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| Date | Name | Thumbnail | Size | User | Description | Versions |
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| 03:46, 20 August 2018 | 41-39199.jpg (file) |  |
79 KB | WikiSysop | 41-39199 taking off from an airfield in France. Photo from National Archive. | 1 |
| 07:02, 20 August 2018 | 41-39204.jpg (file) |  |
297 KB | WikiSysop | 41-39204 after crash landing at St. Trond, Belgium, 11 Apr 1945. Photo from National Archives. | 1 |
| 07:09, 20 August 2018 | 41-39207.png (file) |  |
263 KB | WikiSysop | 41-39207 fresh off the assembly line at Douglas Long Beach. Photo courtesy of Boeing. | 1 |
| 03:20, 22 August 2018 | 41-39133.jpg (file) |  |
72 KB | WikiSysop | 41-39133 at the Douglas Long Beach manufacturing plant. Photo from the Rene Francillon Archive via the San Diego Air and Space Museum. | 1 |
| 03:49, 22 August 2018 | 41-39140.jpg (file) |  |
53 KB | WikiSysop | 41-39140 showing off a new installation of 3 .50 caliber machine guns mounted internally in the wing. Photo from Rene Francillon Archive via San Diego Air and Space Museum. | 1 |
| 03:57, 22 August 2018 | 41-39162-2.jpg (file) |  |
76 KB | WikiSysop | 41-39162. Photo from the Charles Daniels Collection via the San Diego Air and Space Museum. | 1 |
| 04:11, 22 August 2018 | 41-39198.jpg (file) |  |
66 KB | WikiSysop | Illustration by Janus Swiatlon. | 1 |
| 04:14, 22 August 2018 | 41-39198-2.jpg (file) |  |
67 KB | WikiSysop | 41-39198 in Great Dunmow as part of Project Squadron. Photo from Rene Francillon Archive via San Diego Air and Space Museum. | 1 |
| 04:15, 22 August 2018 | 41-39198-3.jpg (file) |  |
59 KB | WikiSysop | Illustration by Janus Swiatlon. | 1 |
| 04:41, 22 August 2018 | 41-39221.jpg (file) |  |
60 KB | WikiSysop | 41-39221 from the Rene Francillon Archive via the San Diego Air and Space Museum. | 1 |
| 04:44, 22 August 2018 | 41-39221-2.jpg (file) |  |
331 KB | WikiSysop | 41-39221 as a civilian plane. In this case it was registered as N26GT and used by Garrett AiResearch for testing of Turboprop engines. | 1 |
| 04:56, 22 August 2018 | 41-39264.jpg (file) |  |
138 KB | WikiSysop | 41-39264 7 Dec 1945. From the Rene Francillon Archive via the San Diego Air and Space Museum. | 1 |
| 05:01, 22 August 2018 | 41-39264-1.jpg (file) |  |
70 KB | WikiSysop | 41-39264 after a taxi accident at Melun Field, France in November 1944. From the National Archives. | 1 |
| 05:03, 22 August 2018 | 41-39264-2.jpg (file) |  |
60 KB | WikiSysop | 41-39264 Illustration by Janus Swiatlon. | 1 |
| 05:06, 22 August 2018 | 41-39264-3.jpg (file) |  |
70 KB | WikiSysop | 41-39264 on air patrol over the Eastern US. 7 Dec 1945. From the Rene Francillon Archive via San Diego Air and Space Museum. | 1 |
| 05:15, 22 August 2018 | 41-39274-2.jpg (file) |  |
95 KB | WikiSysop | 41-39274 preparing to take off for a mission. From 416th Bomb Group historical society. | 1 |
| 05:17, 22 August 2018 | 41-39274-3.jpg (file) |  |
216 KB | WikiSysop | 41-39274 painting by Mark Postlethwaite. | 1 |
| 02:42, 23 August 2018 | 43-22312-1.jpg (file) |  |
62 KB | WikiSysop | 43-22312 named "Rat Poison Jr" of the 386th Bomb Group. Photo from NARA. | 1 |
| 02:48, 23 August 2018 | 43-22330.jpg (file) |  |
544 KB | WikiSysop | 43-22330 "For Pete's Sake" of the 416th Bombardment Group, preparing for a mission in 1945. Photo from NARA. | 1 |
| 03:09, 23 August 2018 | 43-22369.jpg (file) |  |
929 KB | WikiSysop | 43-22369 "Stinky" of the 552nd Bomb Squadron, 386th Bomb Group in England. Photo from National Archives. | 1 |
| 05:27, 1 September 2018 | 75mm and 2 .50 cal.jpg (file) |  |
83 KB | WikiSysop | A prototype showing the nose armament arrangement. From Boeing Historical Archives. | 1 |
| 05:55, 1 September 2018 | 75mm gun early prototype.jpg (file) |  |
103 KB | WikiSysop | An early housing prototype design for the 75mm cannon. The aperture was designed in a tall rectangle to allow the gun to move 15 degrees up or down to increase the accuracy. Ultimately, this design was not used. Photo from National Archives. | 1 |
| 06:04, 1 September 2018 | 75mm Gun in Nose at Long Beach Plant.PNG (file) |  |
328 KB | WikiSysop | This early model A-26B features the 75mm cannon installed in the nose. The small circle in the center of the nose is for a gunsight camera to aim the cannon. Photo Courtesy of Boeing. | 1 |
| 06:19, 1 September 2018 | A-26 Six Gun Nose.jpg (file) |  |
223 KB | WikiSysop | A gunner performing maintenance on the 6-gun "general purpose" nose of an A-26B. Photo from National Archives. | 1 |
| 18:22, 1 September 2018 | A-26 GUNS 01.jpg (file) |  |
88 KB | WikiSysop | A 75mm cannon and a 37mm cannon on an A-26B. Photo source unknown. | 1 |
| 19:07, 1 September 2018 | 43-22264.jpg (file) |  |
407 KB | WikiSysop | 43-22264 in flight. Note that this plane has a 75mm cannon equipped, which was atypical armament for planes of this production block. Photo from National Archives. | 1 |
| 19:39, 1 September 2018 | 43-22359.jpg (file) |  |
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| 19:42, 1 September 2018 | LORD MIA.jpg (file) |  |
49 KB | WikiSysop | The MIA notification for Staff Sergeant Loring E. Lord. Courtesy of Chuck Fisher, grand nephew of Loring Lord. | 1 |
| 18:11, 2 September 2018 | 37mm cannon.jpg (file) |  |
65 KB | WikiSysop | An unknown Invader at the Douglas Long Beach plant. It is fitted with a 75mm cannon on the right and a 37mm cannon on the left. From National Archives. | 1 |
| 04:00, 3 September 2018 | 2x 37mm cannons.jpg (file) |  |
4 KB | WikiSysop | An A-26 Invader outfitted with 2x 37MM cannons. Note the hole in the middle of the nose which is where the gun sight is fitted. Photo from National Archives. | 1 |
| 04:50, 3 September 2018 | 8-gun nose.jpg (file) |  |
63 KB | WikiSysop | An 8th Bomb Squadron 8-gun Invader in Korea. The person in the photo is unknown. Photo from National Archives. | 1 |
| 05:44, 3 September 2018 | Internal Wing Guns.jpg (file) |  |
53 KB | WikiSysop | An early model Invader, 41-39140 being retrofitted with internally mounted guns. You can see the mounting points for the underwing gun pods that have been removed. Photo from the Rene Francillon Photo Archive via the San Diego Air and Space Museum. | 1 |
| 05:57, 3 September 2018 | Upper Turret.jpg (file) |  |
54 KB | WikiSysop | The Upper Turret. From the Rene Francillon Photo Archive via the San Diego Air and Space Museum. Photo dated Feb 1944 | 1 |
| 01:09, 6 September 2018 | A-26 Torpedo.jpg (file) |  |
19 KB | WikiSysop | A drawing of an A-26 Invader dropping a torpedo. The A-26 was designed to be able to carry 2 standard torpedoes inside of the bomb bay. This illustration is from the official A-26 Pilot Training Manual, published by the Army Air Corps, Office of Flying... | 1 |
| 03:37, 6 September 2018 | A-26 Torpedo in action.JPG (file) |  |
70 KB | WikiSysop | This is a drawing of an A-26 dropping a torpedo against an enemy ship. Although the torpedo capability was never used in combat, the Invader had the capability to carry 2 standard torpedoes. Photo from the Army Air Force Pilot Training Manual for the A... | 1 |
| 03:39, 7 September 2018 | A26 Rockets.jpg (file) |  |
92 KB | WikiSysop | 44-34538 "Feeding Frenzy" showing an array of underwing missiles. Photo source unknown. | 1 |
| 04:00, 7 September 2018 | Jul48 YAB 13BS Loading Rockets 1.jpg (file) |  |
425 KB | WikiSysop | A 13th Bomb Squadron plane (Tail Letter W) being fitted with Rockets before a mission at Yokota Air Base, Japan, July 1948. Photo by Don Cooper. | 1 |
| 04:11, 7 September 2018 | Jul48 YAB 13BS Loading Rockets 2.jpg (file) |  |
338 KB | WikiSysop | A 13th Bomb Squadron plane (Tail Letter W) being fitted with Rockets before a mission at Yokota Air Base, Japan, July 1948. Photo by Don Cooper. | 1 |
| 04:26, 7 September 2018 | Gun Loading.jpg (file) |  |
63 KB | WikiSysop | 2 unknown Crew members loading the Browning M-2 machine guns on a hard nose Invader. Date Unknown (WW2). Courtesy of US Air Force. | 1 |
| 15:56, 8 September 2018 | Underwing Gun Pods.jpg (file) |  |
59 KB | WikiSysop | A view of the Underwing Gun Pods in March 1944. From the Rene Francillon Photo Archive via the San Diego Air and Space Museum. | 1 |
| 19:55, 11 September 2018 | 5 Inch HVAR rockets.jpg (file) |  |
65 KB | WikiSysop | A close up shot of the 5" High Velocity Aircraft Rockets that were common on Invaders. The Invaders could carry 7 rockets per wing. Photo from National Archives. | 1 |
| 03:29, 14 September 2018 | Norden Bombsight.jpg (file) |  |
105 KB | WikiSysop | A Norden Bombsight in the nose of an A-26 Invader. Photo courtesy of Botto. | 1 |
| 06:17, 15 September 2018 | Turret Movement.jpg (file) |  |
27 KB | WikiSysop | This diagram from the Invader Pilot Manual shows the range of motion of the turrets on the Invader. USAF. | 1 |
| 06:25, 15 September 2018 | Dorsal Turret.jpg (file) |  |
156 KB | WikiSysop | The upper(dorsal) turret with the outer cover removed. Of particular interest in this photo are the strange bubbles in the window of the gunner's compartment. I assume that this was a test to increase visibility. Whatever the case, this is the only exa... | 1 |
| 06:34, 15 September 2018 | Carroll loading Guns.jpg (file) |  |
42 KB | WikiSysop | Gunner Freddie Carroll inspecting the dorsal guns on a 13th Bomb Squadron Invader in Korea. Photo via Emil Pindzola. | 1 |
| 06:37, 15 September 2018 | Ventral Turrets.jpg (file) |  |
90 KB | WikiSysop | The lower(ventral) turret of the Invare. Note the gunner's Periscope sight visible in glass dome just forward of the turret. The white bands are retractable air spoilers. Photo from Boeing Historical Archive. | 1 |
| 17:38, 15 September 2018 | Gunners compartment.jpg (file) |  |
80 KB | WikiSysop | A view of the Gunner's Compartment. Near the center of the photo you can see the optical periscope sight that the gunner used to find targets. Photo from Boeing Historical Archives. | 1 |
| 18:05, 15 September 2018 | Internal ammo box.jpg (file) |  |
36 KB | WikiSysop | Ground Crew from the 319th Bombardment Group load the internal magazine for the under-wing gun pod. Photo from National Archive. | 1 |
| 18:09, 15 September 2018 | Wing Gun Adjustment.jpg (file) |  |
219 KB | WikiSysop | Marvin Lutnesky, an armament technician with the 728th Bombardment Squadron, 452nd Bombardment Group adjusts the firing mechanism for the internal wing guns. Photo from Gary Lutnesky. | 1 |
| 18:14, 15 September 2018 | A-26K HUD.jpg (file) |  |
25 KB | WikiSysop | This photo shows the pilot's targeting HUD on an A-26K Counter Invader in Vietnam. Photo from USAF. | 1 |
