64-17677

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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See also: List of Invaders by Serial Number, Serial Numbers starting with 64

Converted from 44-34108 or 44-35205. (The other plane was 64-17678).

Was named Batplane.

Operational History

14 Apr 1965 - Accepted into USAF Inventory from OnMark in Van Nuys, CA
15 Apr 1965 - Assigned to 1st Air Commando Wing at Eglin AFB
17 Dec 1965 - 1st Air Commando Wing moved from Eglin AFB to England AFB
NOTE: There is no official record of acceptance in the records. The acceptance date is assumed based on the pattern of other planes of this type being accepted the day before they were assigned.

10 May 1966 - Designation changed from B-26K to A-26A while assigned to 1st Air Commando Wing at England AFB.
30 Jun 1966 - Sent to Sacramento Air Material Area (SMAAR) at McLellan AFB

Aug 1967. Sent to Southeast Asia. Participated in Operation Steel Tiger. Was assigned to 609th Special Operations Squadron.

10 Nov 1969. Sent to South Vietnam Air Force for use as a training frame.

Mar 1975 - Blown up at Nha Trang to keep it from falling into North Vietmanese hands.

Accidents

Unknown

Crew

Al "Batman" Shortt - Pilot
Larry "Robin" Counts - Navigator

Disposition

Destroyed (Scuttled)

Sources

Databases searched:

• AAIR -
• MACR -
• Baugher - http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1964.html