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The Douglas A-26D Invader was intended to be an improved version of the solid-nosed A-26B with more powerful engines. A single prototype was produced, by fitting a standard A-26B with two Chevrolet built 2,100hp R-2800-83 engines. This increased the aircraft's top speed by 80mph, and Douglas received an order for 750 A-26Ds, but the order was cancelled after the end of the war in the Pacific and before any aircraft had been completed.
The Douglas A-26D Invader was intended to be an improved version of the solid-nosed A-26B with more powerful engines. A single prototype was produced ([[44-34776]]), by fitting a standard A-26B with two Chevrolet built 2,100hp R-2800-83 engines. This increased the aircraft's top speed by 80mph, and Douglas received an order for 750 A-26Ds, but the order was cancelled after the end of the war in the Pacific and before any aircraft had been completed.
 
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The Douglas A-26D Invader was intended to be an improved version of the solid-nosed A-26B with more powerful engines. A single prototype was produced (44-34776), by fitting a standard A-26B with two Chevrolet built 2,100hp R-2800-83 engines. This increased the aircraft's top speed by 80mph, and Douglas received an order for 750 A-26Ds, but the order was cancelled after the end of the war in the Pacific and before any aircraft had been completed.