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The Bankstown Aviation Museum has taken delivery of a new warbird to their large collection - rare a A-26 Invader.... http://www.aamb.com.au - see the photo on the main page.
The aircraft is a A-26C nose bombardier model which saw active service with the USAF then later as a firebomber. it is a rare 6 slant gun nose version. I was lucky to see this aircraft up close nearly a year ago and it looked impressive then. It is hoped it will be restored to a full aircraft at some time in the future.

Interested to see the CAF logo on the webpage and the note Australian Headquarters.
Can anyone explain what this entails - are there CAF planes in Australia?

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Chris Mellor

They do have a charter in Australia.

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Laggin' Dragon

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Sgt. James Dunigan, III
U.S. 509th Composite Group
U.S. 393rd Bombardment Squadron
U.S. 20th Army Air Force
Tinian Is., The Marianas

One in Auckland as well IIRC

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Is that the same A-26 that was in, I believe Mr. Henningers desert odyssey last Fall? I remember a posting of an A-26 with that odd gun nose setup in the recent past.

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Don't make me go get my flying monkeys-

I don't think the Buckeye, AZ aircraft was ever a Canadian fire bomber.

The six gun nose was the standard production B model nose in early production. The eight gun nose came later. Both were used. My A-26C is fitted with the six gun nose. In service noses were interchangeable. Post WW2 the USAF used mainly solid noses on the B and C model aircraft.

The B-26 that has gone to the museum was an ex-Airspray air tanker from Canada. It was shipped to Australia in pieces.