64-17646
| 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
Was converted from 44-35375.
Operational History
18 Aug 1964 - sent to Congo to participate in CIA operation Anstalt Wigmo. Had RF646 and later FR-646 on the tail.
Mar 1967 - returned to US.
Served with 609th Special Operations Squadron.
Participated in Operation Steel Tiger.
8 Jul 1969 - hit hillside during strafing run in southern "Barrel Roll" area of SVN. 2 KIA. Last A-26 lost in SEA operations by US.
Accidents
Unknown
Crew
Maj. James Sizemore (Pilot) - KIA
Maj. Howard Andre (Nav) - KIA
Disposition
Lost in action Jul 1969.
Images
64-17646 is visible in the background on the left.
Maj. James Sizemore standing beside 64-17646 in Vietnam.
Sources
Databases searched:
- AAIR -
- MACR -
- Baugher