64-17657
| 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 43-22649.
Operational History
12 Nov 1964 - Delivered to USAF as a B-26K and assigned to the 605th Air Commando (Composite) Squadron (AF Southern Command) at Howard AFB, Panama.
Apr 1968 - Assigned to the 603rd Special Operations Squadron (SOS), 1st Special Operations Wing (Tactical Air Command) at England AFB, Louisiana.
At some point reassigned to 606th SOS based on data from Davis-Monthan records.
23 Oct 1969 - Arrived at Davis-Monthan AFB from 606th Special Operations Squadron, 1st Special Operations Wing, Eglin AFB, FL.
15 Dec 1972 - Declared Excess and approved for reclamation
Davis-Monthan records show this plane was transferred to United States Navy as PCN 7A001, but there is no outbound transfer date. There's a second entry with no transfer in date when the US Navy returned the plane to Davis-Monthan.
25 Jul 1974 - Went from Davis-Monthan to a private owner as N62104. (Bauger's site incorrectly lists the date of this sale as Nov 1972, but the aircraft had not been dropped from service by that time.)
5 Dec 1974 - Sold again in Civil market as N99218.
Nov 1975 - Damaged in a landing accident at Edwards AFB, CA when the nose gear collapsed.
9 Feb 1978 - Crashed on approach to Chino, CA. Saved for parts.
21 Jul 1986 - The forward fuselage was imported to England to assist with restoring A-26C 44-34172. The nose section is on display at the Wings Museum in Balcombe, East Essex, UK.
Accidents
Unknown
Crew
Unknown
Disposition
Sold to Civil Market. Registered as N62104, then N99218.
Images
Sources
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- Baugher
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