44-35890
| A-26C-50 Invader | |||
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| Builders: Douglas Aircraft Company | |||
| Operators: United States Air Force | |||
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| GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS | |||
| Type: Light Attack Bomber | |||
| Wet Weight: 31,000 lbs | |||
| Length: 51' 3" (15.24 m) | |||
| 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 Ford R-2800-79 | |||
| Horsepower: 2,000 each | |||
| Fuel Capacity: 1,600 US Gallons | |||
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| Crew: 3 | |||
| Passengers: 1 | |||
| ARMAMENT | |||
| Nose Guns: None | |||
| 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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See also: List of Invaders by Serial Number, Serial Numbers starting with 43
Was named "U-3" in the Congo during operation Anstalt Wigmo.
Operational History
unknown Was converted to B-26B.
Was used by the CIA.
Participated in Operation Millpond
Sep 1964 - sent to Congo to participate in CIA operation Anstalt Wigmo. Was used as an emergency escape transport, then a recon plane. Was called "U-3" by the crew.
Accidents
Unknown
Crew
Unknown
Disposition
Unknown.
Images
44-35890 is visible in the background on the left in this photo.
Crew from the Makasi Squadron pose in front of "U-3" in the Congo.
Sources
Databases searched:
- AAIR -
- MACR -
- KORWALD -
- Baugher