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4 Mar 1969 - [[1st Special Operations Wing]] at [[England AFB]]. <ref name="AVH-13">"Aerospace Vehicle Report, 1969" Reel AVH-13, Pg 2204 USAFHRA</ref><br>
4 Mar 1969 - [[1st Special Operations Wing]] at [[England AFB]]. <ref name="AVH-13">"Aerospace Vehicle Report, 1969" Reel AVH-13, Pg 2204 USAFHRA</ref><br>
1 Jul 1969 - [[603rd Special Operations Squadron]] moved to [[Hurlburt Field]]. <ref name="AVH-13"/><br>
1 Jul 1969 - [[603rd Special Operations Squadron]] moved to [[Hurlburt Field]]. <ref name="AVH-13"/><br>
23 Oct 1969 - Arrived at Davis Monthan from [[606th Special Operations Squadron]], [[1st Special Operations Wing]], Eglin AFB, FL<ref name="AVH-13"/><ref name="AMARC">www.amarcexperience.com</ref><br>
23 Oct 1969 - Arrived at [[Davis-Monthan AFB]] from [[606th Special Operations Squadron]], [[1st Special Operations Wing]], Eglin AFB, FL<ref name="AVH-13"/><ref name="AMARC">www.amarcexperience.com</ref><br>
27 Oct 1969 - Security Assistance Program Hold Storage at Davis-Monthan AFB. <ref name="AVH-13"/><br>
27 Oct 1969 - Security Assistance Program Hold Storage at Davis-Monthan AFB. <ref name="AVH-13"/><br>



Revision as of 05:27, 7 October 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
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 44-35685.

Based on the fact that this plane spend its entire service life stateside with the 1st Air Commando Wing we know that this plane was never named.

Operational History

17 Nov 1964 - Accepted into USAF Inventory from OnMark Engineering Company at Van Nuys, CA. [1]
18 Nov 1964 - Assigned to 1st Air Commando Wing at Hurlburt Field. [1]

17 Dec 1965 - 1st Air Commando Wing moves from Hurlburt Field to England AFB. [2]

11 Mar 1966 - Sent to Sacramento Air Material Area (SMAAR) at McLellan AFB [3]
5 May 1966 - Designation changed from B-26K to A-26A while at SMAAR. [3]
28 May 1966 - Assigned to 1st Air Commando Wing at England AFB.[3]
23 Aug 1966 - Sent to Addison, TX for "work completed by a civilian contractor" with code TEMCP. [3]
Note: The best guess at present is that the last line refers to Texas Engineering & Manufacturing Company (TEMCO), based out of Dallas, TX. By 1966 Temco was bought out and became Ling-Temco-Vought. They produced aircraft of their own and were certainly capable of making modifications. Temco also had a history of government contract work. (Thanks to Richard Fulwiler & Gene Chudy for this tip).

6 Jan 1967 - Assigned to 1st Air Commando Wing at England AFB.[4]
6 Jul 1967 - Assigned to PGCCE, Systems Command at Eglin AFB.[4]
2 Oct 1967 - Sent back to OnMark Engineering Company at Van Nuys, CA. [4]
2 Nov 1967 - Status change at OnMark Enginnering at Van Nuys, CA. [4]
10 Nov 1967 - Left OnMark, assigned to 1st Air Commando Wing at England AFB. [4]
11 Nov 1967 - Arrived at 1st Air Commando Wing at England AFB. [4]

7 Jul 1968 - 1st Air Commando Wing renamed to 1st Special Operations Wing. [5]

4 Mar 1969 - 1st Special Operations Wing at England AFB. [6]
1 Jul 1969 - 603rd Special Operations Squadron moved to Hurlburt Field. [6]
23 Oct 1969 - Arrived at Davis-Monthan AFB from 606th Special Operations Squadron, 1st Special Operations Wing, Eglin AFB, FL[6][7]
27 Oct 1969 - Security Assistance Program Hold Storage at Davis-Monthan AFB. [6]

15 Dec 1972 - Declared Excess, approved for reclamation[7]

6 Apr 1976 - Sold to Allied Aircraft, Inc of Tucson, AZ.[7]

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Accidents

Unknown

Crew

Unknown

Disposition

Unknown

Images

Sources

Databases searched:

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  • Baugher
  1. 1.0 1.1 "Aerospace Vehicle Report, Oct-Dec 1964" Reel AVH-2, Pg 599 USAFHRA
  2. "Aerospace Vehicle Report, 1965" Reel AVH-4, Pg 1957 USAFHRA
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "Aerospace Vehicle Report, 1966" Reel AVH-6, Pg 1945-1946 USAFHRA
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 "Aerospace Vehicle Report, 1967" Reel AVH-8, Pg 2750 USAFHRA
  5. "Aerospace Vehicle Report, 1968" Reel AVH-10, Pg 2371 USAFHRA
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 "Aerospace Vehicle Report, 1969" Reel AVH-13, Pg 2204 USAFHRA
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 www.amarcexperience.com