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4 Mar 1969 - Combat support with [[1st Special Operations Wing]] at [[England AFB]].<ref name="AVH-13">"Aerospace Vehicle Report, 1969" Reel AVH-13, Pg 2206 USAFHRA</ref><br> | 4 Mar 1969 - Combat support with [[1st Special Operations Wing]] at [[England AFB]].<ref name="AVH-13">"Aerospace Vehicle Report, 1969" Reel AVH-13, Pg 2206 USAFHRA</ref><br> | ||
1 Jul 1969 - [[1st Special Operations Wing]] moved from [[England AFB]] to [[Hurlburt Field]]. <ref name="AVH-13"/><br> | 1 Jul 1969 - [[1st Special Operations Wing]] moved from [[England AFB]] to [[Hurlburt Field]]. <ref name="AVH-13"/><br> | ||
24 Oct 1969 - Arrived at Davis-Monthan AFB from [[1st Special Operations Wing]], Eglin AFB, FL. <ref name="AVH-13"/><ref name="AMARC">www.amarcexperience.com</ref><br> | 24 Oct 1969 - Arrived at [[Davis-Monthan AFB]] from [[1st Special Operations Wing]], Eglin AFB, FL. <ref name="AVH-13"/><ref name="AMARC">www.amarcexperience.com</ref>It was allocated PCN AD009.<ref>Corresponce with Vesto Haas - 25 Aug 2022</ref><br> | ||
27 Oct 1969 - Put into long term storage on security hold program. <ref name="AVH-13"/><br> | 27 Oct 1969 - Put into long term storage on security hold program. <ref name="AVH-13"/><br> | ||
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==Images== | ==Images== | ||
678 at Davis-Monthan AFB. <br> | |||
[[File:64-17678.jpg|600px]]<br> | |||
[[File:64-17678.Feb73.jpg|600px]] | |||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
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[[Category:B-26K]] | [[Category:B-26K]] | ||
[[Category:Needs Research]] | [[Category:Needs Research]] | ||
[[Category:Have Photo]] | |||
Latest revision as of 20:32, 2 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 44-35205 or 44-34108. (The other plane was 64-17677).
This plane has the distinction of being the last B-26K in the USAF Inventory. Davis-Monthan did not declare this plane surplus until 9 months after the other planes.
Operational History
14 Apr 1965 - Accepted into USAF Inventory from OnMark Engineering Company in Van Nuys, CA [1]
15 Apr 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]
NOTE: There is no official record of acceptance in the records. The acceptance date is assumed based on the pattern of other planes of this type being accepted the day before they were assigned.
10 May 1966 - Designation changed from B-26K to A-26A while assigned to 1st Air Commando Wing at England AFB[2]
8 Aug 1966 - Sent to Nakhon Phanom Air Base. [2] Participated in Operation Steel Tiger.
21 Dec 1966 - Assigned to 634th Combat Support Group at Nakhon Phanom Air Base. [3]
3 Mar 1967 - Assigned to Logistics Command at Nakhon Phanom Air Base. [3]
22 May 1967 - Assigned to 56th Air Commando Wing for maintenance. [3]
31 May 1967 - Combat capable with 56th Air Commando Wing at Nakhon Phanom. [3]
21 Jul 1967 - 56th Air Commando Wing at Nakhon Phanom Air Base. [3]
13 Nov 1967 - Left Nakhon Phanom Air Base. [3]
20 Nov 1967 - Assigned to Sacramento Air Material Area (SMAAR) at McLellan AFB for Maintenance. [3]
22 Feb 1968 - Assigned to 1st Air Commando Wing at England AFB. [4]
7 Jul 1968 - 1st Air Commando Wing renamed to 1st Special Operations Wing. [4]
4 Mar 1969 - Combat support with 1st Special Operations Wing at England AFB.[5]
1 Jul 1969 - 1st Special Operations Wing moved from England AFB to Hurlburt Field. [5]
24 Oct 1969 - Arrived at Davis-Monthan AFB from 1st Special Operations Wing, Eglin AFB, FL. [5][6]It was allocated PCN AD009.[7]
27 Oct 1969 - Put into long term storage on security hold program. [5]
23 Feb 1973 - Declared excess and authorized for reclamation. [6]
9 Apr 1976 - Sold to Allied Aircraft, Inc of Tucson, AZ.[6]
Accidents
Unknown
Crew
Unknown
Disposition
Unknown, Presumed Scrapped.
Images
678 at Davis-Monthan AFB.
Sources
Databases searched:
- AAIR -
- MACR -
- Baugher - http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1964.html
- AMARC - http://www.amarcexperience.com/ui/index.php
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Reel AVH-4, Pg 1960, USAFHRA
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Reel AVH-6, Pg 1949, USAFHRA
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 "Aerospace Vehicle Report, 1967" Reel AVH-8, Pg 2754 USAFHRA
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Aerospace Vehicle Report, 1968" Reel AVH-10, Pg 2373 USAFHRA
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 "Aerospace Vehicle Report, 1969" Reel AVH-13, Pg 2206 USAFHRA
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 www.amarcexperience.com
- ↑ Corresponce with Vesto Haas - 25 Aug 2022