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5 Jan 1965 - Arrived in Congo to participate in CIA operation [[Anstalt Wigmo]]. Had "FR-649" on the tail. <ref name="Foreign"> Hellstrom, Leif & Hagedorn, Dan. (1994) ''Foreign Invaders: The Douglas Invader in Foreign Military and US Clandestine Service'' Voyager Press, ISBN-13 : 978-1857800135 </ref> The USAF Record shows that it was returned to the [[1st Air Commando Wing]] at [[Eglin]], but it still shows being part of "Lend-Lease". <ref name="AVH-4"/><br> | 5 Jan 1965 - Arrived in Congo to participate in CIA operation [[Anstalt Wigmo]]. Had "FR-649" on the tail. <ref name="Foreign"> Hellstrom, Leif & Hagedorn, Dan. (1994) ''Foreign Invaders: The Douglas Invader in Foreign Military and US Clandestine Service'' Voyager Press, ISBN-13 : 978-1857800135 </ref> The USAF Record shows that it was returned to the [[1st Air Commando Wing]] at [[Eglin]], but it still shows being part of "Lend-Lease". <ref name="AVH-4"/><br> | ||
Oct 1966 - Returned to the US. | 31 May 1966 - Status Change while assigned to Logistics Command at [[Hill AFB]]. <ref name="AVH-6">Reel AVH-6, USAFHRA</ref><br> | ||
27 Jul 1966 - Re-designated from B-26K to A-26A while on Lend-Lease assigned to Logistics Command at [[Hill AFB]] <ref name="AVH-6"/><br> | |||
29 Oct 1966 - Returned to the US. Assigned to Sacramento Air Material Area (SMAAR) at [[McLellan AFB]] for repairs. <ref name="AVH-8">Reel AVH-8, USAFHRA</ref><br> | |||
Note: This plane was still on-assignment with operation [[Anstalt Wingmo]] from January until October. | |||
May 1967 - Sent to Southeast Asia. <br> | May 1967 - Sent to Southeast Asia. <br> | ||
Revision as of 14:32, 10 September 2020
| 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, B-26K
Converted from 43-22720.
Was named "Sweet Therese"
Operational History
9 Sep 1964 - Accepted into USAF Inventory from OnMark at Van Nuys, CA. [1]
10 Sep 1964 - Assigned to 1st Air Commando Wing at Eglin AFB. [1]
27 Dec 1964 - 1st Air Commando Wing at Eglin AFB. [2]
28 Dec 1964 - Assigned to Logistics Command at Hill AFB as part of a lend-lease program. [3]
Note: We know from photos and other records that this "Lend-lease" entry was the CIA Operation, Anstalt Wingmo.
5 Jan 1965 - Arrived in Congo to participate in CIA operation Anstalt Wigmo. Had "FR-649" on the tail. [4] The USAF Record shows that it was returned to the 1st Air Commando Wing at Eglin, but it still shows being part of "Lend-Lease". [3]
31 May 1966 - Status Change while assigned to Logistics Command at Hill AFB. [5]
27 Jul 1966 - Re-designated from B-26K to A-26A while on Lend-Lease assigned to Logistics Command at Hill AFB [5]
29 Oct 1966 - Returned to the US. Assigned to Sacramento Air Material Area (SMAAR) at McLellan AFB for repairs. [6]
Note: This plane was still on-assignment with operation Anstalt Wingmo from January until October.
May 1967 - Sent to Southeast Asia.
Participated in Operation Steel Tiger. Served with 609th Special Operations Squadron.
11 Jan 1970 - Arrived at Davis-Monthan AFB, from the 609th Special Operations Squadron, 56th Special Operations Wing, Nakhon Phanom, Thailand (Tail Code TA).
15 Dec 1972 - Declared Excess by USAF, approved for reclamation.
31 Mar 1976 - Sold to Allied Aircraft, Inc of Tucson.
Accidents
Unknown
Crew
Cpt Paul Marschalk - Pilot (also flew 64-17660)
Cpt Leon Poteet - Navigator
Disposition
Scrapped. Several sources list this plane as scrapped in Dec 1972, but this is not accurate as it was sold to Allied in 1976. It was one of 10 aircraft that Allied acquired between 1976 and 1980.
Images
64-17649 shortly after arriving in the Congo in early 1965 with an unknown crewmember.
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64-17649 in Stanleyville in 1965.
64-17649 on mission over the Congo in 1965.
64-17649 preparing from a mission from Albertville Air field.
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64-17649 in the boneyard at Davis-Monthan AFB as "Sweet Therese".
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Sources
Databases searched:
- AAIR -
- MACR -
- Baugher
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Reel AVH-1, USAFHRA
- ↑ Reel AVH-2, USAFHRA
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Reel AVH-4, USAFHRA
- ↑ Hellstrom, Leif & Hagedorn, Dan. (1994) Foreign Invaders: The Douglas Invader in Foreign Military and US Clandestine Service Voyager Press, ISBN-13 : 978-1857800135
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Reel AVH-6, USAFHRA
- ↑ Reel AVH-8, USAFHRA