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15 Aug 1969 - [[56th Special Operations Wing]] at Nakhon Phanom Air Base. <ref name="AVH-13"/><br>
15 Aug 1969 - [[56th Special Operations Wing]] at Nakhon Phanom Air Base. <ref name="AVH-13"/><br>
12 Nov 1969 - Left [[56th Special Operations Wing]] at Nakhon Phanom Air Base. <ref name="AVH-13"/><br>
12 Nov 1969 - Left [[56th Special Operations Wing]] at Nakhon Phanom Air Base. <ref name="AVH-13"/><br>
29 Nov 1969 - Arrived at Davis-Monthan AFB from [[609th Special Operations Squadron]], [[56th Special Operations Wing]], Nakhon Phanom AB, Thailand <ref name="AVH-13"/><ref name="AMARC">www.amarcexperience.com</ref><br>
29 Nov 1969 - Arrived at [[Davis-Monthan AFB]] from [[609th Special Operations Squadron]], [[56th Special Operations Wing]], Nakhon Phanom AB, Thailand <ref name="AVH-13"/><ref name="AMARC">www.amarcexperience.com</ref><br>


15 Dec 1972 - Declared Excess and authorized for reclamation<ref name="AMARC"/><br>
15 Dec 1972 - Declared Excess and authorized for reclamation<ref name="AMARC"/><br>

Revision as of 05:29, 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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Converted from 44-35608.

Operational History

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

6 Jul 1965 - 1st Air Commando Wing at Hurlburt Field [2]
29 Aug 1965 - 1st Air Commando Wing at Hurlburt Field [2]
9 Nov 1965 - Mobile Air Material Area at Brookley AFB [2]
23 Nov 1965 - 1st Air Commando Wing at Hurlburt Field [2]
17 Dec 1965 - 1st Air Commando Wing moved from Hurlburt Field to England AFB [2]

13 Apr 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]
3 Jul 1966 - Assigned to 1st Air Commando Wing at England AFB. [3]
31 Oct 1966 - Assigned to 603rd Air Commando Squadron at England AFB. [3]
16 Nov 1955 - Assigned to 1st Air Commando Wing at England AFB. [3]
1 Dec 1966 - Sent to Southeast Asia as a detachment of the 1st Air Commando Wing. [3]
21 Dec 1966 - Arrived at Nakhon Phanom. Assigned to 634th Combat Support Group. [4]

31 May 1967 - Assigned to 56th Air Commando Wing at Nakhon Phanom Air Base. [4]
23 Aug 1967 - Sent to Sacramento Air Material Area (SMAAR) at McLellan AFB. [4]
11 Sep 1967 - Sent back to OnMark Engineering Company in Van Nuys, CA. [4]
31 Oct 1967 - Assigned to 1st Air Commando Wing at England AFB. [4]
1 Nov 1967 - Arrived at 1st Air Commando Wing at England AFB. [4]

15 Apr 1968 - Assigned to Sacramento Air Material Area (SMAAR) at McLellan AFB. [5]
14 Jul 1968 - Left SMAAR, assigned to 56th Air Commando Wing at Nakhon Phanom Air Base. [5]
29 Jul 1968 - Arrived at 56th Air Commando Wing at Nakhon Phanom Air Base. [5]
2 Aug 1968 - 56th Air Commando Wing renamed to 56th Special Operations Wing. [5]

27 Jun 1969 - 56th Special Operations Wing at Nakhon Phanom Air Base. [6]
14 Jul 1969 - Status change at 56th Special Operations Wing at Nakhon Phanom Air Base. [6]
15 Aug 1969 - 56th Special Operations Wing at Nakhon Phanom Air Base. [6]
12 Nov 1969 - Left 56th Special Operations Wing at Nakhon Phanom Air Base. [6]
29 Nov 1969 - Arrived at Davis-Monthan AFB from 609th Special Operations Squadron, 56th Special Operations Wing, Nakhon Phanom AB, Thailand [6][7]

15 Dec 1972 - Declared Excess and authorized for reclamation[7]

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

Was definitely scrapped at some point as parts of this plane were recovered by the pilot.


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Accidents

Unknown

Crew

Cpt. Paul "Hulk" Marschalk (Pilot)
Cpt. Leon "Crazy" Poteet (Nav)

Disposition

Unknown

Images

Sources

Databases searched:

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  • MACR -
  • KORWALD -
  • Baugher
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Aerospace Vehicle Report, Oct-Dec 1964" Reel AVH-2, Pg 599 USAFHRA
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 "Aerospace Vehicle Report, 1965" Reel AVH-4, Pg 1957-1958 USAFHRA
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 "Aerospace Vehicle Report, 1966" Reel AVH-6, Pg 1946 USAFHRA
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 "Aerospace Vehicle Report, 1967" Reel AVH-8, Pg 2751 USAFHRA
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 "Aerospace Vehicle Report, 1968" Reel AVH-10, Pg 2371 USAFHRA
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 "Aerospace Vehicle Report, 1969" Reel AVH-13, Pg 2204 USAFHRA
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 www.amarcexperience.com
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