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21 Dec 1966 - Assigned to [[634th Combat Support Group]] at Nakhon Phanom Air Base. <ref name="AVH-8">"Aerospace Vehicle Report, 1967" Reel AVH-8, Pg 2752 USAFHRA</ref><br>
21 Dec 1966 - Assigned to [[634th Combat Support Group]] at Nakhon Phanom Air Base. <ref name="AVH-8">"Aerospace Vehicle Report, 1967" Reel AVH-8, Pg 2752 USAFHRA</ref><br>


5 Jun 1967 - Assigned to Sacramento Air Material Area (SMAAR) at [[McLellan AFB]]. <ref name="AVH=8"/><br>
5 Jun 1967 - Assigned to Sacramento Air Material Area (SMAAR) at [[McLellan AFB]]. <ref name="AVH-8"/><br>
12 Sep 1967 - Left SMAAR. <ref name="AVH=8"/><br>
12 Sep 1967 - Left SMAAR. <ref name="AVH-8"/><br>
26 Sep 1967 - [[56th Air Commando Wing]] at Nakhon Phanom Air Base. <ref name="AVH=8"/><br>
26 Sep 1967 - [[56th Air Commando Wing]] at Nakhon Phanom Air Base. <ref name="AVH-8"/><br>
1 Oct 1967 - Assigned to [[56th Air Commando Wing]] at Nakhon Phanom Air Base. <ref name="AVH=8"/><br>
1 Oct 1967 - Assigned to [[56th Air Commando Wing]] at Nakhon Phanom Air Base. <ref name="AVH-8"/><br>
22 Dec 1967 - Assigned to SMAAR. <ref name="AVH=8"/><br>
22 Dec 1967 - Assigned to SMAAR. <ref name="AVH-8"/><br>
25 Dec 1967 - Assigned to [[56th Air Commando Wing]] at Nakhon Phanom Air Base. <ref name="AVH=8"/><br>
25 Dec 1967 - Assigned to [[56th Air Commando Wing]] at Nakhon Phanom Air Base. <ref name="AVH-8"/><br>


11 May 1968 - [[56th Air Commando Wing]] at Nakhon Phanom Air Base. <ref name="AVH-10">"Aerospace Vehicle Report, 1968" Reel AVH-10, Pg 2372 USAFHRA</ref><br>
11 May 1968 - [[56th Air Commando Wing]] at Nakhon Phanom Air Base. <ref name="AVH-10">"Aerospace Vehicle Report, 1968" Reel AVH-10, Pg 2372 USAFHRA</ref><br>

Revision as of 21:38, 8 October 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
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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Converted from 44-35468.

Operational History

16 Jan 1965 - Accepted into USAF Inventory from OnMark at Van Nuys, CA. [1]
17 Jan 1965 - Assigned to 1st Air Commando Wing at Hurlburt Field. [1]
19 Nov 1965 - Assigned to Mobile Air Material Area (MOAAR) [1]
10 Dec 1965 - Assigned to 1st Air Commando Wing at Hurlburt Field[1]
13 Dec 1965 - 1st Air Commando Wing moved from Hurlburt Field to England AFB[1]

10 May 1966 - Designation changed from B-26K to A-26A while with the 1st Air Commando Wing at England AFB. [2]
11 Jun 1966 - Sent to Nakhon Phanom Air Base. [2]Participated in Operation Steel Tiger
21 Dec 1966 - Assigned to 634th Combat Support Group at Nakhon Phanom Air Base. [3]

5 Jun 1967 - Assigned to Sacramento Air Material Area (SMAAR) at McLellan AFB. [3]
12 Sep 1967 - Left SMAAR. [3]
26 Sep 1967 - 56th Air Commando Wing at Nakhon Phanom Air Base. [3]
1 Oct 1967 - Assigned to 56th Air Commando Wing at Nakhon Phanom Air Base. [3]
22 Dec 1967 - Assigned to SMAAR. [3]
25 Dec 1967 - Assigned to 56th Air Commando Wing at Nakhon Phanom Air Base. [3]

11 May 1968 - 56th Air Commando Wing at Nakhon Phanom Air Base. [4]
13 May 1968 - Assigned to SMAAR [4]
1 Jul 1968 - Assigned to 56th Air Commando Wing at Nakhon Phanom. [4]
29 Jul 1968 - Combat Capable status with 56th Air Commando Wing at Nakhon Phanom. [4]
2 Aug 1968 - 56th Air Commando Wing renamed to 56th Special Operations Wing. [4]

23 Mar 1969 - Lost in action. Shot down by AA in the Quang Ngai province, Laos. [5]

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Accidents

Unknown

Crew

Lt. Col. James Wesley Widdis Jr - Pilot - KIA
Maj. Robert Charles Davis - Navigator - KIA

Both men were initially reported as MIA, but were upgraded to KIA, presumed dead. Their bodies were not recovered until 1995.

Disposition

Lost 23 Mar 1969.

Images

Sources

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Aerospace Vehicle Report, 1965" Reel AVH-4, Pg 1958 USAFHRA
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Aerospace Vehicle Report, 1966" Reel AVH-6, Pg 1947 USAFHRA
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 "Aerospace Vehicle Report, 1967" Reel AVH-8, Pg 2752 USAFHRA
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 "Aerospace Vehicle Report, 1968" Reel AVH-10, Pg 2372 USAFHRA
  5. ↑ "Aerospace Vehicle Report, 1969" Reel AVH-13, Pg 2205 USAFHRA
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