Aircraft Photo of N8036E / 44-35696 | Douglas A-26C Invader | USA - Air Force | AirHistory.net #373936
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:N8036E
Alternate Registration:44-35696
Other Marks:R26
Aircraft Original Type:Douglas A-26 Invader
Aircraft Generic Type:Douglas A-26 Invader (B-26/JD)
Aircraft Version:Douglas A-26C Invader
C/n (msn):28975
Display Paint:USA - Air Force
Aircraft Name:Cotton Jenny
Location
City / Airport:Chicago / Waukegan - Waukegan NationalMap
Region / Country:Illinois, United States
Airport Codes:ICAO: KUGN   IATA: UGN   Local: UGN   Other: -
 
Photo Date:4 June 1983
Photo by:Glenn Chatfield
Photo ID: 373936
Photo Comment

28th May 1945: TOS USAAF as A-26C 44-35696. 7/48: Re-designated B-26C. Ca.4/52 to ca.8/52: Douglas Aircraft converted to B-26B. 10/52 to 3/54: flew over 100 combat missions in Korea. 4/54: Loaned to French Air Force in Indochina for combat. 7/54: Returned to the USAF. Served in Japan and USA. 9/57: SOC. By 1963: Registered N8036E. 30th September 1985: Collings Foundation restored the plane to Korean War scheme. June 27th 1993: Crashed on takeoff at Kankakee, IL, the plane was substantially damaged. Later stored at Aviation Museum of Texas.

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