64-17642
| 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 44-35345.
Operational History
9 Jul 1964 - Accepted into USAF Inventory from OnMark Engineering Company at Van Nuys, CA. [1]
10 Jul 1964 - Assigned to 1st Air Commando Wing at Eglin AFB. [1]
17 Dec 1965 - Assigned to 1st Air Commando Wing and England AFB. [2]
NOTE: This isn't an assignment of a different unit, but rather the 1st ACW moving from Eglin AFB to England AFB.
4 Feb 1966 - Sacramento Air Material Area (SMAAR) [3]
1 May 1966 - 4410th Combat Crew Training Wing at Eglin AFB [3]
9 May 1966 - 4410th Combat Crew Training Wing at Eglin AFB [3]
2 Aug 1966 - 1st Air Commando Wing at England AFB [3]
31 Oct 1966 - 603rd Air Commando Squadron at England AFB [3]
16 Nov 1966 - 1st Air Commando Wing at England AFB [3]
1 Dec 1966 - 1st Air Commando Wing at England AFB [3]
21 Dec 1966 - 603rd Air Command Squadron at Nakhon Phanhom Air Base. [4] Participated in Operation Barrel Roll.
Note: The last entry for 21 Dec appears on reel AVH-8 instead of AVH-6.
31 May 1967 - 56th Air Commando Wing at Nakhon Phanom Air Base. [4]
27 Aug 1967 - 56th Air Commando Wing at Nakhon Phanom Air Base. [4] Aircraft lost over northern Laos, 85 mi NW of Nakhon Phanom. 2 MIA, later upgraded to KIA.
Accidents
Unknown
Crew
Lt. Col. Bruce Allan Jensen (Pilot) -MIA
Maj. Francis Edward Smiley (Navigator) - MIA
Disposition
Lost in action, Aug 1967.
Images
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Sources
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- Baugher
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Aerospace Vehicle Report, Jul - Sep 1964" Reel AVH-1, Pg 1179. USAFHRA
- ↑ "Aerospace Vehicle Report, 1965" Reel AVH-4, Pg 1956 USAFHRA
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 "Aerospace Vehicle Report, 1966" Reel AVH-6, Pg 1943 USAFHRA
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Aerospace Vehicle Report, 1967" Reel AVH-8, Pg 2748 USAFHRA