64-17667: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 21:24, 12 September 2020

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
Donate

Even a small donation of a couple of dollars goes a long way in helping us achieve our mission. If you appreciate the work we are doing, throw $5 our way to help us keep doing it. You don't need a PayPal account to donate. If you have questions, you check out our Donate FAQ.

Converted from 44-35468.

16 Jan 1965 - Accepted into USAF Inventory from OnMark at Van Nuys, CA. ^[1]
17 Jan 1965 - Assigned to 1st Air Commando Wing at Eglin AFB. ^[1]
19 Nov 1965 - Assigned to Mobile Air Material Area (MOAAR) ^[1]
10 Dec 1965 - Assigned to 1st Air Commando Wing at Eglin AFB^[1]
13 Dec 1965 - 1st Air Commando Wing moved from Eglin AFB 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

23 Mar 1969 - lost in action, shot down by AA in the Quang Ngai province, Laos.

Unknown

Lt. Col. James Wesley Widdis Jr - Pilot - KIA
Maj. Robert Charles Davis - Navigator - KIA

Both men were initially reported as MIA, but were upgraded to KIA, presumed dead. Their bodies were not recovered until 1995.

Lost 23 Mar 1969.

Databases searched:

@@ Line 12: / Line 12: @@
 Dec 1965 - [[1st Air Commando Wing]] moved from [[Eglin AFB]] to [[England AFB]]<ref name="AVH-4"/><br>
-Jun 1966 - Sent to Southeast Asia. Participated in Operation Steel Tiger.
+May 1966 - Designation changed from B-26K to A-26A while with the [[1st Air Commando Wing]] at [[England AFB]]. <ref name="AVH-6">Reel AVH-6, USAFHRA</ref><br>
+Jun 1966 - Sent to [[Nakhon Phanom Air Base]]. <ref name="AVH-6"/>Participated in Operation Steel Tiger
 Mar 1969 - lost in action, shot down by AA in the Quang Ngai province, Laos.