64-17654

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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
39,250 lbs Maximum

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
2,700 miles (ferry)

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 41-39491.

Operational History

20 Oct 1964 - Accepted into USAF Inventory from OnMark Engineering Company at Van Nuys, CA. [1]
21 Oct 1964 - Assigned to 1st Air Commando Wing at Eglin AFB. [1]

22 Dec 1965 - 1st Air Commando Wing moves from Eglin AFB to England AFB. [2]

10 May 1966 - Designation changed from B-26K to A-26A while with 1st Air Commando Squadron at England AFB. [3]
8 Sep 1966 - Sent to Sacramento Air Material Area (SMAAR) at McLellan AFB. [3]
16 Nov 1966 - Assigned to 1st Air Commando Wing at England AFB[3]
21 Dec 1966 - Sent to Sacramento Air Material Area (SMAAR) at McLellan AFB. [3]

24 Jan 1967 - Assigned to 1st Air Commando Wing at England AFB. [4]
31 May 1967 - 1st Air Commando Wing at Eglin AFB. [4]
9 Aug 1967 - Sent back to OnMark Engineering Company at Van Nuys, CA. [4]
9 Oct 1967 - Assigned to Sacramento Air Material Area (SMAAR) at McLellan AFB. [4]
31 Oct 1967 - Assigned to 56th Air Commando Wing at Nakhon Phanom Air Base. [4]
16 Nov 1967 - Arrived at 56th Air Commando Wing at Nakhon Phanom Air Base. [4]

2 Aug 1968 - 56th Air Commando Wing renamed to 56th Special Operations Wing. [5]

10 Nov 1969 - Left 56th Special Operations Wing at Nakhon Phanom. [6]
14 Nov 1969 - Assigned to 6200th Air Base wing at Clark AFB and put into open storage. [6]
NOTE: Baugher and others list 10 Nov 1969 as the date that it was sent to South Vietnam for use as a training frame. While I do not doubt that the plane ended up with the SVA for that purpose, the date is not correct as reflected by the records.

Mar 1975 - Blown up at Nha Trang to keep it from falling into North Vietnamese hands.

Accidents

Unknown

Crew

Unknown

Disposition

Destroyed (Scuttled)

Images

Sources

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  • Baugher
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Aerospace Vehicle Report, Oct-Dec 1964" Reel AVH-2, Pg 598-599 USAFHRA
  2. ↑ "Aerospace Vehicle Report, 1965" Reel AVH-4, Pg 1957 USAFHRA
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "Aerospace Vehicle Report, 1966" Reel AVH-6, Pg 1945 USAFHRA
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 "Aerospace Vehicle Report, 1967" Reel AVH-8, Pg 2750 USAFHRA
  5. ↑ "Aerospace Vehicle Report, 1968" Reel AVH-10, Pg 2370 USAFHRA
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Aerospace Vehicle Report, 1969" Reel AVH-13, Pg 2203 USAFHRA
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