64-17648

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 43-22732.

Was named "Nother Trucker"

Operational History

unknown

Participated in Operation Steel Tiger. Served with 609th Special Operations Squadron.

30 Apr 1968 - shot down by AA during napalm run over Ho Chi Minh trail near Ban Boung, Laos. 609th ACS, 56th ACW

Accidents

Unknown

Crew

Cpt. R. E. Pietsch (Pilot) - MIA
1Lt. L. F. Gullermin (Nav) - MIA

Disposition

Scott Thompson reports Lost May 1968. 609th Crew Chief reports lost in Apr 1968. I need to consult the record.

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• Baugher