41-39221

A-26B-20 Invader
Builders: Douglas Aircraft Company
Operators: United States Air Force
Number Built: 153 (99-DL, 54-DT)
First Built: Jul 1944
GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS
Type: Light Attack Bomber
Wet Weight: 31,000 lbs
Length: 50' 9" (with guns) 49' 11" (without guns)
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: 6x .50 Machine Guns
Dorsal Turret: 2x .50 Machine Guns
Ventral Turret: 2x .50 Machine Guns
Payload: 4,000 lbs internal 2,000 lbs wing points
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See also: List of Invaders by Serial Number

Operational History

Served with the 766th Bomb Squadron, 461st Bomb Group.

Converted to OnMark Marksman, registry number N9636C.

Later sold and re-registered as N3035S.

Sold and re-registered as N256H.

Sold and re-registered as N26GT.

Used as testbed for Turboprop Engines by Garret AiResearch.

Donated to South Mountain High School, Phoenix, AZ by Allied Signal. It remains there on static display.

Accidents

10 Jun 1954 - Assigned to 766th Bomb Squadron, 461st Bomb Group based out of Hill AFB, UT. The plane suffered a landing accident due to mechanical failure while trying to land at Cheyenne Airport, WY. The pilot was Daniel T. Hutchinson.

Crew

Hutchinson, Daniel T.

Disposition

Static Display at South Mountain High School, Phoenix, AZ.

Images

41-39221 in flight.

41-39221 with an experimental turboprop engine, courtesy of Garrett AiResearch.

Sources

Databases searched:

• AAIR - No Entry
• MACR - No Entry
• KORWALD - No Entry
• Baugher