Two A-26's confiscated by Uncle Sam 1962 ...

Mark Allen M · **Joined:** Fri Feb 03, 2012 1:48 pm **Posts:** 7856

Interesting little article ... source SDASM archives

Not sure if this A-26 is associated with the above photos. Photo states Douglas RB-26C Invader N3248G 44-35590 Chicago Midway 1963, I like that swift in the background, I miss dad's swift. Some fun times flying in that little thing.

The Inspector · **Posted:** Fri Apr 12, 2013 11:39 am

I was thinkin' the same thing 'I'd sure like to have that little SWIFT' A guy in the EAA chapter I was in in GnawLunz in the md 70's had one with an engine/CS prop from a CITABRIA that a hanger fell on and squished everything from the instrument panel back, I don't think he paid the insurance Co. a lot for the engine either.

JohnCFord · **Posted:** Fri Apr 12, 2013 11:40 am

Wow, that's pretty cool. I'll have to show this to the Sierra Hotel Squadron of the CAF this. Thanks for posting!

~J~

gary1954 · **Posted:** Fri Apr 12, 2013 11:57 am

so is N86479 still down in San Salvador

Robbie Stuart · **Posted:** Fri Apr 12, 2013 12:01 pm

Many Moons ago (back in the late 70's early 80's) there was an A-26 at NAS New Orleans, that was a confiscated dope hauler, & the CAF Cajun Wing had some folks working to get the aircraft donated to the CAF. As far as I know. it never happened, but I have always wondered where that airplane ended up.

Would any of you guys know? :roll:

gary1954 · **Posted:** Fri Apr 12, 2013 12:10 pm

Robbie Stuart wrote:

Many Moons ago (back in the late 70's early 80's) there was an A-26 at NAS New Orleans, that was a confiscated dope hauler, & the CAF Cajun Wing had some folks working to get the aircraft donated to the CAF. As far as I know. it never happened, but I have always wondered where that airplane ended up.

Would any of you guys know? :roll:

44-35493 RB-26C N576JB then as N2852 at NAS New Orleans 11 September 1981....the last I heard she was registered to War Eagles Air Museum in Santa Teresa, NM.

Robbie Stuart · **Posted:** Fri Apr 12, 2013 1:32 pm

gary1954 wrote:

Robbie Stuart wrote:

Many Moons ago (back in the late 70's early 80's) there was an A-26 at NAS New Orleans, that was a confiscated dope hauler, & the CAF Cajun Wing had some folks working to get the aircraft donated to the CAF. As far as I know. it never happened, but I have always wondered where that airplane ended up.

Would any of you guys know? :roll:

44-35493 RB-26C N576JB then as N2852 at NAS New Orleans 11 September 1981....the last I heard she was registered to War Eagles Air Museum in Santa Teresa, NM.

Thanks Gary, glad to hear it did not go to the scrapper!

Wildchild · **Posted:** Fri Apr 12, 2013 3:19 pm

Mark Allen M wrote:

Interesting little article ... source SDASM archives

That picture was the picture that was originally in the article. So thats how they should line up.

Tail # of the plane in the back is N3248G, so yes, i'm guessing it was another confinscated A-26

gary1954 · **Posted:** Fri Apr 12, 2013 3:51 pm

Robbie Stuart wrote:

gary1954 wrote:

Robbie Stuart wrote:

Many Moons ago (back in the late 70's early 80's) there was an A-26 at NAS New Orleans, that was a confiscated dope hauler, & the CAF Cajun Wing had some folks working to get the aircraft donated to the CAF. As far as I know. it never happened, but I have always wondered where that airplane ended up.

Would any of you guys know? :roll:

44-35493 RB-26C N576JB then as N2852 at NAS New Orleans 11 September 1981....the last I heard she was registered to War Eagles Air Museum in Santa Teresa, NM.

Thanks Gary, glad to hear it did not go to the scrapper!

Amen Brother.. :supz:

..Amen

gary1954 · **Posted:** Fri Apr 12, 2013 4:00 pm

Kermit Weeks

has 44-35590 RB-26C N3248G in storage :shock:

at Fantasy of Flight

…does anyone have any pictures of her down there in storage steerage mode :axe:

?

pjpahs · **Posted:** Fri Apr 12, 2013 4:42 pm

According to the FAA registry, Fantasy Of Flight has a Douglas B-26C, Ser. # 41-39401, N 39401. I can't find 44-35590 in any survivor lists, yet. Found 44-35590 is owned by a Earl Reinert ,in Illinois with a "N" number of N-3248G, according to the FAA registry, is a B-26B.

John Dupre · **Posted:** Fri Apr 12, 2013 5:46 pm

I remember reading about A-26's that were consfiscated on thier way to Portugal. The Portugese wanted to use them in Angola and Mozambique. Is that where these planes were headed?

Did my own research and found out the Portugese Invader's were confiscated in 1964 after seven were deleivered. After several years of sourcing spares about 5 of them made it to Angola in the early 70s and were abandoned there in 1975. Various sources claim there is nothing left of them now.

gary1954 · **Posted:** Fri Apr 12, 2013 6:30 pm

John Dupre wrote:

I remember reading about A-26's that were consfiscated on thier way to Portugal. The Portugese wanted to use them in Angola and Mozambique. Is that where these planes were headed?

I saw a website some time ago that had sever Invaders listed as participants. Have to see if I can find it.
I would imagine that after that skirmish :axe:

over there that any that were there......are now not..
This is merely my speculation geek

not to be cornfused wiff fact

bdk · **Joined:** Sun May 02, 2004 1:16 am **Posts:** 11330

I think Earl Reinert did get the one at Midway. It was at the Victory Air Museum in Mundelein/Gilmer, Il. marked as "Nightmare" in gloss-black. Looks like Kermit Weeks ended up with it.

http://warbirdregistry.org/a26registry/a26-4435590.html

Chris Brame · **Posted:** Sat Apr 13, 2013 3:54 am

Holy cow, Mark - thank you for posting these photos!!
Not only is it the first early shot of Earl Reinert's A-26 I've seen, look what's behind it - that's got to be Earl's Lockheed Lodestar CF-TCY which he picked up after it was abandoned at Midway in the early sixties. The markings and antennas match Richard Dumigan's photo:
https://photos-4.dropbox.com/i/o/ey4u0r ... ed0016.jpg
Thanks again! And Earl did like to tell us that A-26 had a shady past...

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I would imagine that after that skirmish :axe:

over there that any that were there......are now not.

IIRC one of them was brought back from Angola by the Cubans and put on display in FAR markings... correct?

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So is N86479 still down in San Salvador?

Maybe, maybe not. It's not on the Warbird Registry; Aerial Visuals has it listed as at the museum there, but Baugher's listing says
"(44-)34206 (B-26B, c/n 27485) sold on commercial market as N86479. To Nicaragua in 1964 as FAN 422. Crashed Mar 1967"

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