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Revision as of 16:33, 26 January 2021
| 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 44-35820.
Operational History
16 Feb 1965 - Accepted into USAF Inventory from OnMark Engineering Company in Van Nuys, CA [1]
17 Feb 1965 - Assigned to 1st Air Commando Wing at Hurlburt Field[1]
17 Dec 1965 - 1st Air Commando Wing moved from Hurlburt Field to England AFB[1]
10 May 1966 - Designation changed from B-26K to A-26A while with the 1st Air Commando Wing at England AFB. [2]
11 Jun 1966 - Sent to Nakhon Phanom Air Base. [2]Participated in Operation Steel Tiger
21 Dec 1966 - Assigned to 634th Combat Support Group at Nakhon Phanom Air Base. [3]
6 Jul 1967 - Assigned to Sacramento Air Material Area (SMAAR) at McLellan AFB. [3]
10 Sep 1967 - Maintenance at SMAAR. [3]
17 Oct 1967 - Assigned to 1st Air Commando Wing at England AFB. [3]
20 Oct 1967 - Arrived at 1st Air Commando Wing, England AFB. [3]
17 Nov 1967 - Left 1st Air Commando Wing, England AFB [3]
21 Nov 1967 - Assigned to 56th Air Commando Wing at Nakhon Phanom Air Base. [3]
4 Dec 1967 - Arrived at 56th Air Commando Wing at Nakhon Phanom Air Base. [3]
28 Dec 1967 - 56th Air Commando Wing at Nakhon Phanom Air Base. [3]
6 May 1968 - Maintenance with 56th Air Commando Wing at Nakhon Phanom Air Base.[4]
11 May 1968 - Returned to Combat capability with 56th Air Commando Wing at Nakhon Phanom Air Base. [4]
2 Aug 1968 - 56th Air Commando Wing renamed to 56th Special Operations Wing. [4]
10 Nov 1969 - Left Nakhon Phanom Air Base[5]
14 Nov 1969 - Assigned to 6200th Air Base Wing at Clark AFB and pet into open storage.
[5]
5 Jan 1970 - left Clark AFB. [5] Arrived at Davis-Monthan AFB. Assigned code AD017. [6]
21 May 1971 - Sent to Florence Air & Missile Museum, Florence, SC. [6]
~1998 - Cannibalized for parts when the local airport expanded and took over the property due to corrosion. [7] According to some sources in the general warbird community the Props, Engines, and Cockpit area went to Wright-Patterson for spares for their A-26 and the Tail section went in-tact to the Greater Rockford Airport (KRFD) in Rockford, IL.
Accidents
Unknown
Crew
Unknown
Disposition
Was on display at Museum in Florence, SC. Was cannibalized for parts in early 2000.
Images
671 on mission in Vietnam.
671 at Davis-Monthan/
671 on display.
671 begin chopped up for salvage.
Sources
Databases searched:
- AAIR -
- MACR -
- KORWALD -
- Baugher
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Aerospace Vehicle Report, 1965" Reel AVH-4, Pg 1959 USAFHRA
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Aerospace Vehicle Report, 1966" Reel AVH-6, Pg 1947-1948 USAFHRA
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 "Aerospace Vehicle Report, 1967" Reel AVH-8, Pg 2752-2753 USAFHRA
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Aerospace Vehicle Report, 1968" Reel AVH-10, Pg 2372 USAFHRA
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "Aerospace Vehicle Report, 1969" Reel AVH-13, Pg 2205 USAFHRA
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 www.amarcexperience.com
- ↑ http://www.warbirdregistry.org/a26registry/a26-6417671.html