64-17663: Difference between revisions

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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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Converted from 41-39462 or 44-35458 (The other plane is 64-17662).

21 Dec 1964 - Accepted into USAF Inventory from OnMark Engineering Company at Van Nuys, CA. ^[1]
22 Dec 1964 - Assigned to 605th Air Commando Squadron at Howard AFB. ^[2]

23 Apr 1965 - Destroyed in accident at Howard AFB, dropped from USAF Inventory. ^[2]

23 April 1965.

Unknown

Destroyed in Accident 23 Apr 1965.

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 ==Operational History==
-Dec 1964 - Accepted into USAF Inventory from OnMark at Van Nuys, CA. <ref name="AVH-2"> Reel AVH-2, USAFHRA </ref><br>
+Dec 1964 - Accepted into USAF Inventory from [[OnMark Engineering Company]] at Van Nuys, CA. <ref name="AVH-2"> "Aerospace Vehicle Report, Oct-Dec 1964" Reel AVH-2, Pg 600 USAFHRA </ref><br>
-Dec 1964 - Assigned to [[605th Air Commando Squadron]] at [[Howard AFB]]. <ref name=AVH-4">Reel AVH-4, USAFHRA</ref><br>
+Dec 1964 - Assigned to [[605th Air Commando Squadron]] at [[Howard AFB]]. <ref name="AVH-4">"Aerospace Vehicle Report, 1965" Reel AVH-4, Pg 1958 USAFHRA</ref><br>
 Apr 1965 - Destroyed in accident at [[Howard AFB]], dropped from USAF Inventory. <ref name="AVH-4"/>
+[[File:AVH2-601.jpg|200px]]<br>
+[[File:AVH4-1958.jpg|200px]]<br>
 ==Accidents==
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 [[Category:Needs Research]]
 [[Category:In Accident]]
+[[Category:Need Photo]]