64-17659

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 41-39564.

Operational History

unknown

Some sources, like Baugher, state that this aircraft was written off on 18 Aug 1965 after an accident. However, Davis-Monthan has a partial record of receiving this plane from the 609th Special Operations Squadron, 56th Special Operations Wing, Nakhon Phanom AB, Thailand, but there are no dates listed. This would suggest that it was not destroyed in the Accident from Aug 1965, but merely damaged. The 609th wasnt formed until 15 Sep 1967, so if the plane was truly destroyed in 1965 it wouldn't have been listed as being part of this unit.

Accidents

18 Aug 1965

Crew

Unknown

Disposition

Unknown

Sources

Databases searched:

• AAIR -
• MACR -
• KORWALD -
• Baugher