Douglas Aircraft Company A-26B "Invader"
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Museum Condition: Static Display Only
On loan from Rodney and Linda Huskey
This Invader had the On-Mark Engineering Company of Van Nuys, CA, conversion (the Marketeer, and the later pressurized Marksman) making it into an executive aircraft. This was done by modifying the spar so seats could be placed in the interior.
Most of the A-26s built were constructed at the Douglas plant in Long Beach, CA; the remainder in Tulsa, OK.
| Type |
Light Bomber |
| Manufacturer |
Douglas Aircraft Company |
| Maiden Flight |
10 July 1942 |
| Introduced |
August 1943 |
| Theatre of War |
World War II, Korean War, First Indochina War, Southeast Asia, Bay of Pigs Invasion, Africa (1960s) |
| Number Produced |
2,452 |
| Status |
Retired in 1972 |
| Crew |
3 |
| Wingspan |
70 ft 0 in |
| Length |
50 ft 0 in |
| Height |
18 ft 3 in |
| Empty Weight |
22,850 lbs |
| Max Takeoff Weight |
35,000 lbs |
| Power Plant |
(2) Pratt & Whitney R-2800-27 "Double Wasp" radials |
| Horsepower |
2,000 hp (each engine) |
| Maximum Speed |
308 knots (355 mph) |
| Service Ceiling |
22,000 ft |
| Rate of Climb |
1,250 ft/min |
| Range |
1,200 nm (1,400 mi) |
| Guns |
0.50 in (12.7 mm) M2 Browning machine guns placed as such:
(8) Nose/Sides
(6) Wings
(2) Remote-controlled dorsal turret
(2) Remote-controlled ventral turret |
| Payload |
6,000 lbs in Bomb Bay
2,000 lb on Wings |
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