Hello all, here is today's article posted on TheArmoryLife.com. It is titled “Douglas A-26 Invader: The Modular Attack Plane” and can be found at https://www.thearmorylife.com/douglas-a-26-invader/.
Douglas A-26 Invader: The Modular Attack Plane
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Cedric
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My college roomie's Dad flew A-26s out of northern Italy in late WWII. This could be one of those "there I was at 20,000 feet" stories, he told me his Dad's group was flying north into Germany and FW 190s attempted to intercept. The way he told it was the Invader was very fast and for German fighters to intercept they needed plenty of warning and by the time they took off and got to altitude the Invaders had already moved on. On this particular mission the fighters got smart, got up high early and did a head on intercept but forgot about the eight .50s in the nose. He said it was a German slaughter. I don't know if the total fighters downed in the article were part of that or if this was something different. FWIW.
Talyn
SAINT
More on this aircraft from a couple months ago.
Forgotten Aircraft: The Douglas B-26K Counter Invader
militarymatters.online
In the mid-1950s, B-26-equipped USAF wings began to be re-equipped with jet-powered Martin B-57 and Douglas B-66 aircraft, and the Invaders were removed from front-line service. However, during the 1960s the 1st Air Commando Wing at Eglin AFB in Florida continued to use B-26s in order to develop counter-insurgency techniques and tactics. In addition, some B-26s were operating clandestinely in...
The B-26K Counter Invader; Teaching an Old Dog New Tricks - Forgotten Aircraft - Military Matters
The B-26 was the CIA's aircraft of choice for covert ops in the 19050s and '60s. But as they got old, they got a major update.
militarymatters.online
In the mid-1950s, B-26-equipped USAF wings began to be re-equipped with jet-powered Martin B-57 and Douglas B-66 aircraft, and the Invaders were removed from front-line service. However, during the 1960s the 1st Air Commando Wing at Eglin AFB in Florida continued to use B-26s in order to develop counter-insurgency techniques and tactics. In addition, some B-26s were operating clandestinely in...
Spuyten Duyvil
Alpha
Great article. Wish my late neighbor, USAF(Ret) LtCol Nick Emigholz, was still with us to read that. Nick passed just a few weeks ago, but during his time on active duty remote locations in Thailand saw him there working with the B-26K. RIP Nick.