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*10 - [[64-17649]], [[64-17650]] sent to [[1st Air Commando Wing]] at Hurlburt Field.
*10 - [[64-17649]], [[64-17650]] sent to [[1st Air Commando Wing]] at Hurlburt Field.
*19 - [[64-17651]] accepted into inventory.  
*19 - [[64-17651]] accepted into inventory.  
*20 - [[64-17651]] sent to [[605th Air Commando Squadron]] at Howard AFB.
*20 - [[64-17651]] sent to [[605th Air Commando Squadron]] at Howard AFB.
===Oct===
*4 - [[64-17652]] accepted into inventory.
*5 - [[64-17652]] assigned to [[1st Air Commando Wing]] at Hurlburt Field. 
===Dec===
===Dec===
*21 - [[64-17640]] Sent back to OnMark Engineering. <br>
*21 - [[64-17640]] Sent back to OnMark Engineering. <br>
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===Oct===
===Oct===
*8 - [[64-17647]] sent to [[605th Air Commando Squadron]] at Howard AFB.  
*8 - [[64-17647]] sent to [[605th Air Commando Squadron]] at Howard AFB.  
===Nov===
*17 - [[64-17652]] sent to Mobile Air Material Area.
===Dec===
===Dec===
*3 - [[64-17652]] sent back to [[1st Air Commando Wing]] at Hurlburt Field.
*17 - [[1st Air Commando Wing]] moved from Hurlburt Field to England AFB.  
*17 - [[1st Air Commando Wing]] moved from Hurlburt Field to England AFB.  


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==1968==
==1968==
===Feb===
*12 - [[64-17652]] assigned to Sacramento Air Material Area.
===Mar===
===Mar===
*31 - [[64-17640]] sent to [[24th Air Commando Wing]] at [[Howard AFB]]. <br>
*31 - [[64-17640]] sent to [[24th Air Commando Wing]] at [[Howard AFB]]. <br>
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===Jun===
===Jun===
*2 - [[64-17644]] assigned to [[56th Air Commando Wing]] at NKP
*2 - [[64-17644]] assigned to [[56th Air Commando Wing]] at NKP
*8 - [[64-17652]] assigned to [[1st Air Commando Wing]] at England AFB.
===Jul===
===Jul===
*7 - [[1st Air Commando Wing]] renamed [[1st Special Operations Wing]]. <br>
*7 - [[1st Air Commando Wing]] renamed [[1st Special Operations Wing]]. <br>
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===Aug===
===Aug===
*2 - [[56th Air Commando Wing]] renamed [[56th Special Operations Wing]].  
*2 - [[56th Air Commando Wing]] renamed [[56th Special Operations Wing]].  
===Sep===
*27 - [[64-17652]] assigned to [[56th Special Operations Wing]] at NKP.
===Oct===
*12 - [[64-17652]] arrived at [[56th Special Operations Wing]] at NKP.


==1969==
==1969==
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===Nov===
===Nov===
*9 - Last combat operations by [[56th Special Operations Wing]] in A-26As.  
*9 - Last combat operations by [[56th Special Operations Wing]] in A-26As.  
*10 - [[65-17645]], [[64-17649]], [[64-17651]] left NKP
*10 - [[65-17645]], [[64-17649]], [[64-17651]]. [[64-17652]] left NKP
*12 - [[64-17644]] left NKP
*12 - [[64-17644]] left NKP
*13 - [[64-17644]] arrived at Clark AFB, PI
*13 - [[64-17644]] arrived at Clark AFB, PI
*14 - [[64-17645]], [[64-17649]], [[64-17651]] arrived at Clark AFB, PI.  
*14 - [[64-17645]], [[64-17649]], [[64-17651]], [[64-17652]] arrived at Clark AFB, PI.  


==1970==
==1970==

Revision as of 15:18, 12 February 2021

1941

  • Douglas Aircraft Corporation Constructs a full-sized wood mock-up on the Invader to pitch to the Air Force. Two Prototypes are ordered, 41-19504 and 41-19505. A third prototype, 41-19588 is ordered later.


1942

Jul

  • 10 - The first test flight of an Invader is completed at Mines Field, El Segundo, CA.

1943

Sep

  • UNK - The first Invader productions models are delivered to the Air Force.
  • 24 - The first production model Invader, 41-39100, less than a month in Air Force inventory, is involved in an accident at Wright Field, OH. Another pilot in a De Haviland Mosquito crashed into this plane while it was parked. The pilot survived.

1944

Jun

  • 23 - 5th AF Invaders stationed in Japan attack Japanese-held islands near Manokwari. 1st Combat Mission in Pacific.
  • 24 - 5th AF Invaders attack enemy positions East of Mokmer Airfield. 2nd Combat Mission in Pacific.
  • 26 - 5th AF Invaders attack airfields, shipping, villages, town areas, roads, and numerous other targets at Efman, Noemfoor Island, Japen, and Biak Islands, at Manokwari and Ransiki, and near Sarmi.
  • 27 - 5th AF Invaders hit airfields, gun positions, and various other targets in or near Babo, Manokwari, Biak and Noemfoor Islands, Ransiki, Waren, and Moemi.

Jul

  • 6 - 5th AF Invaders bomb the town and warehouse area of Yap Island and a few hit the airfield at Woleai Atoll.
  • 11 - Despite several accidents by this point, none had been fatal until now. A stateside Invader assigned to a training unit of the 3rd Air Force, 43-22253, crashed 1.5 miles west of Portland, ME. The pilot was Phillip I. Russell.

Sep

  • UNK - 18 Invaders are delivered to the 553rd Bomb Squadron, 386th Bomb Group, 9th AF.
  • 6 - 553rd BS flies first of 8 evaluation missions in the Invader.

Nov

  • 17 - 416th Bomb Group fully converted to Invaders, flies first Invader combat mission.
  • "Late" - 409th Bomb Group fully converted to Invaders.

Dec

  • 24 - The first Invader is shot down in combat. 41-39242 of the 669th Bomb Squadron, 416th Bomb Group. The plane was shot down in Germany. Pilot was Reece B. Robertson.

1945

Jan

  • UNK - 47th Bomb Group, 12th AF converts to Invaders.

1964

May

  • 20 - 64-17640 B-26K refit completed
  • 25 - 1st Production model B-26K test flight

Jun

  • 15 - 64-17640 accepted into inventory. Sent to USAF Testing Center, Edwards AFB.

Jul

Aug

=Sep

Oct

Dec

1965

Jan

Feb

Jun

Sep

Oct

Nov

  • 17 - 64-17652 sent to Mobile Air Material Area.

Dec

1966

Feb

  • 4 - 64-17642 sent to Sacramento Air Material Area.

Mar

  • 29 - 64-17640 sent to Sacramento Air Material Area.

May

  • 1 - 64-17642 sent to 4410th Combat Crew Training Wing at Hurlburt Field.
  • 6 - B-26K designation changed to A-26A for 605th ACS planes.
  • 10 - B-26K designation changed to A-26A for 603rd ACS planes.
  • 27 - 64-17641 assigned to Sacramento Air Material Area.

Jun

Jul

  • 25 - 64-17643 destroyed in crash landing.
  • 27 - B-26K designation changed to A-26A for planes in the Congo.

Aug

Oct

Dec

  • 21 - 64-17642 assigned to 634th Combat Support Group at Nakhon Phanom Air Base.
  • 29 - 64-17645 sent to Sacramento Air Material Area.

1967

Jan

  • 20 - 64-17644 sent to Sacramento Air Material Area.
  • 27 - 64-17651 Sent to Sacramento Air Material Area.

Mar

  • 23 - 64-17646 assigned to Sacramento Air Material Area.

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

1968

Feb

  • 12 - 64-17652 assigned to Sacramento Air Material Area.

Mar

Apr

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

1969

Jul

Oct

  • 22 - 64-17647 arrived at Davis-Monthan AFB.
  • 23 - 64-17640 arrived at Davis-Monthan AFB.

Nov

1970

Jan

1971

Aug

  • 31 - 64-17640 sold to State of Georgia Forestry Commission.

1972

Dec

1975

Mar

Unknown date - 64-17644, 64-17645 blown up at Nha Trang to prevent capture by North Vietnamese.

1976

Mar

  • 31 - 64-17649 sold to Allied Aircraft of Tucson, scrapped.

Oct

  • 2 - 64-17647 sold to Allied Aircraft of Tucson, scrapped.

1977

May

1978

Unknown date - 64-17640 purchased by Arnie Carnegie of Alberta, Canada

July

Unknown date - 64-17640 purchased by Arthur McDonnell of Mojave, CA.

1980

64-17640 acquired by the South Dakota Air & Space Museum.

Sources

Note: This source list is not exhaustive. Much of this list was compiled simply through cross-reference of existing records.

  • Douglas A-26 Production List
  • Individual Aircraft Record Cards
  • Aerospace Vehicle Inventory Reports 1964-1969
  • Unit Diaries, Mission Briefings, and Service Member Records, including:
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