77150
| JD-1 Invader | |||
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| Builders: Douglas Aircraft Company | |||
| Operators: United States Navy | |||
| Number Built: 152 | |||
| First Built: Mar 1945 | |||
| GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS | |||
| Type: Utility Aircraft | |||
| Wet Weight: 31,000 lbs | |||
| Length: 51' 3" | |||
| Height: 18' 6" (5.64 m) | |||
| Wingspan: 70' (21.34 m) | |||
| Wing Area: 540 Sq. Feet (50.17 m²) | |||
| Speed: 212 mph | |||
| Max Speed: 370 mph | |||
| Ceiling: 31,300 feet | |||
| Powerplant: 2x Pratt & Whitney R-2800-27 | |||
| Horsepower: 2,000 each | |||
| Fuel Capacity: 1,600 US Gallons | |||
| Range: | |||
| Crew: 3 | |||
| Passengers: 1 | |||
| ARMAMENT | |||
| Nose Guns: None | |||
| Dorsal Turret: None | |||
| Ventral Turret: None | |||
| Payload: 4,000 lbs internal 2,000 lbs wing points | |||
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See also: United_States_(Navy)
Notes: It was originally USAF, Serial Number Unknown.
Operational History
22 Aug 1945 - Accepted into inventory from USAF.
23 Aug 1945 - May have been temporarily placed in Overhaul & Repair Facility Norfolk.
Oct 1945 - Sent to Overhaul & Repair Facility Norfolk for "minor repairs"
Apr 1946 - Sent to Overhaul & Repair Facility San Diego.
Jul 1946 - Assigned to VU-2.
Aug 1948 - Sent to the Operational Pool at Norfolk.
26 Apr 1949 - Sent to Overhaul & Repair Facility Norfolk.
May 1950 - Assigned to VU-4
10 Sep 1951 - Sent to Overhaul & Repair Facility Norfolk
15 Apr 1952 - Sent to FASRON 691
16 May 1952 - Sent to FASRON 11
28 May 1952 - Assigned to VU-5, Detachment A, Atsugi, Japan.
4 Feb 1958 - Sent to Naval Advance Base Oppama
10 Sep 1958 - Assigned to VU-5, Detachment A, Atsugi, Japan.
14 Oct 1958 - VU-5, Detachment A moved to Cubi Point.
23 May 1960 - Struck from Inventory.
Accidents
Service history implies 2 separate accidents in 1955, one in Jun 1955 and the other in Dec 1955.
21 Sep 1959 - Suffered an accident with VU-10 which caused the plane to be written off.
Crew
No Known Crew at this time.
Disposition
Images
Sources
- US Navy Aircraft History Cards