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14 Apr 1965 - Accepted into USAF Inventory from OnMark in Van Nuys, CA <ref name="AVH-4">Reel AVH-4, USAFHRA</ref><br> | 14 Apr 1965 - Accepted into USAF Inventory from OnMark in Van Nuys, CA <ref name="AVH-4">Reel AVH-4, USAFHRA</ref><br> | ||
15 Apr 1965 - Assigned to [[1st Air Commando Wing]] at [[Eglin AFB]]<ref name="AVH-4"/><br> | 15 Apr 1965 - Assigned to [[1st Air Commando Wing]] at [[Eglin AFB]]<ref name="AVH-4"/><br> | ||
1 Feb 1966 - Assigned to [[4410th Combat Crew Training Wing]] at [[Eglin AFB]]. <ref name="AVH-6">Reel AVH-6, USAFHRA</ref><br> | |||
28 Feb 1966 - Assigned to [[1st Air Commando Wing]] at [[Eglin AFB]] <ref name="AVH-6"/><br> | |||
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"/><br> | |||
10 Aug 1966 - Assigned to [[1st Air Commando Wing]] at [[England AFB]] <ref name="AVH-6"/><br> | |||
31 Oct 1966 - Assigned to [[603rd Air Commando Squadron]] at [[England AFB]] <ref name="AVH-6"/><br> | |||
16 Nov 1966 - Assigned to [[1st Air Commando Wing]] at [[England AFB]] <ref name="AVH-6"/><br> | |||
24 Oct 1969 - Arrived at Davis-Monthan AFB. <br> | 24 Oct 1969 - Arrived at Davis-Monthan AFB. <br> | ||
Revision as of 05:14, 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 44-34198.
Named "Special Kay".
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]
1 Feb 1966 - Assigned to 4410th Combat Crew Training Wing at Eglin AFB. [2]
28 Feb 1966 - Assigned to 1st Air Commando Wing at Eglin AFB [2]
10 May 1966 - Designation changed from B-26K to A-26A while Assigned to 1st Air Commando Wing at England AFB [2]
10 Aug 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]
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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