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Revision as of 15:57, 9 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 | |||
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 41-39596.
Was named The Mojave Kid in the late 1970s.
Operational History
23 Mar 1965 - Accepted into inventory by USAF from OnMark Engineering Company in Van Nuys, CA. [1]
24 Mar 1965 - Assigned to 1st Air Commando Wing at Hurlburt Field. [1]
17 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 assigned to 1st Air Commando Wing at England AFB[2]
11 Jun 1966 - Sent to Nakhon Phanom Air Base while assigned to 1st Air Commando Wing[2]
28 Dec 1966 - Assigned to 634th Combat Support Group at Nakhon Phanom Air Base. [3]
16 Jan 1967 - Maintenance with 634th Combat Support Group at Nakhon Phanom Air Base. [3]
12 Mar 1967 - Returned to Combat capability with 634th Combat Support Group at Nakhom Phanom Air Base. [3]
31 May 1967 - Assigned to 56th Air Commando Wing, Nakhon Phanom Air Base. [4]
3 Aug 1967 - Assigned to SMAMA at McLellan AFB. [3]
6 Sep 1967 - Assigned to 1st Air Commando Wing at England AFB. [3]
8 Sep 1967 - Arrived at 1st Air Commando Wing at England AFB. [3]
9 Oct 1967 - Assigned to SMAAR at MCLellan AFB. [3]
NOTE: SMAMA and SMAAR are both abbreviations for the Sacramento Air Material Area.
10 Jan 1968 - Assigned to 1st Air Commando Wing, England AFB.[5]
7 Jul 1968 - 1st Air Commando Wing renamed to 1st Special Operations Wing. [5]
4 Mar 1969 - Combat support with 1st Special Operations Wing, England AFB [4]
1 Jul 1969 - 1sst Special Operations Wing moved from England AFB to Hurlburt Field. [4]
23 Oct 1969 - Arrived at Davis-Monthan AFB from 606th Special Operations Squadron, 1st Special Operations Wing, Eglin AFB, FL[4][6]
27 Oct 1969 - Put into long term storage at Davis-Monthan AFB. [4]
27 Aug 1971 - Sold to Civilian Owner as N268G. (Reportedly the State of Georgia Forestry Commission).
1972- Stored unconverted in Macon, GA.
29 May 1977 - Sold to Air Spray, Ltd of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada as C-GXTF.
1977-1978 - stored in Edmonton. Certification was in dispute with Canadian Department of Transportation.
1978 - Sold to Arne Carnegie of Edmonton.
July 1978 - Sold to Arthur W. McDonnell of Mojave, CA. Registered as N22939. Flew as "The Mojave Kid" in the Air Race circuit in Jun 1979.
Nov 1980 - Acquired by National Museum of the Air Force at Wright-Patterson AFB where it is on display currently.
Accidents
Unknown
Crew
Unknown
Disposition
Is on display at USAF Museum, Dayton, OH.
Images
Sources
Databases searched:
- AAIR -
- MACR -
- Baugher - http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1964.html
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Reel AVH-4, Pg 1960, USAFHRA
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Reel AVH-6, Pf 1949, USAFHRA
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 "Aerospace Vehicle Report, 1967" Reel AVH-8, Pg 2754 USAFHRA
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 "Aerospace Vehicle Report, 1969" Reel AVH-13, Pg 2206 USAFHRA
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Aerospace Vehicle Report, 1968" Reel AVH-10, Pg 2373 USAFHRA
- ↑ www.amarcexperience.com