64-17657

B-26K-1 Invader
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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See also: List of Invaders by Serial Number, Serial Numbers starting with 64

Converted from 43-22649.

Sold to Civil Market. Registered as N62104, then N99218.

Operational History

11 Nov 1964 - Accepted into USAF Inventory from OnMark at Van Nuys, CA.
14 Nov 1964 - Assigned to 605th Air Commando Squadron at Howard AFB.
Note: Some sources incorrectly list the both dates above as 12 Nov.

6 May 1966 - Designation changed from B-26K to A-26A while with the 605th Air Commando Squadron at Howard AFB.
9 May 1966 - Sent to Maracay AB for field repairs.
21 Jul 1966 - Returned to Combat Capable status at Maracay AB
22 Jul 1966 - Sent back to 605th Air Commando Squadron at Howard AFB.
27 Jul 1966 - Underwent Field maintenance at Howard AFB with the 605th Air Commando Squadron.
23 Aug 1966 - Returned to Combat Capable at Howard AFB with the 605th Air Commando Squadron.
NOTE: The Maracay AB listed here is probably the modern-day El Libertador Air Base in Maracay, Venezuela. I don't have much information on what kind of work was performed at that base or why the plane was sent there other than for some kind of repair or modification work.

Apr 1968 - Assigned to the 603rd Special Operations Squadron (SOS), 1st Special Operations Wing (Tactical Air Command) at England AFB, Louisiana.

At some point reassigned to 606th SOS based on data from Davis-Monthan records.

23 Oct 1969 - Arrived at Davis-Monthan AFB from 606th Special Operations Squadron, 1st Special Operations Wing, Eglin AFB, FL.
15 Dec 1972 - Declared Excess and approved for reclamation

Davis-Monthan records show this plane was transferred to United States Navy as PCN 7A001, but there is no outbound transfer date. There's a second entry with no transfer in date when the US Navy returned the plane to Davis-Monthan.

25 Jul 1974 - Went from Davis-Monthan to a private owner as N62104. (Baugher's site incorrectly lists the date of this sale as Nov 1972, but the aircraft had not been dropped from service by that time.)
5 Dec 1974 - Sold again in Civil market as N99218.

Nov 1975 - Damaged in a landing accident at Edwards AFB, CA when the nose gear collapsed.
9 Feb 1978 - Crashed on approach to Chino, CA. Saved for parts.
21 Jul 1986 - The forward fuselage was imported to England to assist with restoring A-26C 44-34172. The nose section is on display at the Wings Museum in Balcombe, East Essex, UK.

Accidents

Unknown

Crew

Unknown

Disposition

Partially on display.

Sources

Databases searched:

• AAIR -
• MACR -
• KORWALD -
• Baugher

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