64-17679

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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
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". It is the only operational A-26A/B-26K model aircraft in the world. It is currently operating out of the Dallas/Fort Worth-Meacham Airport, in Texas.

Operational History

14 Apr 1965 - Accepted into USAF Inventory from OnMark Engineering Company in Van Nuys, CA [1]
15 Apr 1965 - Assigned to 1st Air Commando Wing at Hurlburt Field[1]

1 Feb 1966 - Assigned to 4410th Combat Crew Training Wing at Hurlburt Field. [2]
28 Feb 1966 - Assigned to 1st Air Commando Wing at Hurlburt Field [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]

31 May 1967 - 1st Air Commando Wing at England AFB[3]
9 Nov 1967 - Assigned to Sacramento Air Material Area (SMAAR) at McLellan AFB. [3]

12 Feb 1968 - Assigned to 1st Air Commando Wing at England AFB[4]
13 Feb 1968 - Arrived at 1st Air Commando Wing, England AFB. [4]
7 Jul 1968 - 1st Air Commando Wing renamed to 1st Special Operations Wing at England AFB. [5]

4 Mar 1969 - 1st Special Operations Wing at England AFB. [5]
1 Jul 1969 - Assigned to 603rd Special Operations Squadron at Hurlburt Field. [5]
23 Oct 1969 - Assigned to MASCE, Logistics Command at Davis-Monthan AFB. [5]
24 Oct 1969 - Arrived at Davis-Monthan AFB. [6]
27 Oct 1969 - Security Assistance Program Hold Storage at MASCE - Davis-Monthan AFB[5]

1 Sep 1971 - Sold to State of Georgia Forestry Commission as N269G. Stored in open storage in Macon, GA. [6]

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

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Accidents

1977 - Landing accident.

Crew

Unknown

Civil

James Stanley Reynolds - Owner

Disposition

Operational and flying out of Ft. Worth, TX.


Images

679 at Davis-Monthan.
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679 in Billings, MT, owned by Lynch Flying Service.
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Unknown images of 679.
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Sources

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Aerospace Vehicle Report, 1965" Reel AVH-4, Pg 1960 USAFHRA
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 "Aerospace Vehicle Report, 1966" Reel AVH-6, Pg 1949 USAFHRA
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Aerospace Vehicle Report, 1967" Reel AVH-8, Pg 2753 USAFHRA
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Aerospace Vehicle Report, 1968" Reel AVH-10, Pg 2373 USAFHRA
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 "Aerospace Vehicle Report, 1969" Reel AVH-13, Pg 2206 USAFHRA
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 www.amarcexperience.com
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