Built by Douglas Aircraft Company during World War II, the Invader also saw service during several major Cold War conflicts. A limited number of highly modified United States Air Force …

DAYTON, Ohio -- Douglas B-26K Counter Invader on display in the Southeast Asia War Gallery at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force on July 8, 2021. The Counter Invader was a highly …

The B-26Ks differed from the YB-26K primarily in having 2500hp R-2800-52W engines in place of the R-2800-103Ws. The propeller spinners were omitted and the six wing guns were deleted. …

Mar 30, 2021 · Developed during World War II era, the Douglas A-26 Invader would see action in the Vietnam War nearly twenty years later. This twin-engine attack aircraft was in essence an …

The tale involved a night flight to perform attacks on the Ho Chi Minh Trail in Laos, with the B-26K flying into a storm marked by the occurrence of "St. Elmo's fire" -- an aerial electrostatic …

Apr 29, 2021 · The B-26K/A-26B "Counter Invader" was based on a highly-modified airframe of the World War 2-era Douglas A-26 "Invader" twin-engined attack aircraft. By 1948, the A-26 …

Feb 1, 2024 · On September 9th, 2022, while Special Kay was landing at its home base at Fort Worth Meacham International Airport (FTW) in Fort Worth, Texas, United States, the left main …

Feb 2, 2023 · The B-26K Counter Invader. This saw a major rework of the basic airframe to make the B-26 into not just a much sturdier aircraft, but one much better suited to its new role …

The B-26K is a modified and remanufactured A-26B originally built during World War II. Aging Douglas B-26Bs were rebuilt by On Mark Engineering of California during 1964 and 1965 for …

Apr 19, 2019 · Built as a Douglas A-26B (s/n 44-34119), this aircraft was rebuilt in 1964 as an On Mark B-26K Counter Invader with a new s/n 64-17651. It flew with 609 SOS/56 SOW from …