Retired after 24 years as a clerk at the Foxhole PX Store(Army/Navy Surplus) Lansing, Mi.
1969-1970, A-26 (B-26) Invader
From Year 1969
To Year 1970
Personal Memories
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A-26 (B-26) Invader Details
Aircraft/Missile Information
Model Douglas A-26B Invader Length 50.00 ft | 15.24 m Width 70.01 ft | 21.34 m Height 18.50 ft | 5.64 m Engine(s) 2 x 2,000 hp (1,492 kW) Pratt & Whitney R-2800-27 Air-Cooled Radial Piston Engines. Empty Weight 22,370 lbs | 10,147 kg MTOW 35,001 lbs | 15,876 kg Max Speed 355 mph | 572 km/h | 309 kts Max Range 1,401 miles | 2,255 km Ceiling 22,096 ft | 6,735 m | 4.2 miles Climb Rate 1,250 ft/min (381 m/min) Hardpoints 0 Armament 6 x 12.7mm machine guns in forward-fixed nose assembly (removed in A-26C in place of Bombardier position). 2 x 12.7mm machine guns in locked forward-facing turret.
Up to 4,000lbs of internal ordnance.
Additional: 4 x dual 12.7mm machine gun "packs" underwing (two-guns per pack for a total of eight possible underwing gun positions).
Additional air-to-surface 5-inch rockets as necessitated by mission-specific parameters. Accommodations 3
Major Variants
* A-26B - Initial Production Model in service with European Theater. * A-26C - Pacific Theater Production Model with 6 x 12.7mm nose-mounted machine gun assembly removed for bombardier position.
Type Number built/ converted Remarks B-26K 40 Counter insurgency aircraft
Serial numbers: 64-17640 to 64-17679
SPECIFICATIONS: Span: 71 ft. 6 in. Length: 51 ft. 7 in. Height: 19 ft. Weight: 38,314 lbs. maximum Armament: Eight .50 cal. nose machine guns, eight wing pylons capable of carrying 8,000 lbs. of mixed ordnance and 4,000 lbs. of bombs internally Engines: Two Pratt & Whitney R-2800-52Ws of 2,500 hp (maximum with water injection) Crew: Two Cost: $577,000
PERFORMANCE: Max. speed: 323 mph/281 knots Cruising speed: 310 mph/270 knots Range: 2,700 statute miles/2,346 nautical miles Service ceiling: 30,000 ft.
