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B-26K-1 Invader

Builders: Douglas Aircraft Company On Mark Engineering
Operators: United States Air Force
Number Built: 40
First Built: Jan 1963 (YB-26K) First test flight
GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS
Type: Light Attack Bomber
Weight: 25,130 lbs empty 37,000 lbs loaded 39,250 lbs Maximum
Length: 51' 7 3/16" (inc. guns)
Height: 19' 0"
Wingspan: 71'6" (including wingtip tanks)
Wing Area: 540 Sq. Feet (50.17 m²)
Speed: 169 mph (cruising)
Max Speed: 323 mph
Ceiling: 28,600'
Powerplant: Pratt & Whitney R-2800-103W
Horsepower: 2,500
Fuel Capacity: 1,600 US Gallons
Range: 700 miles w/3518 lbs payload 1,480 miles empty 2,700 miles (ferry)
Crew: 2
Passengers: 1
ARMAMENT
Nose Guns: 8x .50 caliber guns
Dorsal Turret: None
Ventral Turret: None
Payload: 8,000 lbs on wings 4,000 lbs internal
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Was originally 44-35392.

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Participated in Operation Steel Tiger. Lost in action, July 1966.

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Lost in action July 1966.

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 See also: [[List of Invaders by Serial Number]], [[Serial Numbers starting with 64]]
+Was originally [[44-35392]].
 ==Operational History==
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+Participated in [[Operation Steel Tiger]].
+Lost in action, July 1966.
 ==Accidents==
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 ==Disposition==
-Unknown.
+Lost in action July 1966.
 ==Images==
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 ==Sources==
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 [[Category:B-26K]]
 [[Category:Needs Research]]
+[[Category:Have Photo]]
+[[Category:Shot Down]]