64-17664

B-26K-1 Invader

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 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]

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.

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

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