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JD-1 Invader
Builders: Douglas Aircraft Company
Operators: United States Navy
Number Built: 152
First Built: Mar 1945
GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS
Type: Utility Aircraft
Wet Weight: 31,000 lbs
Length: 51' 3"
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: None
Dorsal Turret: None
Ventral Turret: None
Payload: 4,000 lbs internal 2,000 lbs wing points
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See also: United_States_(Navy)

Notes: It was originally USAF, Serial Number Unknown.

Operational History

19 Aug 1945 - Accepted into inventory from USAF.
22 Aug 1945 - Delivered into Inventory.
IHF NOTE: There is a gap in the history for Sep 1945. If this plane follows the pattern of other planes before it, it may have been parked at Litchfield Park Storage Facility prior to being assigned to the squadron.
Oct 1945 - Assigned to XVJ-25
Mar 1946 - XVJ-25 renamed to Air Development Squadron 2.
Apr 1946 - Air Development Squadron 2 renamed to VX-2.
May 1946 - Sent to "Norfolk" (Overhaul & Repair Facility Norfolk) and was "Awt Recond" - Awaiting Reconditioning. This plane was almost certainly involved in an accident in either Apr or May of 1946.
Aug 1946 - The status was changed from "Awaiting Reconditioning" to "Awaiting Action".
31 Jan 1947 - Stricken from Inventory, most likely due to accident.

Accidents

Unknown

Crew

No Known Crew at this time.

Sources

• US Navy Aircraft History Cards

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