B-26K Counter-Invader Restoration ("Special K")

K5DH · **Posted:** Mon Jul 10, 2017 12:29 pm

Well done, guys! It's been a long seven years!

Pat 'n Steve up front, I presume?

Dan K · **Posted:** Mon Jul 10, 2017 12:50 pm

Dan K · **Posted:** Mon Jul 10, 2017 1:04 pm

video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZRB8t9PXTY

Warbird Kid · **Posted:** Mon Jul 10, 2017 1:48 pm

CONGRATS YOU GUYS! A job well done! Can't wait to see the finished product! It will be a stunner for sure.

hawkeyepoole · **Posted:** Mon Jul 10, 2017 2:04 pm

Here's a first short video from the restoration team. I have much more to come. We have cameras in the cockpit, on the right wing tank and on the belly just aft of the bomb bay. This short has a camera at American Aero filming the takeoff and me at the end of the runway for a flyover. Turn up the sound!

https://youtu.be/P2Fb3C_Gd_A

phil65 · **Posted:** Mon Jul 10, 2017 2:48 pm

Great job.... :drink3:

Phil

Zac Yates · **Posted:** Mon Jul 10, 2017 3:08 pm

I don't think everyone would appreciate me posting "YAHOO" in the biggest possible font, but rest assured there's a very happy Kiwi seeing these posts! :drink3:

mustanglover · **Posted:** Mon Jul 10, 2017 3:24 pm

Dan K wrote:

video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZRB8t9PXTY

So when was the first flight.............today.............or July 8th?

hawkeyepoole · **Posted:** Mon Jul 10, 2017 3:59 pm

The first flight was Saturday. Today was a public first Official Flight.

mustanglover · **Posted:** Mon Jul 10, 2017 4:09 pm

hawkeyepoole wrote:

The first flight was Saturday. Today was a public first Official Flight.

That makes sense now.

Rod Schneider · **Posted:** Mon Jul 10, 2017 4:45 pm

Huge congratulations and VERY WELL DONE!!!!!!!!!!!!

WIXerGreg · **Posted:** Mon Jul 10, 2017 6:28 pm

Congrats to all involved! I can't believe it's been seven years already.

CAPFlyer · **Posted:** Mon Jul 10, 2017 6:28 pm

Great Job guys!

A26 Special K · **Joined:** Wed Nov 16, 2011 8:27 pm **Posts:** 2559

Thanks for the good wishes. We had two commemorative flights today. One to celebrate the first A-26 flight on 10 July 1942 and the second was to give two of the original A-26 Nimrod pilots the chance to fly their old airplane again. Tim and Jay were delighted to take the reins. It had been since 1969 that they last flew Kay. Our team was very proud to make this happen!! We have more maintenance flights to do and then we hope to find a good paintshop opportunity. We have posted video of the flights on YouTube and http://www.facebook.com/a26specialkay

airnutz · **Posted:** Tue Jul 11, 2017 9:15 am

Fantastic, great job folks! Especially great to hear two original Nimrods were given a proper homecoming!

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