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31 Oct 1966 - Assigned to [[603rd Air Commando Squadron]] at [[England AFB]]. <ref name="AVH-6"/><br>
31 Oct 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>
16 Nov 1966 - Assigned to [[1st Air Commando Wing]] at [[England AFB]]. <ref name="AVH-6"/><br>
1 Dec 1966 - Sent to Southeast Asia. <ref name="AVH-6"/><br> Participated in Operation Steel Tiger. Served with the [[603rd Special Operations Squadron]] - Detachment 1, attached to the [[606th Special Operations Squadron]], [[56th Special Operations Wing]].  
1 Dec 1966 - Sent to Southeast Asia. <ref name="AVH-6"/> Participated in Operation Steel Tiger. Served with the [[603rd Special Operations Squadron]] - Detachment 1, attached to the [[606th Special Operations Squadron]], [[56th Special Operations Wing]].  


23 Oct 1969 - Arrived at Davis-Monthan AFB from [[606th Special Operations Squadron]], [[1st Special Operations Wing]], Eglin AFB, FL.<br>
23 Oct 1969 - Arrived at Davis-Monthan AFB from [[606th Special Operations Squadron]], [[1st Special Operations Wing]], Eglin AFB, FL.<br>

Revision as of 21:10, 12 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
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 43-22665.

Operational History

30 Dec 1964 - Accepted into USAF Inventory for OnMark in Van Nuys, CA [1]
31 Dec 1964 - Assigned to 1st Air Commando Wing at Eglin AFB[1]

22 Dec 1965 - 1st Air Commando Wing moved from Eglin AFB to England AFB.[1]

1 Mar 1966 - Sent to Sacramento Air Material Area (SMAAR) at McLellan AFB. [2]
5 May 1966 - Designation changed from B-26K to A-26A while assigned to SMAAR. [2]
28 May 1966 - Assigned to 1st Air Commando Wing at England AFB. [2]
31 Oct 1966 - Assigned to 603rd Air Commando Squadron at England AFB. [2]
16 Nov 1966 - Assigned to 1st Air Commando Wing at England AFB. [2]
1 Dec 1966 - Sent to Southeast Asia. [2] Participated in Operation Steel Tiger. Served with the 603rd Special Operations Squadron - Detachment 1, attached to the 606th Special Operations Squadron, 56th Special Operations Wing.

23 Oct 1969 - Arrived at Davis-Monthan AFB from 606th Special Operations Squadron, 1st Special Operations Wing, Eglin AFB, FL.
15 Dec 1972 - Marked as Excess and approved for reclamation
2 Apr 1976 - Sold to Allied Aircraft, Inc of Tucson, AZ.

Accidents

Unknown

Crew

Unknown

Disposition

Unknown

Images

64-17664 is visible in the back right corner of the photo wearing a glass nose.
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Sources

Databases searched:

  • AAIR -
  • MACR -
  • KORWALD -
  • Baugher
  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Reel AVH-4, USAFHRA
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Reel AVH-6, USAFHRA