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==Operational History== | ==Operational History== | ||
''14 Apr 1965 - Accepted into USAF Inventory from OnMark in Van Nuys, CA <ref name="AVH-4">Reel AVH-4, USAFHRA</ref><br>'' | |||
15 Apr 1965 - Assigned to [[1st Air Commando Wing]] at [[Eglin AFB]]<ref name="AVH-4"/><br> | |||
17 Dec 1965 - [[1st Air Commando Wing]] moved from [[Eglin AFB]] to [[England AFB]]<ref name="AVH-4"/><br> | |||
NOTE: There is no official record of acceptance in the records. The acceptance date is assumed based on the pattern of other planes of this type being accepted the day before they were assigned. | |||
Aug 1967. Sent to Southeast Asia. Participated in Operation Steel Tiger. Was assigned to [[609th Special Operations Squadron]]. | Aug 1967. Sent to Southeast Asia. Participated in Operation Steel Tiger. Was assigned to [[609th Special Operations Squadron]]. | ||
Revision as of 16:49, 7 September 2020
| B-26K-1 Invader | |||
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| 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 | |||
| 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 | |||
| 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 44-34108 or 44-35205. (The other plane was 64-17678).
Was named Batplane.
Operational History
14 Apr 1965 - Accepted into USAF Inventory from OnMark in Van Nuys, CA [1]
15 Apr 1965 - Assigned to 1st Air Commando Wing at Eglin AFB[1]
17 Dec 1965 - 1st Air Commando Wing moved from Eglin AFB to England AFB[1]
NOTE: There is no official record of acceptance in the records. The acceptance date is assumed based on the pattern of other planes of this type being accepted the day before they were assigned.
Aug 1967. Sent to Southeast Asia. Participated in Operation Steel Tiger. Was assigned to 609th Special Operations Squadron.
10 Nov 1969. Sent to South Vietnam Air Force for use as a training frame.
Mar 1975 - Blown up at Nha Trang to keep it from falling into North Vietmanese hands.
Accidents
Unknown
Crew
Al "Batman" Shortt - Pilot
Larry "Robin" Counts - Navigator
Disposition
Destroyed (Scuttled)
Images
Sources
Databases searched:
- AAIR -
- MACR -
- Baugher - http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1964.html