Built by Douglas Aircraft Company during World War II, the Invader also saw service during several major Cold War conflicts. A limited number of highly modified United States Air Force aircraft served in Southeast Asia until 1969. It was a fast aircraft capable of carrying a …

During the Korean War, the Douglas B-26 played an important part in the U.S. Air Force's interdiction campaign against communist ground forces. Initially, B-26 crews flew during the day, but the introduction of the MiG-15 jet fighter forced them to fly most missions at night.

Our light bomber was manufactured by Douglas Aircraft in Tulsa, Oklahoma and delivered to the US Army Air Force on February 23, 1944. She was sent to Hunter Army Air Field, Georgia and departed the United States for assignment with the 9th Army Air …

Built by Douglas Aircraft Company during World War II, the Invader also saw service during several major Cold War conflicts. A limited number of highly modified United States Air Force aircraft served in Southeast Asia until 1969. It was a fast aircraft capable of carrying a …

Looking appropriately ominous in the twilight, the 1944-vintage A-26 sits inside the Butler Hangar, also built in the 1940s. The two go naturally together, and except for the 1950s era RF-8 Crusader nose in the background, you could almost think this was a World War II photo.

As an RB-26C, it flew a number of recon missions during the Korean War, primarily to identify potential targets or to provide photographic confirmation of damage following bombing missions. The aircraft returned to the U.S. in 1956 and was transferred to Davis-Monthan AFB for storage.

The Classic Aircraft Aviation Museum’s A-26C (44-35708) was completed at the Tulsa, OK manufacturing facility on May 25, 1945 and flown to a staging area in Salinas, CA in August of that same year.

"six-gun nose" or "eight-gun nose". The A-26C's "glass" nose, officially termed the "Bombardier nose", contained a Norden bombsight for medium altitude precision bombing. The A-26C nose section included two fixed M-2 guns, later replaced by …

2008年8月23日 · A-26C Invader Mission. The Douglas A-26 was a World War II attack aircraft used for level bombing, ground strafing and rocket attacks. It made its first flight in July 1942, and production delivery began in August 1943. The A-26 entered combat over …

A B-26C Invader on a bombing run over Korea B-26 Invaders of the 3d Bombardment Group, operating from bases in Southern Japan, were some of the first USAF aircraft engaged in the Korean War, carrying out missions over South Korea on 27 and 28 June, before carrying out the first USAF bombing mission on North Korea on 29 June 1950 when they