64-17643
| 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
Was originally 44-35392.
Operational History
3 Aug 1964 - Accepted into USAF Inventory from OnMark Engineering Company at Van Nuys, CA. [1]
4 Aug 1964 - Assigned to 1st Air Commando Wing at Eglin AFB. [1]
17 Dec 1965 - 1st Air Commando Wing at Eglin AFB. [2]
10 May 1966 - Status Change with 1st Air Commando Wing at England AFB. [3]
11 Jun 1966 - Assigned to Nakhon Phanom AB with 1st Air Commando Wing[3]
Participated in Operation Steel Tiger.
25 Jul 1966 - Dropped from Inventory due to crash landing while attached to 606th Special Operations Squadron[3]. Crash landed at Nakhon Phanom AB, probably due to fuel starvation. 2 KIA
Accidents
Destroyed in crash 24 Jul 1966
Crew
Maj. George Glenn Duke (Pilot) - KIA
Cpt. Miles Takeshi Tanimoto (Nav) - KIA
Disposition
Destroyed in crash 24 July 1966
Images
Sources
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