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4 Feb 1965 - Accepted into USAF Inventory from OnMark at Van Nuys, CA <ref name="AVH-4">Reel AVH-4, USAFHRA</ref><br> | 4 Feb 1965 - Accepted into USAF Inventory from OnMark at Van Nuys, CA <ref name="AVH-4">Reel AVH-4, USAFHRA</ref><br> | ||
5 Feb 1965 - Assigned to [[1st Air Commando Wing]] at [[Eglin AFB]] <ref name="AVH-4"/><br> | 5 Feb 1965 - Assigned to [[1st Air Commando Wing]] at [[Eglin AFB]] <ref name="AVH-4"/><br> | ||
26 Jan 1966 - Sent to Mobile Air Material Area (MOAAR) at [[Brookley AFB]]. <ref name="AVH-6">Reel AVH-6, USAFHRA</ref><br> | |||
1 Feb 1966 - Assigned to [[4410th Combat Crew Training Wing]] at [[Eglin AFB]]. <ref name="AVH-6"/><br> | |||
28 Feb 1966 - Assigned to [[1st Air Commando Wing]] at [[Eglin AFB]]. <ref name="AVH-6"/><br> | |||
9 May 1966 - Assigned to [[4410th Air Combat Crew Training Wing]] at [[Eglin AFB]]. Designation changed from B-26K to A-26A. <ref name="AVH-6"/><br> | |||
15 Sep 1966 - Assigned to [[1st Air Commando Wing]] at [[Eglin AFB]]. <ref name="AVH-6"/><br> | |||
31 Oct 1966 - Assigned to [[603rd Air Commando Squadron]] at [[Eglin AFB]]. <ref name="AVH-6"/><br> | |||
16 Nov 1966 - Assigned to [[1st Air Commando Wing]] at [[Eglin AFB]]. <ref name="AVH-6"/><br> | |||
Revision as of 22:09, 12 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 44-35634. Converted to the YB-26K Prototype. Converted to production model following tests.
Operational History
4 Feb 1965 - Accepted into USAF Inventory from OnMark at Van Nuys, CA [1]
5 Feb 1965 - Assigned to 1st Air Commando Wing at Eglin AFB [1]
26 Jan 1966 - Sent to Mobile Air Material Area (MOAAR) at Brookley AFB. [2]
1 Feb 1966 - Assigned to 4410th Combat Crew Training Wing at Eglin AFB. [2]
28 Feb 1966 - Assigned to 1st Air Commando Wing at Eglin AFB. [2]
9 May 1966 - Assigned to 4410th Air Combat Crew Training Wing at Eglin AFB. Designation changed from B-26K to A-26A. [2]
15 Sep 1966 - Assigned to 1st Air Commando Wing at Eglin AFB. [2]
31 Oct 1966 - Assigned to 603rd Air Commando Squadron at Eglin AFB. [2]
16 Nov 1966 - Assigned to 1st Air Commando Wing at Eglin AFB. [2]
Nov 1968 - Sent to Southeast Asia. Participated in Operation Steel Tiger.
11 Jan 1970 - Arrived at Davis-Monthan AFB from 609th Special Operations Squadron, 56th Special Operations Wing, Nakhon Phanom AB, Thailand.
15 Dec 1972 - Declared excess and authorized for reclamation.
31 Mar 1976 - Sold to Allied Aircraft, Inc of Tucson, AZ.
Accidents
Unknown
Crew
Unknown
Disposition
Unknown
Images
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