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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

22 Aug 1945 - Accepted into inventory from USAF.
23 Aug 1945 - May have been temporarily placed in Overhaul & Repair Facility Norfolk.
Oct 1945 - Sent to Overhaul & Repair Facility Norfolk for "minor repairs"
Jul 1946 - Sent to Overhaul & Repair Facility San Diego.
Sep 1946 - Assigned to the operational pool in San Diego.
Oct 1946 - Assigned to VU-7.
22 Sep 1947 - Sent to Overhaul & Repair Facility Norfolk
May 1950 - In open storage at Litchfield Park Storage Facility, standard rework not required.
3 Feb 1951 - Sent to Overhaul & Repair Facility San Diego for modernization.
21 Mar 1951 - Modernization process begun.
29 Jun 1951 - Modernization complete, awaiting assignment.
6 Jul 1951 - Assigned to FASRON 691 for Surface Transport.
14 Jul 1951 - Assigned to VU-7, Detachment A at Barber's Point with Utility status, aging.
20 Feb 1953 - Status change to Utility, Non-aging with VU-7.
18 Mar 1953 - Status change to Utility, Aging with VU-7.
1 Dec 1953 - Assigned to FASRON 117 for transport for Rework.
7 Dec 1953 - FASRON 117 begins transport.
22 Dec 1953 - FASRON 117 completes transport.
28 Dec 1953 - Assigned to Overhaul & Repair Facility San Diego for rework, Progressive Maintenance-Conversion, non-flyable.
2 Feb 1954 - Assigned to Overhaul & Repair Facility Norfolk for rework, transferred by flight.
4 Feb 1954 - Received by O&R Norfolk.
6 Apr 1954 - Overhaul started at O&R Norfolk.
30 Jun 1954 - Overhaul complete, awaiting assignment.
9 Sep 1954 - Assigned to VU-4 at Chincoteague with status Utility, Aging.
8 Jun 1955 - Status change to Utility, non-aging. Grounded due to structural reasons. (This suggests an accident)
19 Jul 1955 - Status change to Utility, aging. Still grounded due to structural reasons.
31 Aug 1955 - Status changed to flyable condition, Utility, Aging.
29 Dec 1955 - Grounded due to structural reasons, status changed to Utility, non-aging.
30 Dec 1955 - Assigned to Overhaul & Repair Facility Norfolk for repair.
9 Jan 1956 - Repairs started at O&R Norfolk, grounded due to structural reasons.
29 Feb 1956 - Assigned to VU-4 at Chincoteague, status Utility, Non-Aging.
6 Jun 1956 - Status change to Utility, Aging
1 May 1957 - Status change to Utility, non-aging.
23 May 1957 - Status change to Utility, aging.
30 Jul 1957 - Flown to Overhaul & Repair Facility Norfolk for Overhaul.
14 Oct 1957 - Overhaul started at O&R Norfolk.
21 Apr 1958 - Overhaul completed pending flight check.
28 May 1958 - Awaiting assignment at O&R Norfolk.
3 Jun 1958 - Assigned to VU-10 at Guantanamo Bay with Utility status.
5 Jun 1959 - Assigned to VU-10 Detachment at Jacksonville, FL.
3 Aug 1959 - Assigned to VU-10 at Guantanamo Bay.
21 Sep 1959 - Awaiting decision to strike due to damage with VU-10.
30 Sep 1959 - Struck from inventory due to damage with 4,486 air frame hours.

Accidents

Service history implies 2 separate accidents in 1955, one in Jun 1955 and the other in Dec 1955.
21 Sep 1959 - Suffered an accident with VU-10 which caused the plane to be written off.

Crew

No Known Crew at this time.

Images

Sources

• US Navy Aircraft History Cards