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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. | 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. | ||
Aug 1966 - Sent to | 10 May 1966 - Designation changed from B-26K to A-26A while assigned to [[1st Air Commando Wing]] at [[England AFB]]<ref name="AVH-6">Reel AVH-6, USAFHRA</ref><br> | ||
8 Aug 1966 - Sent to [[Nakhon Phanom Air Base]]. <ref name="AVH-6"/> Participated in Operation Steel Tiger. | |||
24 Oct 1969 - Arrived at Davis-Monthan AFB from [[1st Special Operations Wing]], Eglin AFB, FL. <br> | 24 Oct 1969 - Arrived at Davis-Monthan AFB from [[1st Special Operations Wing]], Eglin AFB, FL. <br> | ||
Revision as of 05:09, 13 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 | |||
| 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 44-35205 or 44-34108. (The other plane was 64-17677).
Operational History
14 Apr 1965 - Accepted into USAF Inventory from OnMark in Van Nuys, CA [1]
15 Apr 1965 - Assigned to 1st Air Commando Wing at Eglin AFB[1]
17 Dec 1965 - 1st Air Commando Wing moved from Eglin AFB to England AFB[1]
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[2]
8 Aug 1966 - Sent to Nakhon Phanom Air Base. [2] Participated in Operation Steel Tiger.
24 Oct 1969 - Arrived at Davis-Monthan AFB from 1st Special Operations Wing, Eglin AFB, FL.
23 Feb 1973 - Declared excess and authorized for reclamation.
9 Apr 1976 - Sold to Allied Aircraft, Inc of Tucson, AZ.
Accidents
Unknown
Crew
Unknown
Disposition
Unknown, Presumed Scrapped.
Images
Sources
Databases searched:
- AAIR -
- MACR -
- Baugher - http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1964.html
- AMARC - http://www.amarcexperience.com/ui/index.php