B-26K

Sat Sep 19, 2009 1:11 pm

Anyone what happend to the B-26K that was for sale in MT?

Scott........

Sat Sep 19, 2009 8:00 pm

last reported as still there.

Mon Sep 21, 2009 1:03 pm

Thanks

Scott......

Tue Sep 22, 2009 2:05 am

By the way is it still for sale?

Scott.......

Tue Sep 22, 2009 7:16 am

I heard from a good source that it has been sold, that some work has been done on it to make it ferriable, and it will end up being based somewhere south of Oklahoma.

Tue Sep 22, 2009 7:18 am

aerovin wrote:I heard from a good source that it has been sold, that some work has been done on it to make it ferriable, and it will end up being based somewhere south of Oklahoma.

Only one place that could be and still be in the US... no, wait, that'd be the Republic of Texas, right? :wink:

Ryan

Tue Sep 22, 2009 9:19 am

Yeah! A little bird whispered that to me as well!

Looking forward to seeing it.

Tue Sep 22, 2009 12:31 pm

I hope they plan to fly that wonderful piece of history around to airshows! that is one awesome looking airplane from air.

Scott........

Fri Oct 09, 2009 8:16 pm

A little birdie told me today that the subject B-26K *may* arrive at its new home in Texas by the end of October.

Cheers,

Tue Oct 13, 2009 8:11 pm

Where is this B-26 currently located? What is the serial number? I don't have it in the database.

Mike

Tue Oct 13, 2009 9:06 pm

What kind of B-26 is it? Marauder or Invader? I am not as familiar with B-26 as I would like...

Robbie

Tue Oct 13, 2009 9:57 pm

Robbie Roberts wrote:What kind of B-26 is it? Marauder or Invader? I am not as familiar with B-26 as I would like...

Robbie

The B-26K Counter Invader was a modified and upgraded A-26 Invader.

From the NMUSAF web site comes this info:

"In 1966 the old bomber was resurrected once more when the improved B-26K Counter Invader returned to Southeast Asia for ground-attack missions along the Ho Chi Minh Trail. Modified by On Mark Engineering, the B-26K had a rebuilt fuselage and tail, strengthened wings, improved engines, reversible propellers, wing-tip fuel tanks and other refinements. Redesignated A-26As, Counter Invaders remained in Southeast Asia until 1969 and retired from USAF service."

The redesignation back to A-26A was allegedly because America was not supposed to be operating "bombers" in Viet Nam during those times, but "attack" airplanes were acceptable (something about fighting a "limited war"?). Experts on aviation during the Viet Nam conflict are encouraged to correct me on this, because I sure don't have all of the facts (or perhaps any of them!).

Cheers,

Tue Oct 13, 2009 11:38 pm

mrhenniger wrote:Where is this B-26 currently located? What is the serial number? I don't have it in the database.

http://www.warbirdregistry.org/a26registry/a26-6417679.html

Still at Billings, Montana, where it's been for the past few decades. Expect it to go to the Fort Worth area soon.