During my visit to Red Deer in September 2005, 13 recently retired A-26 firebomber aircraft were parked on the ramp and were for sale for $100,000 each.

During my visit to Red Deer in September 2005, 13 recently retired A-26 firebomber aircraft were parked on the ramp and were for sale for $100,000 each.

Aircraft ran out of fuel and made an emergency landing in a field near Grande Prairie airport, AB on 29 June 2000. Collided with a ditch adjacent to a road, slid across the road and came to rest in another ditch on the opposite side. The #1 engine was torn off and burst in flames. The wreck was dismantled and trucked back to Red Deer for spares use. Fuselage first noticed at Red Deer in this condition in 2002.

One of 13 A-26 aircraft stored at Red Deer after being retired from airtanker duties last in 2004. A 14th aircraft was in the hangar being readied for a new owner in Australia.

During my visit to Red Deer in September 2005, 13 recently retired A-26 firebomber aircraft were parked on the ramp and were for sale for $100,000 each.