64-17669

B-26K-1 Invader
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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See also: List of Invaders by Serial Number, Serial Numbers starting with 64

Converted from 44-34606.

Operational History

2 Feb 1965 - Assumed accepted into USAF Inventory from OnMark at Van Nuys, CA. 3 Feb 1965 - Assigned to 1st Air Commando Wing at Eglin AFB
11 Jun 1965 - Assigned to Mobile Air Material Area (MOAAR).
1 Jul 1965 - Assigned to 1st Air Commando Wing at Eglin AFB
17 Dec 1965 - 1st Air Commando Wing moved from Eglin AFB to England AFB
NOTE: There is no entry for acceptance of this plane into inventory on the official records. The 2 Feb is assumed based on the pattern of acceptance of other B-26Ks.

10 May 1966 - Designation changed from B-26K to A-26A while with the 1st Air Commando Wing at England AFB.
11 Jun 1966 - Sent to Nakhon Phanom Air Base. Participated in Operation Steel Tiger

22 Feb 1967 - Lost in action. This plane accompanied its damaged sister ship (64-17668) back from a strafing run. 668's starboard wing was on fire and the crew of 669 encouraged them to bail out. As soon as 668's crew bailed out the plane exploded, sending a large part of the wing to 669, destroying the plane and causing it to crash with a loss of both crew.

Accidents

Unknown

Crew

Cpt. Dwight Stanley Campbell - Pilot - KIA
Cpt. Robert Lee Sholl - Navigator - KIA

Disposition

Lost Feb 1967.

Images

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Sources

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