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5 Jan 1970 - Left Clark Field for Davis-Monthan. <ref name="AVH-13"/><br> | 5 Jan 1970 - Left Clark Field for Davis-Monthan. <ref name="AVH-13"/><br> | ||
''11 Jan 1970'' - Estimated arrival date at [[Davis-Monthan AFB]] based on the dates of other planes going to DM at the same time. <br> | ''11 Jan 1970'' - Estimated arrival date at [[Davis-Monthan AFB]] based on the dates of other planes going to DM at the same time. <br> | ||
20 Jan 1970 - The PCN Number was assigned to this plane on or after this date. It was possibly allocated PCN AD019.<ref>Correspondence with Vesto Haas - 25 Aug 2022</br> | 20 Jan 1970 - The PCN Number was assigned to this plane on or after this date. It was possibly allocated PCN AD019.<ref>Correspondence with Vesto Haas - 25 Aug 2022</ref></br> | ||
Davis-Monthan has a partial record for this plane, but no dates are listed. The record states that it went from Davis-Monthan to Hulbert Field as a display.<ref> www.amarcexperience.com</ref> | Davis-Monthan has a partial record for this plane, but no dates are listed. The record states that it went from Davis-Monthan to Hulbert Field as a display.<ref> www.amarcexperience.com</ref> | ||
Latest revision as of 23:19, 1 September 2022
| 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 44-35483.
Operational History
29 Jan 1965 - Accepted in USAF Inventory from OnMark Engineering Company in Van Nuys, CA. [1]
30 Jan 1965 - Assigned to 1st Air Commando Wing at Hurlburt Field. [1]
17 Dec 1965 - 1st Air Commando Wing moved from Hurlburt Field to England AFB. [1]
10 May 1966 - Designation changed from B-26K to A-26A while with 1st Air Commando Wing at England AFB. <[2]
16 May 1966 - Sent to Sacramento Air Material Area (SMAAR) at McLellan AFB. [2]
30 Jul 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]
31 May 1967 - Assigned to 1st Air Commando Wing at England AFB[3]
26 Jul 1967 - Status Change with 1st Air Commando Wing at England AFB[3]
6 Aug 1967 - Status Change with 1st Air Commando Wing at England AFB[3]
13 Dec 1967 - Status Change with 1st Air Commando Wing at England AFB[3]
27 May 1968 - Assigned to Sacramento Air Material Area (SMAAR) at McLellan AFB.[4]
27 Aug 1968 - Assigned to 1st Air Commando Wing, which changed names to 1st Special Operations Wing at England AFB[4]
15 Oct 1968 - Arrived at 1st Special Operations Wing at England AFB[4]
1 Nov 1968 - Assigned to 56th Special Operations Wing at Nakhon Phanom Air Base. [4]
25 Nov 1968 - Combat capable with 56th Special Operations Wing at Nakhon Phanom Air Base. [4]
27 Nov 1968 - 56th Special Operations Wing at Nakhon Phanom Air Base.
28 Sep 1969 - Maintenance with 56th Special Operations Wing at Nakhon Phanom Air Base. [5]
4 Oct 1969 - Combat capable with 56th Special Operations Wing at Nakhon Phanom Air Base. [5]
10 Nov 1969 - Left Nakhon Phanom Air Base. [5]
14 Nov 1969 - Assigned to 6200th Air Base Wing at Clark Field and put into open storage. [5]
5 Jan 1970 - Left Clark Field for Davis-Monthan. [5]
11 Jan 1970 - Estimated arrival date at Davis-Monthan AFB based on the dates of other planes going to DM at the same time.
20 Jan 1970 - The PCN Number was assigned to this plane on or after this date. It was possibly allocated PCN AD019.[6]
Davis-Monthan has a partial record for this plane, but no dates are listed. The record states that it went from Davis-Monthan to Hulbert Field as a display.[7]
Jun 1970 - Based on the history from Hurlburt Field the plane was dedicated as a display on 4 July 1970 so the plane must have left DM AFB prior to that point. [8] They most likely required at least a week or two to prep the plane for the display, so it must have departed sometime in June 1970.
Accidents
Unknown
Crew
Unknown
Disposition
Is on display at Hurlburt Field, FL.
Images
64-17666 at England AFB in 1966.
64-17666 with the entire 609th Air Commando Squadron at NKP.
64-17666 as a static display at Hurlburt AFB.
Sources
Databases searched:
- AAIR -
- 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 "Aerospace Vehicle Report, 1966" Reel AVH-6, Pg 1947 USAFHRA
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "Aerospace Vehicle Report, 1967" Reel AVH-8, Pg 2752 USAFHRA
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 "Aerospace Vehicle Report, 1968" Reel AVH-10, Pg 2372 USAFHRA
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 "Aerospace Vehicle Report, 1969" Reel AVH-13, Pg 2204-2205 USAFHRA
- ↑ Correspondence with Vesto Haas - 25 Aug 2022
- ↑ www.amarcexperience.com
- ↑ https://www.hurlburt.af.mil/About-Us/Fact-Sheets/Fact-Sheets/Article/204595/a-26-counter-invader/