The Douglas A-26 Invader (designated B-26 between 1948 and 1965) is an American twin-engined light bomber and ground attack aircraft. Built by Douglas Aircraft Company during World War II, the Invader also saw service during several major Cold War conflicts.

DAYTON, Ohio -- Douglas B-26K Counter Invader on display in the Southeast Asia War Gallery at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force on July 8, 2021. The Counter Invader was a highly modified version of the Douglas A-26 Invader, a World War II attack bomber.

2021年3月30日 · Developed during World War II era, the Douglas A-26 Invader would see action in the Vietnam War nearly twenty years later. This twin-engine attack aircraft was in essence an upgraded version...

The Douglas A-26 Invader (B-26 between 1948–1965) was a United States twin-engined light attack bomber built by the Douglas Aircraft Co. during World War II that also saw service during several of the Cold War's major conflicts.

2021年4月29日 · The B-26K/A-26B "Counter Invader" was based on a highly-modified airframe of the World War 2-era Douglas A-26 "Invader" twin-engined attack aircraft. By 1948, the A-26 had been redesignated as the "B-26" and the B-26K was …

The tale involved a night flight to perform attacks on the Ho Chi Minh Trail in Laos, with the B-26K flying into a storm marked by the occurrence of "St. Elmo's fire" -- an aerial electrostatic phenomenon well-known to pilots.

The B-26K is a modified and remanufactured A-26B originally built during World War II. Aging Douglas B-26Bs were rebuilt by On Mark Engineering of California during 1964 and 1965 for use in the Vietnam War.

2024年2月1日 · On September 9th, 2022, while Special Kay was landing at its home base at Fort Worth Meacham International Airport (FTW) in Fort Worth, Texas, United States, the left main gear collapsed causing the aircraft to settle down onto the runway on the left nacelle, left wing tip tank, and rear fuselage.

2023年2月2日 · The B-26K Counter Invader. This saw a major rework of the basic airframe to make the B-26 into not just a much sturdier aircraft, but one much better suited to its new role fighting counter insurgency.

2018年9月24日 · The B-26K at Oshkosh hit the sweet spot with meticulous attention to detail that makes this bomber a time machine. And that’s part of its new mission. Scott Carson, whose credentials include Air Force service in Southeast Asia, told a crowd of several hundred at a Warbirds in Review session that this B-26K has the mission to honor veterans of ...