64-17651

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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
39,250 lbs Maximum

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
2,700 miles (ferry)

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

Converted from 44-34119.

Was named Mighty Mouse

Operational History

unknown

Oct 1967 - Sent to Southeast Asia
Participated in Operation Steel Tiger. 609th Special Operations Squadron, 56th Special Operations Wing, Nakhon Phanom AB, Thailand.

Nov 1969 - Went to Davis-Monthan AFB from 609th Special Operations Squadron, 56th Special Operations Wing, Nakhon Phanom AB, Thailand.

Preserved at Seoul Museum, Korea, moved to Korean Aerospace Industry Aerospace Museum, Sacheon AFB.

Accidents

Unknown

Crew

Maj Charles "Charlie" Volger - Pilot
Cpt Norman Wolf - Navigator
Larry Clunk - Crew Chief

Disposition

Was on display in Korean Museum.

Images

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Sources

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