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JD-1 Invader
Builders: Douglas Aircraft Company
Operators: United States Navy
Number Built: 152
First Built: Mar 1945
GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS
Type: Utility Aircraft
Wet Weight: 31,000 lbs
Length: 51' 3"
Height: 18' 6" (5.64 m)
Wingspan: 70' (21.34 m)
Wing Area: 540 Sq. Feet (50.17 m²)
Speed: 212 mph
Max Speed: 370 mph
Ceiling: 31,300 feet
Powerplant: 2x Pratt & Whitney R-2800-27
Horsepower: 2,000 each
Fuel Capacity: 1,600 US Gallons
Range:
Crew: 3
Passengers: 1
ARMAMENT
Nose Guns: None
Dorsal Turret: None
Ventral Turret: None
Payload: 4,000 lbs internal 2,000 lbs wing points
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See also: United_States_(Navy)

Notes: It was originally USAF, Serial Number Unknown.

Operational History

21 Aug 1945 - Accepted into inventory from USAF.
22 Aug 1945 - May have been temporarily placed in Litchfield Park Storage Facility.
Oct 1945 - Sent to Overhaul & Repair Facility Norfolk for "minor repairs"
16 Apr 1946 - Assigned to VX-2.
Nov 1946 - Assigned to Operational Pool with VU-4
Mar 1947 - Assigned to MACG-1.
Sep 1948 - Assigned to Operational pool at Norfolk NAS
13 Jan 1950 - In Overhaul at Overhaul & Repair Facility Norfolk.

NOTE: The US Naval Aviation Museum Library only has 1 Inventory Card on file for this plane. The rest of the cards appear to have been lost to time. As such, we cannot detail the remainder of her service life, except for one point after 1950 the plane was assigned to VU-5. We know this to be true because we have a photo of the plane in VU-5 markings with the BuNo clearly visible.

Accidents

No known accidents

Crew

No Known Crew at this time.

Images

Sources

• US Navy Aircraft History Cards