64-17672

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 44-35251.

Operational History

unknown

Jun 1966 - Sent to Southeast Asia. Participated in Operation Steel Tiger. Assigned to 606th Special Operations Squadron.

14 Dec 1966 - Lost in action. Shot down by AA near Thai-Laos border. The pilot, Lt. Col. Albert R. Howarth, flew 20 miles with 1 engine on fire until all 3 persons aboard could bail out and be rescued. Lt. Col. Howarth was awarded the Mackay Trophy for "his exemplary courage and airmanship as a pilot in a combat strike mission in Southeast Asia under hazardous conditions of darkness and intense enemy fire."

Accidents

Unknown

Crew

Lt. Col. Albert R. Howarth - Pilot

Disposition

Lost 14 Dec 1966 to AA fire.

Sources

Databases searched:

• AAIR - No Listing
• MACR - No Listing
• Baugher - http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1964.html