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15 Aug 1969 - [[56th Special Operations Wing]] at Nakhon Phanom Air Base. <ref name="AVH-13"/><br>
15 Aug 1969 - [[56th Special Operations Wing]] at Nakhon Phanom Air Base. <ref name="AVH-13"/><br>
12 Nov 1969 - Left [[56th Special Operations Wing]] at Nakhon Phanom Air Base. <ref name="AVH-13"/><br>
12 Nov 1969 - Left [[56th Special Operations Wing]] at Nakhon Phanom Air Base. <ref name="AVH-13"/><br>
29 Nov 1969 - Arrived at [[Davis-Monthan AFB]] from [[609th Special Operations Squadron]], [[56th Special Operations Wing]], Nakhon Phanom AB, Thailand <ref name="AVH-13"/><ref name="AMARC">www.amarcexperience.com</ref><br>
29 Nov 1969 - Arrived at [[Davis-Monthan AFB]] from [[609th Special Operations Squadron]], [[56th Special Operations Wing]], Nakhon Phanom AB, Thailand <ref name="AVH-13"/><ref name="AMARC">www.amarcexperience.com</ref>It was allocated PCN AD010.<ref>Correspondence with Vesto Haas - 25 Aug 2022</ref><br>


15 Dec 1972 - Declared Excess and authorized for reclamation<ref name="AMARC"/><br>
15 Dec 1972 - Declared Excess and authorized for reclamation<ref name="AMARC"/><br>
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==Images==
==Images==
This photo shows [[44-35608]] being converted into 64-17660 in the summer of 1964. <br>
[[File:44-35608 being converted into 64-17660.jpg|600px]]
660 showing some serious battle damage at Nakhon Phanom Air Base sometime between Sep 1968 and Sep 1969. Image credit unknown. <br>
660 showing some serious battle damage at Nakhon Phanom Air Base sometime between Sep 1968 and Sep 1969. Image credit unknown. <br>
[[File:64-17660.NKP-1.jpg|600px]]<br>
[[File:64-17660.NKP-1.jpg|600px]]<br>
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[[File:64-17660.NKP4.jpg|600px]]<br>
[[File:64-17660.NKP4.jpg|600px]]<br>
[[File:64-17660.NKP-5.jpg|600px]]
[[File:64-17660.NKP-5.jpg|600px]]
660 is the third plane in this lineup. <br>
[[File:64-17661, 64-17665, and 64-17660.jpg|600px]]


660 after arriving at Davis-Monthan AFB. <br>
660 after arriving at Davis-Monthan AFB. <br>
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Latest revision as of 23:04, 1 September 2022

B-26K-1 Invader
640.jpg
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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See also: List of Invaders by Serial Number, Serial Numbers starting with 64

Converted from 44-35608.

64-17660 was the plane flown by the Commanding Officer of the 609th Special Operations Squadron at Nakhon Phanom AFB, Thailand. This is why the plane bears diagonal stripes on the fuselage - a mark of distinction for the commander's plane. At one point all planes flown by the 1st Special Operations Wing had diagonal stripes like this - red and yellow on non-camouflaged planes, but by the end of the Invader's military service life these marks were reserved for the Commanding Officer only.

Operational History

30 Nov 1964 - Accepted into USAF Inventory from OnMark Engineering Company at Van Nuys, CA. [1]
1 Dec 1964 - Assigned to 1st Air Commando Wing at Hurlburt Field. [1]

6 Jul 1965 - 1st Air Commando Wing at Hurlburt Field [2]
29 Aug 1965 - 1st Air Commando Wing at Hurlburt Field [2]
9 Nov 1965 - Mobile Air Material Area at Brookley AFB [2]
23 Nov 1965 - 1st Air Commando Wing at Hurlburt Field [2]
17 Dec 1965 - 1st Air Commando Wing moved from Hurlburt Field to England AFB [2]

13 Apr 1966 - Sent to Sacramento Air Material Area (SMAAR) at McLellan AFB. [3]
5 May 1966 - Designation changed from B-26K to A-26A while at SMAAR. [3]
3 Jul 1966 - Assigned to 1st Air Commando Wing at England AFB. [3]
31 Oct 1966 - Assigned to 603rd Air Commando Squadron at England AFB. [3]
16 Nov 1955 - Assigned to 1st Air Commando Wing at England AFB. [3]
1 Dec 1966 - Sent to Southeast Asia as a detachment of the 1st Air Commando Wing. [3]
21 Dec 1966 - Arrived at Nakhon Phanom. Assigned to 634th Combat Support Group. [4]

31 May 1967 - Assigned to 56th Air Commando Wing at Nakhon Phanom Air Base. [4]
23 Aug 1967 - Sent to Sacramento Air Material Area (SMAAR) at McLellan AFB. [4]
11 Sep 1967 - Sent back to OnMark Engineering Company in Van Nuys, CA. [4]
31 Oct 1967 - Assigned to 1st Air Commando Wing at England AFB. [4]
1 Nov 1967 - Arrived at 1st Air Commando Wing at England AFB. [4]

15 Apr 1968 - Assigned to Sacramento Air Material Area (SMAAR) at McLellan AFB. [5]
14 Jul 1968 - Left SMAAR, assigned to 56th Air Commando Wing at Nakhon Phanom Air Base. [5]
29 Jul 1968 - Arrived at 56th Air Commando Wing at Nakhon Phanom Air Base. [5]
2 Aug 1968 - 56th Air Commando Wing renamed to 56th Special Operations Wing. [5]

27 Jun 1969 - 56th Special Operations Wing at Nakhon Phanom Air Base. [6]
14 Jul 1969 - Status change at 56th Special Operations Wing at Nakhon Phanom Air Base. [6]
15 Aug 1969 - 56th Special Operations Wing at Nakhon Phanom Air Base. [6]
12 Nov 1969 - Left 56th Special Operations Wing at Nakhon Phanom Air Base. [6]
29 Nov 1969 - Arrived at Davis-Monthan AFB from 609th Special Operations Squadron, 56th Special Operations Wing, Nakhon Phanom AB, Thailand [6][7]It was allocated PCN AD010.[8]

15 Dec 1972 - Declared Excess and authorized for reclamation[7]

9 Apr 1976 - Sold to Allied Aircraft, Inc of Tucson, AZ.[7]

Was definitely scrapped at some point as parts of this plane were recovered by the pilot.


AVH2-600.jpg
AVH4-1957.jpg
AVH4-1958.jpg
AVH6-1946.jpg
AVH8-2751.jpg
AVH10-2371.jpg
AVH13-2204.jpg

Accidents

Unknown

Crew

Cpt. Paul "Hulk" Marschalk (Pilot)
Cpt. Leon "Crazy" Poteet (Nav)

Disposition

Unknown

Images

This photo shows 44-35608 being converted into 64-17660 in the summer of 1964.
44-35608 being converted into 64-17660.jpg


660 showing some serious battle damage at Nakhon Phanom Air Base sometime between Sep 1968 and Sep 1969. Image credit unknown.
64-17660.NKP-1.jpg
64-17660.NKP-2.jpg
64-17660.NKP-3.jpg
64-17660.NKP4.jpg
64-17660.NKP-5.jpg

660 is the third plane in this lineup.
64-17661, 64-17665, and 64-17660.jpg

660 after arriving at Davis-Monthan AFB.
64-17660.USAF.jpg
64-17660.Mothball.jpg

Sources

Databases searched:

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  • KORWALD -
  • Baugher
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Aerospace Vehicle Report, Oct-Dec 1964" Reel AVH-2, Pg 599 USAFHRA
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 "Aerospace Vehicle Report, 1965" Reel AVH-4, Pg 1957-1958 USAFHRA
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 "Aerospace Vehicle Report, 1966" Reel AVH-6, Pg 1946 USAFHRA
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 "Aerospace Vehicle Report, 1967" Reel AVH-8, Pg 2751 USAFHRA
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 "Aerospace Vehicle Report, 1968" Reel AVH-10, Pg 2371 USAFHRA
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 "Aerospace Vehicle Report, 1969" Reel AVH-13, Pg 2204 USAFHRA
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 www.amarcexperience.com
  8. ↑ Correspondence with Vesto Haas - 25 Aug 2022
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