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17 Nov 1965 - Assigned to Mobile Air Material Area (MOAAR) at [[Brookley AFB]]. <ref name="AVH-4">Reel AVH-4, USAFHRA</ref><br> | 17 Nov 1965 - Assigned to Mobile Air Material Area (MOAAR) at [[Brookley AFB]]. <ref name="AVH-4">Reel AVH-4, USAFHRA</ref><br> | ||
3 Dec 1965 - Assigned to [[1st Air Commando Wing]] at [[Eglin AFB]] for Flight Training and Evaluation. <ref name="AVH-4"/><br> | 3 Dec 1965 - Assigned to [[1st Air Commando Wing]] at [[Eglin AFB]] for Flight Training and Evaluation. <ref name="AVH-4"/><br> | ||
1 Feb 1966 - Assigned to [[4410th Combat Crew Training Wing]] at [[Eglin AFB]]. <ref name="AVH-6">Reel AVH-6, USAFHRA</ref><br> | |||
28 Feb 1966 - Assigned to [[1st Air Commando Wing]] at [[Eglin AFB]]. <ref name="AVH-6"/><br> | |||
9 May 1966 - Assigned to [[4410th Combat Crew Training Wing]] at [[Eglin AFB]]. Designation changed from B-26K to A-26A. <ref name="AVH-6"/><br> | |||
2 Aug 1966 - Assigned to [[1st Air Commando Wing]] at [[England AFB]]. <ref name="AVH-6"/><br> | |||
31 Aug 1966 - Assigned to [[603rd Air Commando Squadron]] at [[England AFB]]. <ref name="AVH-6"/><br> | |||
16 Nov 1966 - Assigned to [[1st Air Commando Wing]] at [[England AFB]]. <ref name="AVH-6"/><br> | |||
Revision as of 17:50, 10 September 2020
| 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
Converted from 44-34361.
Operational History
4 Oct 1964 - Accepted into USAF Inventory from OnMark at Van Nuys, CA. [1]
5 Oct 1964 - Assigned to 1st Air Commando Wing at Eglin AFB. [1]
17 Nov 1965 - Assigned to Mobile Air Material Area (MOAAR) at Brookley AFB. [2]
3 Dec 1965 - Assigned to 1st Air Commando Wing at Eglin AFB for Flight Training and Evaluation. [2]
1 Feb 1966 - Assigned to 4410th Combat Crew Training Wing at Eglin AFB. [3]
28 Feb 1966 - Assigned to 1st Air Commando Wing at Eglin AFB. [3]
9 May 1966 - Assigned to 4410th Combat Crew Training Wing at Eglin AFB. Designation changed from B-26K to A-26A. [3]
2 Aug 1966 - Assigned to 1st Air Commando Wing at England AFB. [3]
31 Aug 1966 - Assigned to 603rd Air Commando Squadron at England AFB. [3]
16 Nov 1966 - Assigned to 1st Air Commando Wing at England AFB. [3]
Oct 1968 sent to Southeast Asia. Participated in Operation Steel Tiger.
10 Nov 1969 - Sent to South Vietnam for use as a training plane.
Mar 1975 - Blown up at Nha Trang to keep it from falling into North Vietnamese hands.
Accidents
Unknown
Crew
Unknown
Disposition
Destroyed (Scuttled)
Images
Sources
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- Baugher