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== Operational History == | == Operational History == | ||
16 Mar 1945 - Accepted in Naval Inventory from USAF stock. Assigned to [[VU-4|VJ-4]] at Chincoteague | 16 Mar 1945 - Accepted in Naval Inventory from USAF stock. Assigned to [[VU-4|VJ-4]] at Chincoteague NAS. <br/> | ||
Aug 1945 - Sent to Litchfield Park Storage Facility. <br/> | Aug 1945 - Sent to Litchfield Park Storage Facility. <br/> | ||
Sep 1945 - Sent to Overhaul & Repair Center Norfolk for Minor Repairs. (Either it wasn't a high priority or they did a lot of work on the plane because it was at O&R Norfolk for 10 months.)<br/> | Sep 1945 - Sent to Overhaul & Repair Center Norfolk for Minor Repairs. (Either it wasn't a high priority or they did a lot of work on the plane because it was at O&R Norfolk for 10 months.)<br/> | ||
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Aug 1947 - Assigned to operational Pool at San Diego NAS. <br/> | Aug 1947 - Assigned to operational Pool at San Diego NAS. <br/> | ||
Oct 1947 - Assigned to operational Pool and Norfolk NAS. <br/> | Oct 1947 - Assigned to operational Pool and Norfolk NAS. <br/> | ||
- Assigned to [[VU-4]] with a status of "Combat Services" (A2) and then "Utility" (A8). <br/> | |||
- Assigned to Overhaul & Repair Center Norfolk for Progressive Maintenance Conversion & Overhaul. <br/> | |||
- Assigned to [[VU-7]] at Ream Field with status code of Utility (A8). VU-7 then moved to San Diego NAS. <br/> | |||
- Assigned to Overhaul & Repair Facility San Diego for overhaul. <br/> | |||
- Flown to Litchfield Park Storage Facility. <br/> | |||
- Flown to Overhaul & Repair Center Norfolk. Converted to JD-1DX. <br/> | |||
- Converted from JD-1DX to JD-1D while at Norfolk. <br/> | |||
- Assigned to [[VU-4]] at Chincoteague NAS. <br/> | |||
28 Feb 1958 - Still at Chincoteague with [[VU-4]]. <br/> | |||
5 Oct 1958 - Put in "Not-Aging" storage status with [[VU-4]] at Chincoteague. <br/> | |||
15 Oct 1958 - Brought back to Utility Status with VU-4. <br/> | |||
24 Mar 1959 - Assigned to Overhaul & Repair Center Norfolk for overhaul. <br/> | |||
30 Nov 1959 - Assigned to [[VU-3]] at Brown Field NAS as a JD-1D with Utility status. <br/> | |||
31 May 1961 - VU-3 moved from Brown Field NAS to San Diego NAS. <br/> | |||
28 Jan 1962 - VU-3 moved from San Diego NAS to North Island NAS. <br/> | |||
29 Jan 1962 - Flown to Litchfield Park Storage Facility. Awaiting decision to Strike, service life ended. Still in flyable condition. <br/> | |||
16 Nov 1962 - Struck from inventory with 4,080 hours of flight time logged. <br/> | |||
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==Accidents== | ==Accidents== | ||
Revision as of 15:17, 14 July 2021
| JD-1 Invader | |||
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| Builders: Douglas Aircraft Company | |||
| Operators: United States Navy | |||
| Number Built: 152 | |||
| First Built: Mar 1945 | |||
| GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS | |||
| Type: Utility Aircraft | |||
| Wet Weight: 31,000 lbs | |||
| Length: 51' 3" | |||
| Height: 18' 6" (5.64 m) | |||
| Wingspan: 70' (21.34 m) | |||
| Wing Area: 540 Sq. Feet (50.17 m²) | |||
| Speed: 212 mph | |||
| Max Speed: 370 mph | |||
| Ceiling: 31,300 feet | |||
| Powerplant: 2x Pratt & Whitney R-2800-27 | |||
| Horsepower: 2,000 each | |||
| Fuel Capacity: 1,600 US Gallons | |||
| Range: | |||
| Crew: 3 | |||
| Passengers: 1 | |||
| ARMAMENT | |||
| Nose Guns: None | |||
| Dorsal Turret: None | |||
| Ventral Turret: None | |||
| Payload: 4,000 lbs internal 2,000 lbs wing points | |||
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See also: United_States_(Navy)
Notes:
This plane was the first XJD-1 Prototype. It was a hard-nose version that had been stripped of its guns.
It was originally USAF 44-34217.
Operational History
16 Mar 1945 - Accepted in Naval Inventory from USAF stock. Assigned to VJ-4 at Chincoteague NAS.
Aug 1945 - Sent to Litchfield Park Storage Facility.
Sep 1945 - Sent to Overhaul & Repair Center Norfolk for Minor Repairs. (Either it wasn't a high priority or they did a lot of work on the plane because it was at O&R Norfolk for 10 months.)
Jul 1946 - Sent to operational Pool at San Diego NAS.
Aug 1946 - Assigned to JV-7.
Aug 1947 - Assigned to operational Pool at San Diego NAS.
Oct 1947 - Assigned to operational Pool and Norfolk NAS.
- Assigned to VU-4 with a status of "Combat Services" (A2) and then "Utility" (A8).
- Assigned to Overhaul & Repair Center Norfolk for Progressive Maintenance Conversion & Overhaul.
- Assigned to VU-7 at Ream Field with status code of Utility (A8). VU-7 then moved to San Diego NAS.
- Assigned to Overhaul & Repair Facility San Diego for overhaul.
- Flown to Litchfield Park Storage Facility.
- Flown to Overhaul & Repair Center Norfolk. Converted to JD-1DX.
- Converted from JD-1DX to JD-1D while at Norfolk.
- Assigned to VU-4 at Chincoteague NAS.
28 Feb 1958 - Still at Chincoteague with VU-4.
5 Oct 1958 - Put in "Not-Aging" storage status with VU-4 at Chincoteague.
15 Oct 1958 - Brought back to Utility Status with VU-4.
24 Mar 1959 - Assigned to Overhaul & Repair Center Norfolk for overhaul.
30 Nov 1959 - Assigned to VU-3 at Brown Field NAS as a JD-1D with Utility status.
31 May 1961 - VU-3 moved from Brown Field NAS to San Diego NAS.
28 Jan 1962 - VU-3 moved from San Diego NAS to North Island NAS.
29 Jan 1962 - Flown to Litchfield Park Storage Facility. Awaiting decision to Strike, service life ended. Still in flyable condition.
16 Nov 1962 - Struck from inventory with 4,080 hours of flight time logged.
Accidents
Unknown
Crew
No Known Crew at this time.
Disposition
Scrapped.
Images
Sources
- US Navy Aircraft History Cards