64-17673
| 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 44-34135.
Operational History
7 Mar 1965 - Accepted into USAF Inventory from OnMark Engineering Company in Van Nuys, CA [1]
8 Mar 1965 - Assigned to 1st Air Commando Wing at Eglin AFB[1]
17 Dec 1965 - 1st Air Commando Wing moved from Eglin AFB to England AFB[1]
10 May 1966 - Designation changed from B-26K to A-26A while with 1st Air Commando Wing at England AFB. [2]
31 Oct 1966 - Assigned to 1st Air Commando Wing at England AFB. [2]
16 Nov 1966 - Assigned to 603rd Air Command Squadron at England AFB. [2]
1 Dec 1966 - Assigned to 1st Air Commando Wing at England AFB. [2]
21 Dec 1966 - Assigned to 634th Combat Support Group at Nakhon Phanom Air Base. [3]
10 Jul 1967 - Assigned to Sacramento Air Material Area (SMAAR) at McLellan AFB. [3]
6 Dec 1967 - Assigned to 56th Air Commando Wing at Nakhon Phanom Air Base. [3]
10 Dec 1967 - Arrived at 56th Air Commando Wing at Nakhon Phanom Air Base. [3]
28 Dec 1967 - Combat capable at 56th Air Commando Wing at Nakhon Phanom Air Base. [3]
2 Aug 1968 - 56th Air Commando Squadron renamed to 56th Special Operations Wing.[4]
11 Mar 1969 - Destroyed in accident.[5] Crashed in circuit at Nakhon Phanom when it ran out of fuel while checking a landing gear problem. 2 KIA.
Accidents
11 Mar 1969 - Crashed due to fuel starvation and landing gear problem.
Crew
Cpt. Neal E. Monette - Pilot - KIA
Maj. John V. Callanan - Navigator - KIA
Disposition
Destroyed in accident.
Images
Sources
Databases searched:
- AAIR -
- MACR -
- Baugher - http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1964.html
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Aerospace Vehicle Report, 1965" Reel AVH-4, Pg 1959 USAFHRA
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Aerospace Vehicle Report, 1966" Reel AVH-6, Pg 1948 USAFHRA
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 "Aerospace Vehicle Report, 1967" Reel AVH-8, Pg 2753 USAFHRA
- ↑ "Aerospace Vehicle Report, 1968" Reel AVH-10, Pg 2372 USAFHRA
- ↑ "Aerospace Vehicle Report, 1969" Reel AVH-13, Pg 2205 USAFHRA