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==Operational History==
==Operational History==
unknown
''1 Nov 1964 - Accepted into USAF Inventory from OnMark at Van Nuys, CA. <ref name="AVH-2">"Aerospace Vehicle Report, Oct-Dec 1964" Reel AVH-2, Pg 599 USAFHRA </ref><br>''
2 Nov 1964 - Assigned to [[605th Air Commando Squadron]] at [[Howard AFB]]. <ref name="AVH-2"/><br>
NOTE: The Date of Accepted into Service is an estimate based on the implied data of the record. All other B-26K models are received at OnMark the day before they are assigned to a unit. This plane does not show a line item for being at OnMark (OMEVC), but on the single line entry for assignment to the 605th it does show that the unit gained the plane from OnMark. I suspect that it is a clerical error that resulted in this omission.
 
6 May 1966 - Designation changed from B-26K to A-26A while with the [[605th Air Commando Squadron]] at [[Howard AFB]]. <ref> "Aerospace Vehicle Report, 1966" Reel AVH-6, Pg 1945 USAFHRA</ref>
 
29 Jun 1967 - Assigned to Sacramento Air Material Area (SMAAR) at [[McLellan AFB]].  <ref name="AVH-8">"Aerospace Vehicle Report, 1967" Reel AVH-8, Pg 2750 USAFHRA</ref><br>
5 Dec 1967 - Assigned to [[605th Air Commando Squadron]] at [[Howard AFB]]. <ref name="AVH-8"/><br>
 
31 Mar 1968 - [[24th Air Commando Wing]] at [[Howard AFB]]. <ref name="AVH-10">"Aerospace Vehicle Report, 1968" Reel AVH-10, Pg 2370-2371 USAFHRA</ref><br>
18 Apr 1968 - Assigned to [[603rd Air Commando Squadron]], [[1st Air Commando Wing]] at [[England AFB]]. <ref name="AVH-10"/><br>
7 Jul 1968 - [[1st Air Commando Wing]] renamed to [[1st Special Operations Wing]] at [[England AFB]]. <ref name="AVH-10"/><br>
 
4 Mar 1969 - Assigned to combat support with [[1st Special Operations Wing]] at [[England AFB]]. <ref name="AVH-13">"Aerospace Vehicle Report, 1969" Reel AVH-13, Pg 2203 USAFHRA</ref><br>
 
1 Jul 1969 - [[603rd Special Operations Squadron]] moved to [[Hurlburt Field]]. <ref name="AVH-13"/><br>
 
23 Oct 1969 - Arrived at [[Davis-Monthan AFB]] from [[606th Special Operations Squadron]], [[1st Special Operations Wing]], Eglin AFB, FL. <ref name="AMARC">www.amarcexperience.com</ref><ref name="AVH-13"/><br> It was allocated PCN AD013.<ref>Correspondence with Vesto Haas - 25 Aug 2022</ref>
 
27 Oct 1969 - Security Assistance Program Hold Storage at Davis-Monthan AFB. <ref name="AVH-13"/><br>
 
14 Nov 1969 - Returned to Service with [[6200th Air Base Wing]], Clark AFB.<ref name="AMARC"/><ref name="AVH-10"/> <br>
 
16 Nov 1969 - Assigned back to Davis-Monthan. <ref name="AMARC"/> This transfer to the 6200nd ABW was on paper-only and may have been an error. The plane did not recieve a new PCN, which it would have done had it left Davis-Monthan. The plane was also listed in Flyable Storage (Code PR) during this time.<ref>Correspondence with Vesto Haas - 25 Aug 2022</ref> It's unclear if this transfer was an error or if it was a planned transfer that was cancelled before the plane was moved.<br>
 
15 Dec 1972 - Declared surplus and authorized for reclamation. <ref name="AMARC"/><br>
 
7 Mar 1980 - Sent to [[Allied Aircraft, Inc]] of Tucson, AZ.<ref name="AMARC"/>
 
[[File:AVH2-600.jpg|200px]]<br>
[[File:AVH6-1945.jpg|200px]]<br>
[[File:AVH8-2750.jpg|200px]]<br>
[[File:AVH10-2370.jpg|200px]]<br>
[[File:AVH10-2371.jpg|200px]]<br>
[[File:AVH13-2203.jpg|200px]]<br>


==Accidents==
==Accidents==
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==Disposition==
==Disposition==
Scrapped Dec 1972.  
unknown.


==Images==
==Images==
64-17655 wearing a glass nose as an RB-26K recon variant. Note the forward facing camera inside of the nose. <br>
[[File:64-17655.RB-26K-1.jpg|600px]]


655 is shown on patrol in the Panama Canal Zone circa late 1965. <br/>
[[File:64-17655. Panama.jpg|600px]]<br>
[[File:64-17655. RB-26K.jpg|600px]]
655 while serving with the [[603rd Special Operations Squadron]] in 1969. <br>
[[File:64-17655 with 603.jpg|600px]]
A photo by Phillip Dawe showing 64-17655 in the scrapyard at Davis Monthan. <br>
[[File:64-17655 DM.jpg|600px]]


==Sources==
==Sources==
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*KORWALD -  
*KORWALD -  
*Baugher
*Baugher
http://www.amarcexperience.com/ui/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=20045&Itemid=220




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[[Category:B-26K]]
[[Category:B-26K]]
[[Category:Needs Research]]
[[Category:Needs Research]]
[[Category:Have Photo]]

Latest revision as of 21:17, 1 September 2022

B-26K-1 Invader
640.jpg
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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Converted from 44-34184.

Operational History

1 Nov 1964 - Accepted into USAF Inventory from OnMark at Van Nuys, CA. [1]
 2 Nov 1964 - Assigned to 605th Air Commando Squadron at Howard AFB. [1]
NOTE: The Date of Accepted into Service is an estimate based on the implied data of the record. All other B-26K models are received at OnMark the day before they are assigned to a unit. This plane does not show a line item for being at OnMark (OMEVC), but on the single line entry for assignment to the 605th it does show that the unit gained the plane from OnMark. I suspect that it is a clerical error that resulted in this omission.

6 May 1966 - Designation changed from B-26K to A-26A while with the 605th Air Commando Squadron at Howard AFB. [2]

29 Jun 1967 - Assigned to Sacramento Air Material Area (SMAAR) at McLellan AFB. [3]
5 Dec 1967 - Assigned to 605th Air Commando Squadron at Howard AFB. [3]

31 Mar 1968 - 24th Air Commando Wing at Howard AFB. [4]
18 Apr 1968 - Assigned to 603rd Air Commando Squadron, 1st Air Commando Wing at England AFB. [4]
7 Jul 1968 - 1st Air Commando Wing renamed to 1st Special Operations Wing at England AFB. [4]

4 Mar 1969 - Assigned to combat support with 1st Special Operations Wing at England AFB. [5]

1 Jul 1969 - 603rd Special Operations Squadron moved to Hurlburt Field. [5]

23 Oct 1969 - Arrived at Davis-Monthan AFB from 606th Special Operations Squadron, 1st Special Operations Wing, Eglin AFB, FL. [6][5]
It was allocated PCN AD013.[7]

27 Oct 1969 - Security Assistance Program Hold Storage at Davis-Monthan AFB. [5]

14 Nov 1969 - Returned to Service with 6200th Air Base Wing, Clark AFB.[6][4]

16 Nov 1969 - Assigned back to Davis-Monthan. [6] This transfer to the 6200nd ABW was on paper-only and may have been an error. The plane did not recieve a new PCN, which it would have done had it left Davis-Monthan. The plane was also listed in Flyable Storage (Code PR) during this time.[8] It's unclear if this transfer was an error or if it was a planned transfer that was cancelled before the plane was moved.

15 Dec 1972 - Declared surplus and authorized for reclamation. [6]

7 Mar 1980 - Sent to Allied Aircraft, Inc of Tucson, AZ.[6]

AVH2-600.jpg
AVH6-1945.jpg
AVH8-2750.jpg
AVH10-2370.jpg
AVH10-2371.jpg
AVH13-2203.jpg

Accidents

Unknown

Crew

Unknown

Disposition

unknown.

Images

64-17655 wearing a glass nose as an RB-26K recon variant. Note the forward facing camera inside of the nose.
64-17655.RB-26K-1.jpg

655 is shown on patrol in the Panama Canal Zone circa late 1965.
64-17655. Panama.jpg
64-17655. RB-26K.jpg

655 while serving with the 603rd Special Operations Squadron in 1969.
64-17655 with 603.jpg

A photo by Phillip Dawe showing 64-17655 in the scrapyard at Davis Monthan.
64-17655 DM.jpg

Sources

Databases searched:

  • AAIR -
  • MACR -
  • KORWALD -
  • Baugher

http://www.amarcexperience.com/ui/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=20045&Itemid=220

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Aerospace Vehicle Report, Oct-Dec 1964" Reel AVH-2, Pg 599 USAFHRA
  2. ↑ "Aerospace Vehicle Report, 1966" Reel AVH-6, Pg 1945 USAFHRA
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Aerospace Vehicle Report, 1967" Reel AVH-8, Pg 2750 USAFHRA
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 "Aerospace Vehicle Report, 1968" Reel AVH-10, Pg 2370-2371 USAFHRA
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 "Aerospace Vehicle Report, 1969" Reel AVH-13, Pg 2203 USAFHRA
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 www.amarcexperience.com
  7. ↑ Correspondence with Vesto Haas - 25 Aug 2022
  8. ↑ Correspondence with Vesto Haas - 25 Aug 2022
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