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==Operational History==
==Operational History==
It was received by the USAAF between DEC 1943 - MAR 1944.
It was received by the USAAF Mar 1944.


Delivered Long Beach to NAS Alameda, CA. Dismantled for shipping.  
Delivered Long Beach to NAS Alameda, CA. Dismantled for shipping.  
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Assembled and flown to Nadzab, New Guinea. 3rd Bomb Group, Hollandia, New Guinea.  
Assembled and flown to Nadzab, New Guinea. 3rd Bomb Group, Hollandia, New Guinea.  


Combat evaluation June 1944
Jun 1944 - Combat evaluation  
 
28 Jun 1945 - Declared obsolete. This plane was abandoned overseas.
 
[[File:41-39119 IARC.jpg|600px]]


==Accidents==
==Accidents==
4 Mar 1945. 8th SrG/455th SrSq.  Raymond H Oatley. Crashed Belly Landing upon returning to Nadzab AF after evaluation mission.  
4 Mar 1945. 455th Support Squadron, 8th Support Group/455t.  Raymond H Oatley (Pilot). Crashed Belly Landing upon returning to Nadzab AF after evaluation mission.


==Crew==
==Crew==
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Unknown
Unknown


==Images==
41-39119 pictured at Hollandia in the summer of 1944. The dark red stripe at the top of the tail denotes it as a [[13th Bombardment Squadron]] plane.<br>
[[File:41-39119.jpg|900px]]


==Sources==
==Sources==

Latest revision as of 18:28, 20 July 2020

A-26B-5 Invader
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Builders: Douglas Aircraft Company
Operators: United States Air Force
Number Built: 30 (15-DT, 15-DL)
First Built: Dec 1943
GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS
Type: Light Attack Bomber
Wet Weight: 31,000 lb
Length: 50' 9" (with guns)

49' 11" (without guns)

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 (6,700 m)
Powerplant: 2x Pratt & Whitney R-2800-27
Horsepower: 2,000 each
Fuel Capacity: 1,600 US Gallons

125 Gallon tank in bomb bay

Range:
Crew: 2
Passengers: 1
ARMAMENT
Nose Guns: 1x 75mm Cannon
Dorsal Turret: 2x .50 Machine Guns
Ventral Turret: 2x .50 Machine Guns
Payload: 4,000 lbs internal

2,000 lbs wing points

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Operational History

It was received by the USAAF Mar 1944.

Delivered Long Beach to NAS Alameda, CA. Dismantled for shipping.

6 May 1944 Departed Oakland, CA for delivery to Finschhafen, New Guinea. Assembled and flown to Nadzab, New Guinea. 3rd Bomb Group, Hollandia, New Guinea.

Jun 1944 - Combat evaluation

28 Jun 1945 - Declared obsolete. This plane was abandoned overseas.

41-39119 IARC.jpg

Accidents

4 Mar 1945. 455th Support Squadron, 8th Support Group/455t. Raymond H Oatley (Pilot). Crashed Belly Landing upon returning to Nadzab AF after evaluation mission.

Crew

Oatley, Raymond H. (Pilot)

Disposition

Unknown

Images

41-39119 pictured at Hollandia in the summer of 1944. The dark red stripe at the top of the tail denotes it as a 13th Bombardment Squadron plane.
41-39119.jpg

Sources

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