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31 Oct 1966 - Assigned to [[603rd Air Commando Squadron]] at [[England AFB]]. <ref name="AVH-6"/><br> | 31 Oct 1966 - Assigned to [[603rd Air Commando Squadron]] at [[England AFB]]. <ref name="AVH-6"/><br> | ||
16 Nov 1966 - Assigned to [[1st Air Commando Wing]] at [[England AFB]]. <ref name="AVH-6"/><br> | 16 Nov 1966 - Assigned to [[1st Air Commando Wing]] at [[England AFB]]. <ref name="AVH-6"/><br> | ||
1 Dec 1966 - Sent to Southeast Asia. <ref name="AVH-6"/> | 1 Dec 1966 - Sent to Southeast Asia. <ref name="AVH-6"/> <br> | ||
21 Dec 1966 - Arrived at Nakhon Phanom Air Base. Assigned to [[634th Combat Support Group]]. <ref name="AVH-8">"Aerospace Vehicle Report, 1967" Reel AVH-8, Pg 2751 USAFHRA</ref><br> | 21 Dec 1966 - Arrived at Nakhon Phanom Air Base. Assigned to [[634th Combat Support Group]]. <ref name="AVH-8">"Aerospace Vehicle Report, 1967" Reel AVH-8, Pg 2751 USAFHRA</ref><br> | ||
Revision as of 21:56, 1 October 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
Converted from 43-22665.
Operational History
30 Dec 1964 - Accepted into USAF Inventory for OnMark Engineering Company in Van Nuys, CA [1]
31 Dec 1964 - Assigned to 1st Air Commando Wing at Eglin AFB[1]
22 Dec 1965 - 1st Air Commando Wing moved from Eglin AFB to England AFB.[1]
1 Mar 1966 - Sent to Sacramento Air Material Area (SMAAR) at McLellan AFB. [2]
5 May 1966 - Designation changed from B-26K to A-26A while assigned to SMAAR. [2]
28 May 1966 - Assigned to 1st Air Commando Wing at England AFB. [2]
31 Oct 1966 - Assigned to 603rd Air Commando Squadron at England AFB. [2]
16 Nov 1966 - Assigned to 1st Air Commando Wing at England AFB. [2]
1 Dec 1966 - Sent to Southeast Asia. [2]
21 Dec 1966 - Arrived at Nakhon Phanom Air Base. Assigned to 634th Combat Support Group. [3]
31 May 1967 - Assigned to 56th Air Commando Wing at Nakhon Phanom Air Base. [3]
9 Nov 1967 - Sent to Kadena AFB, Japan for Maintenance. [3]
15 Nov 1967 -Assigned to 18th Wing at Kadena AFB. [3]
27 Nov 1967 - Sent back to OnMark Engineering Company at Van Nuys, CA. [3]
16 Jan 1968 - Assigned to Sacramento Air Material Area (SMAAR)[4]
27 Apr 1968 - Assigned to 1st Air Commando Wing at England AFB. [4]
28 Apr 1968 - Arrived at 1st Air Commando Wing at England AFB. [4]
7 Jul 1968 - 1st Air Commando Wing renamed to 1st Special Operations Wing. [4]
4 Mar 1969 - Combat Support with 1st Special Operations Wing at England AFB.[5]
1 Jul 1969 - 1st Special Operations Wing moved from England AFB to Eglin AFB. [5]
23 Oct 1969 - Arrived at Davis-Monthan AFB from 606th Special Operations Squadron, 1st Special Operations Wing, Eglin AFB, FL.[5][6]
27 Oct 1969 - Put into Security Hold storage at Davis-Monthan. [5]
15 Dec 1972 - Marked as Excess and approved for reclamation [6]
2 Apr 1976 - Sold to Allied Aircraft, Inc of Tucson, AZ.[6]
Accidents
Unknown
Crew
Unknown
Disposition
Unknown
Images
64-17664 is visible in the back right corner of the photo wearing a glass nose.
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Sources
Databases searched:
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- MACR -
- KORWALD -
- Baugher
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Aerospace Vehicle Report, 1965" Reel AVH-4, Pg 1958 USAFHRA
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 "Aerospace Vehicle Report, 1966" Reel AVH-6, Pg 1946 USAFHRA
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 "Aerospace Vehicle Report, 1967" Reel AVH-8, Pg 2751 USAFHRA
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 "Aerospace Vehicle Report, 1968" Reel AVH-10, Pg 2371 USAFHRA
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 "Aerospace Vehicle Report, 1969" Reel AVH-13, Pg 2204 USAFHRA
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 www.amarcexperience.com