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30 Nov 1964 - Accepted into USAF Inventory from OnMark at Van Nuys, CA. <ref name="AVH-2"> Reel AVH-2, USAFHRA </ref><br> | 30 Nov 1964 - Accepted into USAF Inventory from OnMark at Van Nuys, CA. <ref name="AVH-2"> Reel AVH-2, USAFHRA </ref><br> | ||
1 Dec 1964 - Assigned to [[1st Air Commando Wing]] at [[Eglin AFB]]. <ref name="AVH-2"/><br> | 1 Dec 1964 - Assigned to [[1st Air Commando Wing]] at [[Eglin AFB]]. <ref name="AVH-2"/><br> | ||
6 Jul 1965 - [[1st Air Commando Wing]] at [[Eglin AFB]] <ref name="AVH-4"> Reel AVH-4, USAFHRA</ref><br> | |||
29 Aug 1965 - [[1st Air Commando Wing]] at [[Eglin AFB]] <ref name="AVH-4"/><br> | |||
9 Nov 1965 - [[Mobile Air Material Area]] at [[Brookley AFB]] <ref name="AVH-4"/><br> | |||
23 Nov 1965 - [[1st Air Commando Wing]] at [[Eglin AFB]] <ref name="AVH-4"/><br> | |||
17 Dec 1965 - [[1st Air Commando Wing]] moved from [[Eglin AFB]] to [[England AFB]] <ref name="AVH-4"/><br> | |||
Revision as of 22:25, 4 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 44-35608.
Operational History
30 Nov 1964 - Accepted into USAF Inventory from OnMark at Van Nuys, CA. [1]
1 Dec 1964 - Assigned to 1st Air Commando Wing at Eglin AFB. [1]
6 Jul 1965 - 1st Air Commando Wing at Eglin AFB [2]
29 Aug 1965 - 1st Air Commando Wing at Eglin AFB [2]
9 Nov 1965 - Mobile Air Material Area at Brookley AFB [2]
23 Nov 1965 - 1st Air Commando Wing at Eglin AFB [2]
17 Dec 1965 - 1st Air Commando Wing moved from Eglin AFB to England AFB [2]
Dec 1966 - Sent to Southeast Asia. Participated in Operation Steel Tiger.
29 Nov 1969 - Arrived at Davis-Monthan AFB from 609th Special Operations Squadron, 56th Special Operations Wing, Nakhon Phanom AB, Thailand
15 Dec 1972 - Declared Excess and authorized for reclamation
9 Apr 1976 - Sold to Allied Aircraft, Inc of Tucson, AZ.
Was definitely scrapped at some point as parts of this plane were recovered by the pilot.
Accidents
Unknown
Crew
Cpt. Paul "Hulk" Marschalk (Pilot)
Cpt. Leon "Crazy" Poteet (Nav)
Disposition
Unknown
Images
Sources
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- Baugher