64-17679
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 44-34198.
Named "Special Kay".
Operational History
unknown
Assigned to 606th Special Operations Squadron, 1st Special Operations Wing, Eglin AFB, FL.
24 Oct 1969 - Arrived at Davis-Monthan AFB.
1 Sep 1971 - Sold to State of Georgia Forestry Commission as N269G. Stored in open storage in Macon, GA.
1977 - Registered to Airspray, Ltd of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada as C-GXTG, but not delivered as damaged on landing after test flight from Macon and apparently abandoned there.
Oct 1978 - Registered as N4988N with Lynch Flying Service of Billings, MT. Sat in uncovered storage.
2010 - Sold by Lynch Flying Service.
2013 - Moved to Ft. Worth, Meacham Field to undergo restoration at Greatest Generation Aircraft.
8 Jul 2017 - Conducted test flight at Meacham Field. The plane was unfinished aluminum during these flights.
10 Jul 2017 - First "official" flight as the last fully-operational A-26A Invader.
Special Kay is currently operated by the Vintage Flying Museum in Ft. Worth, TX.
http://www.a26k.org
Accidents
1977 - Landing accident.
Crew
Unknown
Civil
James Stanley Reynolds - Owner
Disposition
Operational and flying out of Ft. Worth, TX.
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Sources
Databases searched:
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- Baugher - http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1964.html