List of surviving Douglas A-26 Invaders

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The A-26 Invader (B-26 between 1948–1965) was a twin-engined light attack bomber, built by the Douglas Aircraft Co. during World War II, that also saw service during several other conflicts in the post-war era of the latter 20th century.

On display

These complete examples of the A-26 Invader have been preserved or restored, and are on display at museums or at military bases, or are active aircraft potentially viewable at air events. Status Codes:

D = Display
A = Airworthy
S = Stored
R = Under restoration
Designation USAAF Serial Displayed Identity Status Current location
A-26B 41-39161 436874 R Military Aviation Museum, Virginia Beach, Virginia. N26RP[1][2][3]
A-26B (JD-1) 41-39215 446928 D National Naval Aviation Museum, NAS Pensacola, Florida[3]
A-26B 41-39221 N26GT S South Mountain High School, Phoenix, Arizona. (On Mark Marksman)[4]
A-26B 41-39223 - R Ailes Anciennes, Toulouse, France[5]
A-26B "A-26C" 41-39230 139230 DA Commemorative Air Force, Enid, Oklahoma. N9682C, Named "Lady Liberty"[2][3]
A-26B 41-39288 5159 (FAB) D Museu Aeroespacial, Campo dos Afonsos, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil[6] (image)
A-26B 41-39303 434324 D Pacific Coast Air Museum, Santa Rosa, California. Named "City Of Santa Rosa"[3] (images)
A-26C 41-39327 863 (FACh) D Cerro Moreno AB, Antofagasta, Chile[7]
A-26B "A-26C" 41-39359 39359 A Marine Aviation Museum, Wilmington, Delaware.[8]
A-26B "A-26C" 41-39401 - R Fantasy of Flight, Polk City, Florida. N39401[3] Currently under restoration at Aero Trader in Chino, California[9]
A-26B 41-39427 437140 A Commemorative Air Force, Meacham Field, Texas. N240P,[2][3] named "Night Mission"[10]
A-26B 41-39472 435648 D Castle Air Museum, Castle Airport (former Castle AFB), Atwater, California.[3] (image)
A-26B 41-39516 0-139516 D Wings of Eagles Discovery Center, Horseheads, Elmira, New York[3]
A-26B 41-39537 840 (FACh) D Museo Nacional Aeronáutico y del Espacio, Cerrillos, Chile[11][12] (image)
A-26B "A-26C" 43-22258 434220 D Grand Forks AFB, Grand Forks, North Dakota[3] (image)
A-26B 43-22357 CF-BMS D British Columbia Aviation Museum, Sidney, British Columbia, Canada. (Civil air tanker configuration)[3] (image)
A-26B 43-22444 434156 D Vance AFB, Enid, Oklahoma[13][14]
A-26B "A-26C" 43-22494 322494 D Pima Air & Space Museum, Tucson, Arizona[4][15] (image)
A-26C "A-26B" 43-22499 322499 D New England Air Museum, Windsor Locks, Connecticut. Named "Reida Rae"[3]
A-26C 43-22602 - R MAPS Air Museum, Canton, Ohio.[16]
A-26C "B-26K" 43-22652 43652 D Jimmy Doolittle Air & Space Museum, Travis AFB, Fairfield, California[17]
A-26C 43-22653 (C-GPTW) S Bankstown Airport, Sydney, Australia[8]
A-26C "A-26B" 43-22679 612 D Royal Saudi Air Force Museum, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia[18]
A-26B 44-34104 N99420 A 1941 Historical Aircraft Group Museum, Geneseo, New York. Named "Silver Dragon", Currently at Ford Airport KIMT[2]
A-26B 44-34134 5176 (FAB) D? Museu de Armas e Veículos e Avioes Motorizados Antigos, Bebedouro, São Paulo, Brazil[13]
A-26B 44-34165 - S Air Force Flight Test Center Museum, Edwards AFB, California[3]
A-26B "A-26C" 44-34313 434313 A Black Crow Aviation, Santa Rosa, California. N4313, Named "Miss Michelle"[2][3]
A-26B "A-26C" 44-34423 434423 S Armed Forces and Aerospace Museum, Spokane Valley, Washington[3]
A-26B 44-34508 - R W.S. Glover, Mount Pleasant, Texas. N74874[2][4]
A-26B 44-34520 434520 A Lauridsen Aviation Museum, Buckeye, Arizona. N126HP, Named "Lu Lu"[2][3] (images)
A-26B 44-34535 937 S Museo del Aire, San Antonio de los Baños Air Base, Cuba[19]
A-26B "A-26C" 44-34538 434538 DA Lyon Air Museum, Santa Ana, California. N34538, Named "Feeding Frenzy"[2][3]
A-26B 44-34559 0-34559 D Mississippi Air National Guard - 172nd Airlift Wing, Jackson ANGB, Jackson, Mississippi[4]
B-26B (A-26B) 44-34568 - D Pakistan Air Force Museum, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan[20]

(images)

A-26B 44-34602 434602 A Nordic Warbirds, Västerås, Sweden. N167B, named "Sugarland Express".[2] (images)
A-26B 44-34610 - S National Air and Space Museum, Chantilly, Virginia[3]
A-26B 44-34665 434665 D Strategic Air and Space Museum, Ashland, Nebraska[3] (images)
A-26B 44-34722 4434722 DA Jack Erickson / Erickson Aircraft Collection, Madras, Oregon. N3222T[2][3] (images)
A-26B 44-34741 848 (FACh) D Plaza de la Cultura Pablo Neruda, Mejillones, Chile[21]
A-26B 44-34746 - D VFW (Veterans of Foreign Wars) Post 382, El Reno, Oklahoma. Named "Sonny"[4]
A-26B "A-26C" 44-34749 434749 A Abrams Airborne Manufacturing Inc, Avra Valley, Arizona. N4959K, Named "Puss & Boots"[2][4]
A-26B 44-34759 - D Iranian Aerospace Exhibition Centre, Mehrabad, Iran[4]
A-26B 44-34765 434765 D Musée Royal de l'Armée, Brussels, Belgium. Named "Mission Completed"[4] (images)
A-26B 44-34766 N26BK A H.B. Keck / Thermco Aviation, Thermal, California[2]
A-26B 44-34769 434769 D Sea Link Aviation, Tanagra Air Base, Greece. N500MR[4]
A-26B "A-26C" 44-34773 435740 D Musée de l'Air et de l'Espace export to Utah Beach Museum at Sainte Marie du Mont, Le Bourget, Paris, France[22]
A-26B 44-34778 RCAF 098 A Air Ross (1980) Inc, Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Based in St. Andrews, Manitoba. C-GWLT[4]
A-26C 44-35204 435204 D Laughlin AFB, Del Rio, Texas[3]
A-26C 44-35224 435224 D March Field Air Museum, March ARB, Riverside, California. Named "Midnight Endeavour"[3]
A-26C 44-35323 435323 DA Planes of Fame Grand Canyon, Valle, Arizona. N8026E, Named "Ahaulin"[2][3][23][24] (image)
A-26C 44-35326 435326 D Indiana Military Museum, Vincennes, Indiana.[25]
A-26C 44-35371 435371 S Marine Aviation Museum, Houston, Texas. N4818E[2]
A-26C "A-26B" 44-35439 435439 DA Evergreen Aviation Museum, McMinnville, Oregon N74833, Named "Margie".[2][3] (images)
A-26C "A-26B" 44-35440 931 D Wings Over Miami, Kendall-Tamiami Executive Airport, Miami, Florida[3] (image)
A-26C 44-35444 844 D Republic of China Air Force Museum, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.[26]
A-26C "A-26B" 44-35456 N5625S A Wade Eagleton, Shafter, California. N5625S[2]
A-26C 44-35493 N576JB D War Eagles Air Museum, Santa Teresa, New Mexico[3]
A-26C 44-35504 - D Châteaudun Air Base, France[4]
A-26C 44-35508 2504 (FAC) D Apiay AFB, Villavicencio, Colombia[14]
A-26C "A-26B" 44-35523 435523 R Air Mobility Command Museum, Dover AFB, Dover, Delaware[3]
A-26C 44-35524 CF-CUI SA Reynolds-Alberta Museum, Wetaskiwin, Alberta, Canada (Civil air tanker configuration)[27]
A-26C "A-26B" 44-35562 NL7079G A Alien Invaders Inc, Medina, Washington. Named "Sexy Sue"[2]
A-26C "A-26B" 44-35586 5156 (FAB) D Augusto Severo AB, Natal, Brazil[4]
A-26C 44-35596 0-435596 D Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii[3]
A-26C 44-35601 435601 DS Commemorative Air Force, Mesa, Arizona. N202R, Named "Miss Murphy"[2][3]
A-26C "A-26B" 44-35617 435617 D Hill Aerospace Museum, Hill AFB, Ogden, Utah. Named "Grim Reaper"[3]
A-26C "A-26B" 44-35620 404 (FAG) D Technical School, La Aurora, Guatemala[28]
A-26C "A-26B" 44-35627 435627 D Dodge City Airport, Dodge City, Kansas[4]
A-26C 44-35643 - RA Commemorative Air Force, Ada, Oklahoma. N626SH, Named "Lil Twister"[2][3]
A-26C 44-35696 4-35696 DR Collings Foundation / Aviation Museum of Texas, Uvalde, Texas. N8036E, Named "My Mary Lou"[2][3]
A-26C "A-26B" 44-35708 435708 A Classic Aircraft Aviation Museum, Hillsboro, Oregon. N26PJ[2][3] (image)
A-26C 44-35710 435710 SA Cavanaugh Flight Museum, Addison, Texas. N7705C, Named "Hard To Get"[2] (images) Removed from public display when the museum indefinitely closed on 1 January 2024. To be moved to North Texas Regional Airport in Denison, Texas.[29]
A-26C "JD-1" 44-35721 435721 D Palm Springs Air Museum, Palm Springs, California. N9425Z, Named "Invader"[3] (images)
A-26C 44-35724 434517 D Southern Museum of Flight, Birmingham, Alabama. Named "Monie"[3]
VB-26 ? ? R Museum of Aviation, Robins AFB, Warner Robins, Georgia[3]
A-26C 44-35733 435733 D National Museum USAF, Wright-Patterson AFB, Dayton, Ohio. Named "Dream Girl"[3] (images)
A-26C "A-26B" 44-35752 435752 DR Carolinas Aviation Museum, Charlotte, North Carolina. Named "Rude Invader".[3]
A-26C 44-35778 2519 (FAC) D Museo Aeroespacial Colombiana, Eldorado Air Base, Bogotá, Colombia.[14] (image)
A-26C 44-35788 N126HK A Cactus Air Force Wings & Wheels, Carson City, Nevada[2]
A-26C 44-35859 - R Conservatoire de l'Air et de l'Espace d'Aquitaine, Bordeaux-Merignac Air Base, France[30]
A-26C "A-26B" 44-35892 4435892 D Pueblo Weisbrod Aircraft Museum, Pueblo, Colorado[3]
A-26C "A-26B" 44-35898 VH-VNI A R.W. McFarlane / Aviation Investments Pty, Archerfield, Brisbane, Australia[21]
A-26C "A-26B" 44-35911 435911 A George W Lancaster, Wilmington, North Carolina. N6840D, Named "Spirit of NC"[2][4]
A-26C "A-26B" 44-35913 4435913 D Dyess Linear Air Park, Dyess AFB, Abilene, Texas. Named "Chadwick" on left side, with "Oscar" the grim reaper on the right side nose art. Repainted summer of 2021.[3]< Historian, 7th BW, Dyess AFB, TX>
A-26C "A-26B" 44-35918 434287 D USAF Airman Heritage Museum, Lackland AFB, San Antonio, Texas. Named "Versatile Lady"[3] (images)
A-26C 44-35937 435937 D Jackson Barracks Military Museum, New Orleans, Louisiana[3]
A-26C "A-26B" 44-35948 N381EC D Champaign Aviation Museum, Grimes Field, Urbana, Ohio. N381EC[2]
A-26C 44-35986 435884 D Selfridge Military Air Museum, Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Detroit, Michigan. Named "Stormy Weather"[3][31]
B-26K (A-26A) 64-17640 17640 D South Dakota Air and Space Museum, Ellsworth AFB, Rapid City, South Dakota[3][32]
B-26K (A-26A) 64-17651 64651 D KAI Aerospace Museum, Sachon, South Korea[33] (image)
B-26K (A-26A) 64-17653 64653 D Pima Air & Space Museum, Tucson, Arizona[3] (images)
B-26K (A-26A) 64-17666 64666 D Air Commando Park, Hurlburt Field, Florida[3] (image)
B-26K (A-26A) 64-17676 64676 D National Museum of the United States Air Force, Wright-Patterson AFB, Dayton, Ohio[3] (images)
B-26K (A-26A) 64-17679 N4988N A J.S Reynolds, PGM Aviation, Vintage Flying Museum, Fort Worth, Texas. Named "Special Kay" and only airworthy K variant[34]
A-26C unknown 227 (FAP) D Las Palmas AB, Lima, Peru[28]
A-26C unknown 226 (FAP) D Pisco AB, Peru[28]
A-26B unknown 601 (FAS) D Museo Nacional de Aviación, Ilopango AB, El Salvador[28] (image)
A-26B unknown M-264 (AURI) D Abdul Rachman Saleh AFB, Malang, East Java, Indonesia[35]
A-26B unknown M-265 (AURI) D Dirgantara Mandala Museum, Adisucipto AFB, Yogyakarta, Special Region of Yogyakarta, Indonesia[4]
A-26B unknown M-265 (AURI) D Taman Prestasi Surabaya, Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia[36]

Notes

  1. The Fighter Factory http://www.fighterfactory.com/
  2. 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 2.16 2.17 2.18 2.19 2.20 2.21 2.22 2.23 2.24 FAA US Civil Aircraft Register
  3. 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 3.14 3.15 3.16 3.17 3.18 3.19 3.20 3.21 3.22 3.23 3.24 3.25 3.26 3.27 3.28 3.29 3.30 3.31 3.32 3.33 3.34 3.35 3.36 3.37 3.38 3.39 3.40 3.41 3.42 3.43 3.44 3.45 Ogden (2007)
  4. 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 4.11 4.12 4.13 4.14 Goodall (2003)
  5. "Air-Britain News". Air-Britain. December 2005. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  6. Ogden (2008)
  7. Villarroel/Aguilar. 2005. El Douglas B-26 Invader En La Fuerza Aerea De Chile. Editorial Manutara ISBN 978-956-310-795-1
  8. 8.0 8.1 Goodall (2008)
  9. "New Video Details Kermit Weeks' A-26 Invader Restoration". Aerodynamic Media, LLC - Aviation News and Resources. 2016-01-25. Archived from the original on 2017-11-07. Retrieved 2017-11-02.
  10. "Commemorative Air Force Invader Squadron Website". Retrieved 2019-11-26.
  11. Museo Nacional Aeronáutico y del Espacio de Chile http://www.museoaeronautico.cl/
  12. "Air-Britain News". Air-Britain. December 2003. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  13. 13.0 13.1 Thompson (2002)
  14. 14.0 14.1 14.2 Hagedorn (1994)
  15. AeroWeb: A-26 at Pima Museum [1]
  16. "A-26 Invader".
  17. Jimmy Doolittle Air & Space Museum "Outdoor Exhibits: A-26K "Counter Invader"". Archived from the original on 2012-03-22. Retrieved 2011-08-08.
  18. "Air-Britain News". Air-Britain. June 2006. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  19. "Air-Britain News". Air-Britain. May 2006. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  20. "AP-AVV - All Pakistan Aircraft Registration Marks". aparm.net. Retrieved 2024-06-21.
  21. 21.0 21.1 "Air-Britain News". Air-Britain. February 2008. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  22. Aircraft in MAE http://www.pyperpote.tonsite.biz/pages/a26pag.html Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine
  23. Planes of Fame http://www.planesoffame.org/
  24. AeroWeb: RB-26C at Planes of Fame Museum "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-08-17.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  25. Indiana Military Museum
  26. Aeroplane Monthly, May 2012
  27. "Aviation". Reynolds Museum. Government of Alberta. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
  28. 28.0 28.1 28.2 28.3 Marden (2008)
  29. Sullivan, Cole (1 January 2024). "Historic Addison flight museum announces closure". WFAA. Dallas, Texas. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
  30. "Air-Britain News". Air-Britain. February 2006. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  31. AeroWeb: A-26 at Selfridge Museum "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-02-24. Retrieved 2008-02-24.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  32. AeroWeb: B-26K at South Dakota Museum "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2006-09-27. Retrieved 2008-02-24.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  33. "Air-Britain News". Air-Britain. November 2006. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  34. EAA (2019-02-07). "Sole Survivor – B-26K/A-26A Special Kay". Hangar Flying. Retrieved 2022-04-20.
  35. "Combat Aircraft". 8 (6). UK: Ian Allan. Dec 2007. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  36. "Monumen Pesawat Bomber B-26 Intruder di Taman Prestasi Surabaya". twitter.com/infosurabaya (in Bahasa Indonesia). 15 January 2015. Retrieved 29 November 2020.

References

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  • Ogden, Bob (2008). Aviation Museums and Collections of The Rest of the World. Air-Britain. ISBN 978-0-85130-394-9.
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