Registration / Serial: | 64-17666 |
Alternate Serial: | AF64-17666 |
Aircraft Original Type: | Douglas A-26 Invader |
Aircraft Generic Type: | Douglas A-26 Invader (B-26/JD) |
Aircraft Version: | On Mark A-26A Counter Invader (B-26K) |
Manufacturers: | Douglas / On Mark |
C/n (msn): | 28762 |
Operator Titles: | USA - Air Force |
City / Airport: | Mary Esther - Hurlburt Field (HRT)Map |
Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
Collection: | Hurlburt Field Memorial Air Park |
Photo Date: | 13 December 2024 |
Photo by: | Richard VandervordContact |
Photo ID: | 807111Submit Correction |
View count: | 118 |
Constructed as an A-26C-35-DT at Tulsa and joining the USAAF as 44-35483, this Invader was modified to TB-26C in 1948. Damaged in a landing accident in 1948, it was eventually converted to a B-26K by On Mark Engineering at Van Nuys in 1966 for the 1st SOW at Eglin AFB, FL with new serial 64-17666. On deployment to Thailand in 1968, it had to be re-designated as an A-26A to overcome local restrictions on bombers operating from that country. In 1971 it became the first of many aircraft to be displayed at the Hurlburt gate, mounted on a plinth as seen in my 1979 image here
Registration / Serial: | 64-17666 |
Alternate Serial: | AF64-17666 |
Aircraft Version: | On Mark A-26A Counter Invader (B-26K) |
C/n (msn): | 28762 |
Operator Titles: | USA - Air Force |
City / Airport: | Mary Esther - Hurlburt Field (HRT)Map | Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
Photo Date: | 13 December 2024 |
Photo by: | Richard VandervordContact |
Registration / Serial: | 64-17666 |
Alternate Serial: | AF64-17666 |
Aircraft Original Type: | Douglas A-26 Invader |
Aircraft Generic Type: | Douglas A-26 Invader (B-26/JD) |
Aircraft Version: | On Mark A-26A Counter Invader (B-26K) |
Manufacturers: | Douglas / On Mark |
C/n (msn): | 28762 |
Operator Titles: | USA - Air Force |
City / Airport: | Mary Esther - Hurlburt Field (HRT)Map |
Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
Collection: | Hurlburt Field Memorial Air Park |
Photo Date: | 13 December 2024 |
Photo by: | Richard VandervordContact |
Photo ID: | 807111Submit Correction |
View count: | 118 |
Constructed as an A-26C-35-DT at Tulsa and joining the USAAF as 44-35483, this Invader was modified to TB-26C in 1948. Damaged in a landing accident in 1948, it was eventually converted to a B-26K by On Mark Engineering at Van Nuys in 1966 for the 1st SOW at Eglin AFB, FL with new serial 64-17666. On deployment to Thailand in 1968, it had to be re-designated as an A-26A to overcome local restrictions on bombers operating from that country. In 1971 it became the first of many aircraft to be displayed at the Hurlburt gate, mounted on a plinth as seen in my 1979 image here
Registration / Serial: | 64-17666 |
Alternate Serial: | AF64-17666 |
Aircraft Version: | On Mark A-26A Counter Invader (B-26K) |
C/n (msn): | 28762 |
Operator Titles: | USA - Air Force |
City / Airport: | Mary Esther - Hurlburt Field (HRT)Map | Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
Photo Date: | 13 December 2024 |
Photo by: | Richard VandervordContact |