57990

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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: This plane was the first XJD-1 Prototype. It was a hard-nose version that had been stripped of its guns.
It was originally USAF 44-34217.


Operational History

16 Mar 1945 - Accepted in Naval Inventory from USAF stock. Assigned to VJ-4 at Chincoteague NAF.
Aug 1945 - Sent to Litchfield Park Storage Facility.
Sep 1945 - Sent to Overhaul & Repair Center Norfolk for Minor Repairs. (Either it wasn't a high priority or they did a lot of work on the plane because it was at O&R Norfolk for 10 months.)
Jul 1946 - Sent to operational Pool at San Diego NAS.
Aug 1946 - Assigned to JV-7.
Aug 1947 - Assigned to operational Pool at San Diego NAS.
Oct 1947 - Assigned to operational Pool and Norfolk NAS.



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Accidents

Unknown

Crew

No Known Crew at this time.

Disposition

Scrapped.

Images

Sources

  • US Navy Aircraft History Cards