64-17672
| 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 44-35251.
Operational History
22 Feb 1965 - Accepted into USAF Inventory from OnMark in Van Nuys, CA [1]
23 Feb 1965 - Assigned to 1st Air Commando Wing at Eglin AFB[1]
16 Dec 1965 - 1st Air Commando Wing moved from Eglin AFB to England AFB[1]
Jun 1966 - Sent to Southeast Asia. Participated in Operation Steel Tiger. Assigned to 606th Special Operations Squadron.
14 Dec 1966 - Lost in action. Shot down by AA near Thai-Laos border. The pilot, Lt. Col. Albert R. Howarth, flew 20 miles with 1 engine on fire until all 3 persons aboard could bail out and be rescued. Lt. Col. Howarth was awarded the Mackay Trophy for "his exemplary courage and airmanship as a pilot in a combat strike mission in Southeast Asia under hazardous conditions of darkness and intense enemy fire."
Accidents
Unknown
Crew
Lt. Col. Albert R. Howarth - Pilot
Disposition
Lost 14 Dec 1966 to AA fire.
Images
Sources
Databases searched:
- AAIR - No Listing
- MACR - No Listing
- Baugher - http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1964.html