave Hawkins<br>
	Steven Joubert		Steven Joubert<br>
	Amy Lamere		Amy Lamere<br>
	Dave Lester		Dave Lester<br>
	Brandon Love		Brandon Love<br>
	Jaime Lupton		Jaime Lupton<br>
	Denis Meyers		Denis Meyers<br>
	Clay Moody		Clay Moody<br>
	Mark Reames		Mark Reames<br>
	Robert Rosas		Robert Rosas<br>
	Joe Smigielski		Joe Smigielski<br>
	Mike Stratemeier		Mike Stratemeier<br>
	Joe Tooley		Joe Tooley<br>
	David Warner		David Warner<br>

	==Disposition==		==Disposition==

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-James Stanley Reynolds - Owner
+James "Jim" Stanley Reynolds - Owner
 ==Disposition==

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	27 Oct 1969 - Security Assistance Program Hold Storage at MASCE - Davis-Monthan AFB<ref name="AVH-13"/><br>		27 Oct 1969 - Security Assistance Program Hold Storage at MASCE - Davis-Monthan AFB<ref name="AVH-13"/><br>

	1 Sep 1971 - Sold to [[State of Georgia Forestry Commission]] as N269G. Stored in open storage in Macon, GA. <ref name="AMARC"/><br>		1 Sep 1971 - Sold to [[State of Georgia Forestry Commission]] as N269G. Stored in open storage in Macon, GA. <ref name="AMARC"/><br> The Forestry Service requisitioned three K’s out of Davis-Monthan boneyard, but after arrival realized what expenses it would take to remove armor and put in tanks for firefighting. About that same time, the US Forest Service banned the use of B-25’s and A-26’s as tankers due to accidents caused by fatigue factors and Georgia gave up on the K’s. <ref name="Kay">Correspondence with Kenda White of Special Kay crew, 21 Jan 2021. </ref>

	1977 - ~~Registered~~ to [[Airspray, Ltd]] of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada as C-GXTG, but not delivered as damaged on landing after test flight from Macon and apparently abandoned there. <br>		1977 - Sold to [[Airspray, Ltd]] of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada as C-GXTG, but not delivered as damaged on landing after test flight from Macon and apparently abandoned there. <br> The planes sat outside for a number of years, so Airspray wanted to do a short flight around the airfield to check things out. The buy fell thru when the ferry pilot sent to pick her up in Macon blew the landing approach on an acceptance flight, clipped an exposed edge of the runway and tore all three gear and one engine off. The pilot hadn’t realized the difference in weight between a K and the stripped down tankers. He pulled the power off and landed short of the runway. Kay was dragged off to the side and basically abandoned there. A Lynch mechanic went to look at it when it was put up for sale and talked Lynch into buying it. They put stock engines & props on it to ferry to Billings. <ref name="Kay"/>

	Oct 1978 - ~~Registered~~ as N4988N with [[Lynch Flying Service]] of Billings, MT. Sat in uncovered storage. <br>		Oct 1978 - Sold as N4988N with [[Lynch Flying Service]] of Billings, MT. Sat in uncovered storage. <br> The Lynch mechanics flew her up to Billings, MT with the basic engines and original narrow-blade props from the A-26B models. Apparently, during the 1990s, the Lynch Flying Service repainted Kay and used her in airshows. <ref name="Kay"/>

	2010 - Sold by Lynch Flying Service.		2010 - Sold by Lynch Flying Service.

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	==Sources==		==Sources==

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