64-17679

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 44-34198.

Named "Special Kay".

Operational History

unknown

Assigned to 606th Special Operations Squadron, 1st Special Operations Wing, Eglin AFB, FL.

24 Oct 1969 - Arrived at Davis-Monthan AFB.
1 Sep 1971 - Sold to State of Georgia Forestry Commission as N269G. Stored in open storage in Macon, GA.

1977 - Registered to Airspray, Ltd of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada as C-GXTG, but not delivered as damaged on landing after test flight from Macon and apparently abandoned there.
Oct 1978 - Registered as N4988N with Lynch Flying Service of Billings, MT. Sat in uncovered storage.
2010 - Sold by Lynch Flying Service. 2013 - Moved to Ft. Worth, Meacham Field to undergo restoration at Greatest Generation Aircraft. 8 Jul 2017 - Conducted test flight at Meacham Field. The plane was unfinished aluminum during these flights.
10 Jul 2017 - First "official" flight as the last fully-operational A-26A Invader.

Special Kay is currently operated by the Vintage Flying Museum in Ft. Worth, TX.
http://www.a26k.org

Accidents

1977 - Landing accident.

Crew

Unknown

Civil

James Stanley Reynolds - Owner

Disposition

Operational and flying out of Ft. Worth, TX.

Images

Sources

Databases searched:

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

AMARC - http://www.amarcexperience.com/ui/index.php

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