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Participated in [[Operation Steel Tiger]]. | Participated in [[Operation Steel Tiger]]. | ||
24 Jul 1966 - attached to [[606th Special Operations Squadron]]. Crash landed at Nakhon Phanom AB, probably due to fuel starvation. 2 KIA | |||
==Accidents== | ==Accidents== |
Revision as of 00:35, 13 July 2020
B-26K-1 Invader | |||
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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 | |||
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 | |||
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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See also: List of Invaders by Serial Number, Serial Numbers starting with 64
Was originally 44-35392.
Operational History
unknown
Served with 609th Special Operations Squadron.
Participated in Operation Steel Tiger.
24 Jul 1966 - attached to 606th Special Operations Squadron. Crash landed at Nakhon Phanom AB, probably due to fuel starvation. 2 KIA
Accidents
Destroyed in crash 24 Jul 1966
Crew
Maj. G. G. Duke (Pilot) - KIA
Cpt. M. T. Tanimoto (Nav) - KIA
Disposition
Lost in action July 1966.
Images
Sources
Databases searched:
- AAIR -
- MACR -
- KORWALD -
- Baugher