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Revision as of 07:41, 21 January 2021
| 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
676 at Dyess AFB on the way to be retired at Davis-Monthan AFB.
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676 as C-GXFT owned by Air Spray, Ltd of Alberta, Canada.
On display at the National Museum of the Air Force. Note the lack of guns and the wrong propellers on the plane in the first image.
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