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==Operational History==
==Operational History==
16 Feb 1965 - Accepted into USAF Inventory from OnMark in Van Nuys, CA <ref name="AVH-4">"Aerospace Vehicle Report, 1965" Reel AVH-4, Pg 1959 USAFHRA</ref><br>
16 Feb 1965 - Accepted into USAF Inventory from [[OnMark Engineering Company]] in Van Nuys, CA <ref name="AVH-4">"Aerospace Vehicle Report, 1965" Reel AVH-4, Pg 1959 USAFHRA</ref><br>
17 Feb 1965 - Assigned to [[1st Air Commando Wing]] at [[Eglin AFB]]<ref name="AVH-4"/><br>
17 Feb 1965 - Assigned to [[1st Air Commando Wing]] at [[Hurlburt Field]]<ref name="AVH-4"/><br>
17 Dec 1965 - [[1st Air Commando Wing]] moved from [[Eglin AFB]] to [[England AFB]]<ref name="AVH-4"/><br>
17 Dec 1965 - [[1st Air Commando Wing]] moved from [[Hurlburt Field]] to [[England AFB]]<ref name="AVH-4"/><br>


10 May 1966 - Designation changed from B-26K to A-26A while with the [[1st Air Commando Wing]] at [[England AFB]]. <ref name="AVH-6">"Aerospace Vehicle Report, 1966" Reel AVH-6, Pg 1947-1948 USAFHRA</ref><br>
10 May 1966 - Designation changed from B-26K to A-26A while with the [[1st Air Commando Wing]] at [[England AFB]]. <ref name="AVH-6">"Aerospace Vehicle Report, 1966" Reel AVH-6, Pg 1947-1948 USAFHRA</ref><br>
11 Jun 1966 - Sent to [[Nakhon Phanom Air Base]]. <ref name="AVH-6"/>Participated in Operation Steel Tiger
11 Jun 1966 - Sent to [[Nakhon Phanom Air Base]]. <ref name="AVH-6"/>Participated in Operation Steel Tiger<br>
21 Dec 1966 - Assigned to [[634th Combat Support Group]] at Nakhon Phanom Air Base. <ref name="AVH-8">"Aerospace Vehicle Report, 1967" Reel AVH-8, Pg 2752-2753 USAFHRA</ref><br>
21 Dec 1966 - Assigned to [[634th Combat Support Group]] at Nakhon Phanom Air Base. <ref name="AVH-8">"Aerospace Vehicle Report, 1967" Reel AVH-8, Pg 2752-2753 USAFHRA</ref><br>


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14 Nov 1969 - Assigned to 6200th Air Base Wing at [[Clark AFB]] and pet into open storage. <br><ref name="AVH-13"/><br>
14 Nov 1969 - Assigned to 6200th Air Base Wing at [[Clark AFB]] and pet into open storage. <br><ref name="AVH-13"/><br>


5 Jan 1970 - left Clark AFB. <ref name="AVH-13"/> Arrived at Davis-Monthan AFB. Assigned code AD017. <ref name="AMARC">www.amarcexperience.com</ref><br>
5 Jan 1970 - left Clark AFB. <ref name="AVH-13"/> <br>
''11 Jan 1970 - Arrived at [[Davis-Monthan AFB]]. Assigned code AD017''. <ref name="AMARC">www.amarcexperience.com</ref><br>
NOTE: The records from DM don't include the exact arrival date, but the date of 11 Jan is estimated based on other planes that departed Clark AFB at the same time. Further details from a MASDC expert have confirmed that this plane was assigned it's PCN inventory number (AD017) sometime between 11 Jan and 20 Jan, 1970.<ref>Correspondence with Vesto Haas - 25 Aug 2022</ref>


21 May 1971 - Sent to Florence Air & Missile Museum, Florence, SC. <ref name="AMARC"/><br>
21 May 1971 - Sent to Florence Air & Missile Museum, Florence, SC. <ref name="AMARC"/><br>


~1998 - Cannibalized for parts when the local airport expanded and took over the property due to corrosion. <ref>http://www.warbirdregistry.org/a26registry/a26-6417671.html</ref> According to some sources in the general warbird community the Props, Engines, and Cockpit area went to Wright-Patterson for spares for their A-26 and the Tail section went in-tact to the Greater Rockford Airport (KRFD) in Rockford, IL.
~1998 - Cannibalized for parts when the local airport expanded and took over the property due to corrosion. <ref>http://www.warbirdregistry.org/a26registry/a26-6417671.html</ref> According to some sources in the general warbird community the Props, Engines, and Cockpit area went to Wright-Patterson for spares for their A-26 and the Tail section went in-tact to the Greater Rockford Airport (KRFD) in Rockford, IL.
[[File:AVH4-1959.jpg|200px]]<br>
[[File:AVH6-1947.jpg|200px]]<br>
[[File:AVH6-1948.jpg|200px]]<br>
[[File:AVH8-2752.jpg|200px]]<br>
[[File:AVH8-2753.jpg|200px]]<br>
[[File:AVH10-2372.jpg|200px]]<br>
[[File:AVH13-2205.jpg|200px]]<br>


==Accidents==
==Accidents==
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==Images==
==Images==
671 on mission in Vietnam. <br>
[[File:64-17671.jpg|600px]]<br>
[[File:64-17671-2.jpg|600px]]<br>
[[File:64-17671-Thailand.jpg|600px]]<br>
[[File:671 over the Mekong.jpg|600px]]<br>
[[File:671 on mission.jpg|600px]]
671 at Davis-Monthan/<br>
[[File:64-17671.DM.jpg|600px]]<br>
[[File:64-17671-4.jpg|600px]]
671 on display. <br>
[[File:64-17671-3.jpg|600px]]<br>


671 begin chopped up for salvage. <br>
[[File:64-17671.chopped.jpg|600px]]


==Sources==
==Sources==
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Latest revision as of 20:39, 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
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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Operational History

16 Feb 1965 - Accepted into USAF Inventory from OnMark Engineering Company in Van Nuys, CA [1]
17 Feb 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 the 1st Air Commando Wing at England AFB. [2]
11 Jun 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]

6 Jul 1967 - Assigned to Sacramento Air Material Area (SMAAR) at McLellan AFB. [3]
10 Sep 1967 - Maintenance at SMAAR. [3]
17 Oct 1967 - Assigned to 1st Air Commando Wing at England AFB. [3]
20 Oct 1967 - Arrived at 1st Air Commando Wing, England AFB. [3]
17 Nov 1967 - Left 1st Air Commando Wing, England AFB [3]
21 Nov 1967 - Assigned to 56th Air Commando Wing at Nakhon Phanom Air Base. [3]
4 Dec 1967 - Arrived at 56th Air Commando Wing at Nakhon Phanom Air Base. [3]
28 Dec 1967 - 56th Air Commando Wing at Nakhon Phanom Air Base. [3]

6 May 1968 - Maintenance with 56th Air Commando Wing at Nakhon Phanom Air Base.[4]
11 May 1968 - Returned to Combat capability with 56th Air Commando Wing at Nakhon Phanom Air Base. [4]
2 Aug 1968 - 56th Air Commando Wing renamed to 56th Special Operations Wing. [4]

10 Nov 1969 - Left Nakhon Phanom Air Base[5]
14 Nov 1969 - Assigned to 6200th Air Base Wing at Clark AFB and pet into open storage.
[5]

5 Jan 1970 - left Clark AFB. [5]
11 Jan 1970 - Arrived at Davis-Monthan AFB. Assigned code AD017. [6]
NOTE: The records from DM don't include the exact arrival date, but the date of 11 Jan is estimated based on other planes that departed Clark AFB at the same time. Further details from a MASDC expert have confirmed that this plane was assigned it's PCN inventory number (AD017) sometime between 11 Jan and 20 Jan, 1970.[7]

21 May 1971 - Sent to Florence Air & Missile Museum, Florence, SC. [6]

~1998 - Cannibalized for parts when the local airport expanded and took over the property due to corrosion. [8] According to some sources in the general warbird community the Props, Engines, and Cockpit area went to Wright-Patterson for spares for their A-26 and the Tail section went in-tact to the Greater Rockford Airport (KRFD) in Rockford, IL.

AVH4-1959.jpg
AVH6-1947.jpg
AVH6-1948.jpg
AVH8-2752.jpg
AVH8-2753.jpg
AVH10-2372.jpg
AVH13-2205.jpg

Accidents

Unknown

Crew

Unknown

Disposition

Was on display at Museum in Florence, SC. Was cannibalized for parts in early 2000.

Images

671 on mission in Vietnam.
64-17671.jpg
64-17671-2.jpg
64-17671-Thailand.jpg
671 over the Mekong.jpg
671 on mission.jpg

671 at Davis-Monthan/
64-17671.DM.jpg
64-17671-4.jpg

671 on display.
64-17671-3.jpg

671 begin chopped up for salvage.
64-17671.chopped.jpg

Sources

Databases searched:

  • AAIR -
  • MACR -
  • KORWALD -
  • Baugher
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Aerospace Vehicle Report, 1965" Reel AVH-4, Pg 1959 USAFHRA
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Aerospace Vehicle Report, 1966" Reel AVH-6, Pg 1947-1948 USAFHRA
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 "Aerospace Vehicle Report, 1967" Reel AVH-8, Pg 2752-2753 USAFHRA
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Aerospace Vehicle Report, 1968" Reel AVH-10, Pg 2372 USAFHRA
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "Aerospace Vehicle Report, 1969" Reel AVH-13, Pg 2205 USAFHRA
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 www.amarcexperience.com
  7. ↑ Correspondence with Vesto Haas - 25 Aug 2022
  8. ↑ http://www.warbirdregistry.org/a26registry/a26-6417671.html
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