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"707" at Houston International Airport 27.5.63
Above, was kindly supplied by Robert A. Burgess Collection,
Greater St. Louis Air and Space Museum via Mark Nankivil
The above shot was sent in by Paul Cicci.
It shows N707TG "Blue Bird" on the old Butler Aviation ramp looking
towards the old international terminal in 1974 at O'Hare
The above shot was donated by Graham F Sparkes and was taken
at
New Smyrna Beach Muni, USA on 15th September 1989
Above, 7079G then owned by Conrad
Yelvington who owned in the late 1980s with another early On Mark which coincidentally was later bought by
Howard Keck now 26HK. It has the rear carry-through spar and the airstair in the belly.
Below, Barbel Abela and Len Perry with the A-26C at
Oshkosh 1992
Above, a snow shot of 79G at Anoka County Airport, MN, before
they flew it to Holmen for spar repair.
The above 4 shots show N7079G at Holman Field during work to
repair her wing spar
It was at the CAF airshow where 7079G (re)broke the spar.
There were several B-25's and this lone A-26 flying a figure
8 pattern with the A-26 being the last in line.
The incident occured during a banked turn, not a loop.
IIRC the spar
had been previously repaired and was the subject of some litigation.
Above, at Holman field, prior to the spar repair
The six shots above were sent in by owner Peter
Hambling, he writes:
The first shots are in Thermal California last month (Feb
2010) with Howard Keck's 126BK, the last shots are after we flew it home to Renton 2 weeks ago.
( Bottom of the page )
See feature - "Sexy Sue" by owner and operators, Peter and Lorrie Hambling
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Serial #: 44-35562
Construction #: 28841
Civ.
Registration:
N707TG
N7079S
N9176Z
N7079G
Model(s):
A-26C
B-26C
On Mark Marketeer
Name: None
Status: Unknown
Last info: 2002
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History:
Texas Gas Transmission Corp, Owensboro, KY,
1961-1966.
- Registered as N707TG.
Registered as N7079S
registered
as N9176Z
Natrona Service Inc, Casper, WY, 1969-1988.
- Registered as N7079G.
Conrad Yelvington, South Daytona, FL,
Aug. 1989-1992.
- Operated by Lady Barbel Abela & Len Perry, London, UK, 1991-1992 ( See her site here )
- Flown as Bar-Belle Bomber.
Bar Belle Aviation Inc, Miami, FL, July 1992-1995.
- Forced landing, St. Paul-Holman Field,
MN, Aug. 9, 1992.
- Withdrawn from use and placed in open storage, Holman Field, MN, 1992-1998.
Combat Air Museum, Lafayette,
LA, 1994-1996.
Amjet Aircraft Corp/Polar Aviation Museum, Anoka County, MN, Jan. 20, 1998-2000.
Vintage Aircraft LLC,
Guthrie, OK, Aug. 22, 2000-2002.
05/18/2009
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Note: It was
at the CAF airshow where 7079G (re)broke the spar.
The incident occured during a banked turn, not a loop.
IIRC
the spar had been previously repaired and was the subject of some litigation.
The majority of the wing
spar cracks are concerned with the A-26 is due to one of the wing bolt mounting holes on the rear wing spar of the wing section....not
the attachement point on the fuselage.
Evidentley there is a pop noise it makes when one goes under heavy
loading.
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The above shot of N67163 bares a striking resemblance to N71Y above.
I will be looking into a possible connection
Above photo supplied by Jun Oizumi
Bogota Eldorado - SKBO Colombia in Feb 1998
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Serial #: 41-39497
Construction #: 7210
Civil Registration:
N71Y
HK-426
N67163?
Model(s):
A-26B
B-26B
On Mark
Marketeer
Name: None
Status: Derelict
Last info: 2002
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History:
Alex Oser, circa 1950.
- Acquired from USAF as scrap.
Texas
Railroad Equipment Co, Houston, TX, 1952.
- Registered as N71Y.
Eastern Aircraft Sales, New York, NY, 1953.
- Planned
sale to French AF.
Standard Oil Co, Chicago, IL, 1954-1964.
Ralph D. Tait, Greensburg, PA, 1966.
Aviation Inc, Charleston,
WV, 1969-1972.
Impounded Bogota-El Dorado AB, Colombia, 1975-1995.
Robert Kelley, Inglewood, CA, 1977
Registered
as HK-426
Jeremiah S. Boehmer, Grants Pass, OR, Feb. 1985-2002.
SEA Servici Especiales Aereos
Reregistered as N71Y.
- Remained impounded Bogota-El Dorado AB, Colombia,
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Serial #: 44-35444
Construction #:
28723
Civil
Registration:
N7656C
CF-TFB
C-FTFB
N26FK
Model(s):
A-26C
RB-26C
Name:
Miss Red Deer
Status: Airworthy
Last info: 2003
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History:
Vance Roberts, Seattle, WA, 1963-1969.
- Registered
as N7656C.
Air Spray Ltd, Edmonton, Alberta, 1971.
- Registered as CF-TFB.
- Flew as tanker #4.
Air Spray Ltd, Red Deer,
Alberta, June 1973-2003.
- Registered as C-FTFB.
- Converted to tanker at Chino, CA, 1975.
- Damaged due to engine
fire, Calgary, Alberta, Aug. 1977.
-- Repaired.
- Flown as tanker #4 / Miss Red Deer.
Refurbished at Hillsboro as N26FK ( since 2008 ).
Moved to Taiwan for display at Air Force Museum, next to RoCAF Academy
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Serial #: 44-34724
Construction
#: 28003
Civil Registration:
N7662C
CF-BVH
C-FBVH
Model(s):
A-26B
B-26B
Name: None
Status: Destroyed
Last info: 1980
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History:
The Robert Dollar Company, 1961.
- Registered as N7662C.
Pacific
Flight Services Inc, Angwin, CA, 1963-1966.
Kem Air Inc, Worland, WY, 1969-1970.
Dontuss Industries, Edmonton, Alberta,
Aug. 1970-1974.
- Registered as CF-BVH.
Air Spray Ltd., Edmonton (later Red Deer), Alberta, 1976-1980.
- Flew as
Tanker #6.
- Registered as C-FBVH, 1980.
- Crashed while firebombing, Slave Lake, Alberta, Apr. 24, 1980.
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Serial #: 44-35615
Construction #:
Civil Registration:
N7684C, CF-HPF
Model(s):
A-26C
RB-26C
Name:
None
Status: Unknown
Last info:
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History:
Loaned to France Apr 1954 for
service in Indochina. Returned to USAF Aug 1954
then to civil registry
Paramount Aquariums 1969
To Canadian civil registry as CF-HPF
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Serial #: 43-22392
Construction #: 18561
Civil
Registration:
N7719C
Model(s):
A-26B
B-26B
Name: None
Status:
Destroyed
Last info: 1970
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History:
Aero Atlas Inc, Red Bluff, CA, 1963-1964.
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Registered as N7719C.
Rosenbalm Aviation, Medford, OR, 1966-1970.
- Crashed during landing, La Grande, OR, Aug. 18,
1966.
-- Ran off runway onto rough ground causing gear to collapse.
Reported destroyed in hanger fire, Medford, OR.
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NTSB Identification: SEA67A0015
14 CFR Part
91 General Aviation
Event occurred Thursday, August 18, 1966 in LA GRANDE, OR
Aircraft: DOUGLAS A-26B, registration:
N7719C
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FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA
F S M/N PURPOSE
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2-0692 66/8/18 LA GRANDE OREG DOUGLAS A-26B CR- 0 1 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
TIME - 1550 N7719C PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC FIRE CTL ACTIVITY AGE 30, 1670 TOTAL HOURS,
DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 74 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
RATED.
NAME OF AIRPORT - LA GRANDE MUN
TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION
ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: RUN
GEAR COLLAPSED TAKEOFF: ABORTED
PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: DETONATION
POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: SPARK PLUG
PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
FACTOR(S)
MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
REMARKS- METAL DEPOSITS ON PLUGS CAUSED PLUGS TO GLOW.METAL SOURCE UNDET.ACFT ROLLED OFF RWY ONTO ROUGH GRD
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Serial #: 44-35358
Construction #:
28637
Civil Registration:
N7774C
Model(s):
A-26C
RB-26C
Name:
None
Status: Unknown
Last info: 1970
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History:
D.P. Carlo, Tehachapi, CA, 1963-1966.
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Registered as N7774C.
Da Pro Rubber, Van Nuys, CA, 1969.
- Operated by Precision Components, Los angeles, CA, 1969.
Barry
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Serial #: 43-35638
Construction #: 28917
Civil
Registration:
N7824B, D-BELI,
D-CELI
Model(s):
A-26B
B-26B
Name:
None
Status: Unknown
Last info:
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History:
To civil registry as N7824B, then was registered
as D-BELI on 06/03/1963 in the name of W. Rall and was re-registered as D-CELI on 03/27/1963 in the name of Photogrammetrie
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Above, "7953" fresh from De-Mob
Above, an image of the 7953 carrying a buddy
tank and working with two F-8s whilst stationed at NATC Patuxent River in the mid-sixties.
Photo supplied by Joe Handelman
An A-26 test bed aircraft, Refueling an MS 760
Jet in 1961
Serial #: 44-35918
Construction #: 29197
Civil Registration:
N7953C
TI-1040L
TI-1040P
HR-276
N2781G
Model:
A-26C
Name: Versatile Lady
Status: Static Display
Last info: 2001
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History:
Garwin Inc. in June 58
Beech Aircraft Corp, Wichita, KS, 1960-1961.
- Registered as N7953C.
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Used for air-to-air refueling trials.
Frank Marshall, Costa Rica, 19??.
- Registered as TI-1040L.
- Reregistered
as TI-1040P.
- Reregistered as HR-276, May 1970.
Delivered to FA Hondurena as FAH276, May 1971.
- Later assigned
id of FAH510.
David Zeuschel, Van Nuys, CA, Dec. 1982-1983.
- Registered as N2781G.
- Ferried from Tegucigalpa AB,
Honduras, 1983.
- Delivered to Kelly AFB, TX from Honduras, 1983.
USAFM, Kelly AFB, TX, 1983.
USAFM, Lackland
AFB, TX, 1987-2001.
- Displayed as 435918/BC-918/Versatile Lady.
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Serial #: 44-35725
Construction #: 29004
Civil
Registration:
N800W
Model(s):
A-26C
RB-26C
B-26C
Name: None
Status:
Unknown
Last info: 1976
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History:
James M. Cook, Jacksboro, TX, 1963-1964.
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Registered as N800W.
US Department of Commerce, Washington DC, 1964-1969.
- Modified by On Mark with covert ops modifications
with tip tanks.
- Flew with dual registrations N800W/N35725.
MASDC, Davis-Monthan AFB, Tucson, AZ, 1965-1976.
- Stored
as N800W/35725.
Allied Aircraft Inc, Tucson, AZ, Apr. 2, 1976.
- Delivered from MASDC.
Note: This aircraft possibly flew on PROJECT
FARM GATE: VIETNAM 1961-1964
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Above, when she was N8018E
Above is 43-22652 photographed by
Dave Borgens and taken
at Travis A.F.B. in California.
The camera he used was a Panasonic DMC-TZ3 Lumix, with a Leica 28mm
wide angle 10X optical zoom.
This invader has an interesting backstory. The A-26 Dave photographed
at Travis AFB is not an On Mark B-26K / A-26A Counter Invader as at first glance it appears to be.
It was restored for display to represent a Counter Invader as used flying out of NKP in Thailand.
The “ TA 652 “ is accurate
and appropriate for one used in Thailand, and the base aircraft coincidently
has a serial number ending with the same last three numbers ( 652
) as the On Mark “ K “ conversion.
A-26C-25-DT sn 43-22652 / cn
18779 Civil registrations : N8018E, C-GHCE ( Conair Tanker #30 ), N9402Z
The original Invader On Mark converted:
A-26B-55-DL sn 44-34361 / cn 27640
On Mark Serial Number : 64-17652
The above 3 photos were supplied by Sandra More via her father Dick "Sarge"
Rawlings
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Serial #: 43-22652
Construction #:
18799
Civil Registration:
N8018E
C-GHCE
Model(s):
A-26C
B-26C
TB-26C
Name: None
Status: Display
Last info: 2002
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History:
Delivered to USAAf as 43-22652
- Delivered
to Davis Monthan AFB, AZ, for storage, Feb. 1958.
L.B. Smith Aircraft Corp, Miami, FL.
- Registtered as N8018E.
Aerojet
General Corp/Aerojet Electrosystems, Azusa, CA, 1961-1972.
- Used as testbed for military tracking systems.
Arthur W.
McDonnell, Mojave, CA, Sept. 7, 1973-1974.
Conair Aviation Ltd, Abbotsford, BC, June 1974-1988.
- Registered as C-GHCE.
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Flew as tanker #30.
- Damaged from gear-up landing, Williams Lake, BC, Aug. 7, 1974.
- Repaired to airworthy.
USAFM,
Travis AFB, CA, July 18, 1988-1991.
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Above is 45-35696 Cotton Jenny flown by Dwight
Reimer and Wally McDonnell in No.4 Mojave Kid at the 1979 Mojave air races
Note 1.
44-35696 was painted silver when Dwight reimer owned her and when CF acquired her. She arrived in Texas
still sporting the R on her tail as well as her Race 26.
She was initially painted black
with yellow trim. It wasn't until her 2nd Koren crew chief recognized her serial number at an airshow in northern Alabama that her specific wartime history was learned. After some verification
and additional research we put her back to match late 1952.
When the Collings Foundation
acquired the plane she carried a sixgun hardnose. She was built as a C model with the glass nose. The glass nose was swapped
out during its refit as a Korean War replacement at McClellan. The C model nose was reinstalled prior to knowing why the hardnose
was on her.
Wally McDonald and Dwight both have silver A-26s. McDonald's had tip tanks and Reimer's was named "Cotton Jenny".
I realize 44-35696 was a combat vet and painted in wartime markings when owned by CF. However that was not the case when owned
by Reimer.
Above 696 at Reno in 1980
The two shots above are of N8036E when she was at Waukegan
Il. before she acquired her top turret
N8063E is seen here taxiing at the EAA Fly In at Oshkosh
The remaing three shots above were taken at an
air show in Dixon, IL
Serial #: 44-35696
Construction #: 28975
Civil
Registration:
N8036E
Model(s):
A-26C
B-26C
Name: My Mary Lou
Status:
Restoration
Last info: 2005
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History:
Delivered to USAF as 44-35696, 28th may 1945.
May 1945 To Douglas Modification Center, Tulsa OK
Jul 1945 To Kirtland NM
Aug
1945 To Salinas AAFld CA
Sep 1945 To Long Beach CA
Sep 1945 To Love Field TX
Sep 1945 To Grenada AAFld MS
Dec
1945 To Hobbs AAFld NM
Jan 1946 To 4160th Base Unit, Hobbs AAFld NM
Jun 1947 To 4127th Base Unit McClellan AAFld
Jul
1948 Redesignated B-26C
Nov 1950 To Sacramento Air Material Area (Air Material Command), McClellan
AFB CA, for storage.
Apr 1952 Removed from storage
Aug 1952 To 6400th Air Base Wing (Far East Air Material Command), unstated
location,
probably Japan
Oct 1952 To 17th Bomb Wing (Light) (Far East Air Forces), Miho AB Japan
Nov 1952 Deployed to Pusan AB
South Korea
Dec 1952 Returned to Miho AB Japan
Dec 1952 Deployed to Pusan AB South Korea
Jan 1953 Returned
to Miho AB Japan
Feb 1953 Deployed to Pusan AB South Korea
Mar 1953 Returned to Miho AB Japan
Mar 1953 Deployed to
Pusan AB South Korea
May 1953 Returned to Miho AB Japan
May 1953 Deployed to Pusan AB South Korea
Jun 1953 Returned
to Miho AB Japan
Jun 1953 Deployed to Pusan AB South Korea
Aug 1953 Returned to Miho AB Japan
Sep 1953 Deployed
to Pusan AB South Korea
Jan 1954 Returned to Miho AB Japan
Feb 1954 Deployed to Pusan AB South Korea
Mar 1954 Returned
to Miho AB Japan
Jul 1954 To Shin Mitsubishi Plant, Komaki Japan, for work
Oct 1954 To 17th Bomb Wing (Light) (FEAF),
Pusan AB South Korea
Oct 1954 Deployed to Miho AB Japan
Dec 1954 Deployed to Kunsan AB South Korea
Dec 1954 Deployed
to Miho AB Japan
Apr 1955 Deployed to Eglin AFB FL
Jul 1955 To 345th Tactical Bombardment Group (Tactical Air Command), Langley
AFB VA
Jan 1956 To 122nd Tactical Bombardment Group Squadron (Air National
Guard) , New Orleans Airport, New Orleans
LA
Oct 1956 To Mobile Air Material Area (AMC), Brookley AFB AL
Feb 1957 To 122nd Tactical Bombardment Squadron
(ANG), New Orleans Airport , New Orleans LA
Jun 1957 To San Bernardino Air Material Area (AMC), Davis Monthan AFB
AZ, for storage
Sep 1957 Dropped from the USAF inventory by authorized reclamation, Davis Monthan AFB AZ
L. B. Smith Aircraft Corp, Miami, FL, 1963.
- Registered as
N8036E.
Richard B. Almour, Tucson, AZ, 1964.
William E. Strader, Fresno, CA, 1966-1977.
Dwight Reimer, Shafter, CA,
1978-1981.
- Flown as race #26/Cotton Jenny.
(See note 1)
Courtesy Aircraft Inc, Rockford, IL, 1984.
Robert Collings
/ Collings Foundation, Stowe, MA, Sept. 20, 1985-2005
Crashed on takeoff, Kankakee, IL, June 22, 1993. ( See video )
- Under restoration for static display, Uvalde, TX, 1998-1999.
- Marked as 435696/BC-696/My Mary Lou.
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NTSB Identification: CHI93DEE02 .
The docket is stored
in the Docket Management System (DMS). Please contact Records Management Division 14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation
Accident occurred Sunday, June 27, 1993
in KANKAKEE, IL
Probable Cause Approval Date: 10/20/1994
Aircraft: DOUGLAS B-26B, registration: N8036E
Injuries:
2 Minor.
THE AIRPLANE'S RIGHT ENGINE LOST POWER SHORTLY AFTER LIFT-OFF.
THE PILOT SAID HE ATTEMPTED TO FEATHER THE RIGHT ENGINE PROPELLER, BUT THE PROPELLER WOULD NOT FEATHER. HE WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN
ALTITUDE, AND THE AIRPLANE CRASHED JUST OFF THE RUNWAY. POSTACCIDENT EXAMINATION OF THE RIGHT ENGINE DISCLOSED A FRACTURED/PARTIALLY
DISINTEGRATED PISTON IN THE NUMBER TEN CYLINDER. THE RIGHT ENGINE'S PROPELLER FEATHERING SYSTEM WAS ALSO INOPERATIVE.
The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable
cause(s) of this accident as follows:
the failure of the piston assembly in the number ten cylinder
of the right engine. A factor associated with the accident was the inoperative propeller feathering system for the right engine.
The crash happened on take-off in Kankakee,IL and the
master cylinder in the #2 engine let go.
In the footage ( See video
) from the ground, this is starting to take effect before brakes were even released. The aircraft rotated and the
gear was just beginning to retract when the engine fully let go and she began to torque roll. Fortunately her right wing tip
struck the ground and kept her upright. However this also took about 8 inches of wing tip off and ground the very end of the
spar. After hitting her wing tip, she slammed side ways back onto the taxiway and this torqued her entire airframe from the
nose to the very last rib in the tail cone. She then proceeded to slide off a berm at the end of the runway and became airborne
again before landing one more time in a wheat field and coming to a stop.
When she impacted the wheat field her glass nose literally
exploded and the metal broke into two halves. The #2 engine broke from its mount and a small fire started but was quickly
put out. Her back also broke right behind the gunners compartment and the main landing gear was shoved up through the wells.
The entire nosecase from the #1 engine came out and two of the blades did some damage when they seperated. One blade came
over the top of the canopy taking off the right hand clam shell while the other bounced down the armor plating inbetweem the
fuselage and nacelle.
If the power had simply been pulled back or if she had bellied straight ahead, she would have
a good chance of flying again, but because she hit sideways she is completely torqued and her spars are also probably cracked
from the flexing they took.
The aircraft was almost back to 100% stock. About the only things left
to do to her was add the periscope in the gunners compartment, make the turret operable, finish bringing her cockpit back,
and then get her 6 gun nose back that she wore in Korea.
She was the A-26 raced at Reno and flown around known
as "Cotton Ginny".
HISTORY OF THE FLIGHT
On June 27,
1993, at 1240 hours, central daylight time, a Douglas B-26B, N8036E, collided with the ground in a field adjacent to a taxiway
at the Greater Kankakee Airport, Kankakee, Illinois, during takeoff on runway 04. The Airline Transport Pilot and single passenger
received minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The aircraft was being operated under 14 CFR Part 91, departing
from an on-going airshow when the accident occurred. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident.
A VFR flight plan had been filed. The pilot stated that at approximately 140 MPH he performed liftoff and immediately began
losing substantial power on the right engine. The aircraft banked to the right and the right wingtip impacted the ground between
the runway and taxiway.
AIRCRAFT INFORMATION
The aircraft, a single-pilot World War II bomber, is operated by
the Collings Foundation as a display of past military aircraft.
WRECKAGE/IMPACT INFORMATION
The right propeller
impacted 2 blade strikes on the northwest edge of the taxiway. The left propeller impacted eight blade strikes to the southeast
side of the taxiway. The aircraft came to rest on a heading of 090 degrees, approximately 250 feet off the taxiway, in a wheat
field.
The right wingtip received substantial damage to the outer 5 feet of the wing assembly and aileron.
The
left propeller and engine nose case housing separated from the aircraft as a combined unit. They were recovered approximately
100 feet behind the aircraft's resting position, and approximately 25 feet to the right of the aircraft crash path.
An
on-site external examination of the right engine and nacelle was performed.
The scavenge oil pump screen contained
a substantial amount of ferrous and non-ferrous metal pieces. The screen was not plugged.
The pressure oil screen contained
ferrous and non-ferrous metal particles. These particles were found in the lower layers of the screen assembly. They did not
stop the flow of oil through the screens.
Pistons in cylinders of the front bank (8[master rod], 10,12,14,16) did not
move with the crankshaft rotation.
Cylinder #10 has a hole in the side of the barrel, adjacent to cylinder #12. The
connecting rod and piston assembly are not in place. Pieces of piston, piston pin, connecting rods (2), and a piece of the
master connecting rod was removed through the hole in this cylinder.
Cylinder #12 has a dent in the side of the barrel
adjacent to #10 cylinder. The spark plug electrodes contained substantial metal pieces. Pieces of piston ring were removed
through the spark plug holes. An unidentified ferrous metal piece, not that of a piston ring, could not be removed through
the spark plug hole.
A piece of a connecting rod was externally lodged between cylinders #10 and #9.
A broken
piston pin was found above the spark plug of #11 cylinder.
The propeller control cable was not attached to the propeller
governor control arm.
No visible external damage (dents) appeared to the feathering pump assembly. The motor brushes
(4) were approximately 1/2 in long. The phenolic brush block mount was broken and did not allow 1 brush to make contact with
the commutator of the feathering pump motor.
FIRE
The fire was limited to the right engine and nacelle. It destroyed
all electrical system wiring and relays, engine fluid and instrument lines and hoses, and the engine control mount at the
firewall.
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Above is 8349 at Paine field, Washington on 18th Nov 73
Above, N8394H parked at Van Nuys Airport in April 1965. Parking
was to the NW of the ANG Base, opposite side of On Mark Eng.
Sent in by Mike Shakocius
The
above shot was kindly sent in by Bill Bailey, Bill writes:
Hi Martin,
Got the approval to send you this one, please credit Elmer Lindstrom via me. The
shot was taken by him at Juneau, Alaska in the late 1960s
I hope all's well in your world.
Cheers, Bill Bailey
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Serial #: 44-35955
Construction #: 29234
Civil
Registration:
N8394H
Model(s):
A-26C
TB-26B
Name: None
Status:
Stored
Last info: 2000
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History:
Kenlyn Petroleum Corp, Los Angeles, CA, 1963-1970.
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Registered as N8394H.
- Damaged in mid-air collision with Cessna 150/N7188S, Resada, CA, July 3, 1968.
-- A-26 landed,
Van Nuys, CA.
Rodney G. Huskey, Grand Junction, CO, June 1981-2000.
- Withdrawn from use, placed in open storage.
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Removed from USCR per owner request.
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NTSB Identification: LAX69A0002
14 CFR Part
91 General Aviation
Event occurred Wednesday, July 03, 1968 in RESEDA, CA
Aircraft: DOUGLAS A-26B, registration: N8394H
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FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA
F S M/N PURPOSE
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3-2125 68/7/3 RESEDA,CALIF DOUGLAS A-26B CR- 0 0 2 NONCOMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
TIME - 1541 N8394H PX- 0 0 0 CORP/EXEC 45, 15391 TOTAL HOURS,
DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 2 0 0 285 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
RATED.
NAME OF AIRPORT - VAN NUYS
TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION
COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
SPECIAL DATA
SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-LARGE US GEN.AV.
CONTROLLING AGENCY - TOWER RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - NOT UNDER RADAR CONTACT
TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - CONTROLLED AIRPORT
CONTROL ZONE/AREA - YES EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO
ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - INSTALLED,OPERATION UNKNOWN
REMARKS- BOTH PLTS FAILED TO SEE EACH OTHER. N8394H LANDED SAFELY,N7188S CRASHED IN RESIDENTIAL AREA.
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Serial #: 44-34592
Construction #: 27871
Civil
Registration:
N8631E
CF-FJG
C-FFJG
Model(s):
A-26B
TA-26B
TB-26B
Name: None
Status: Crashed
Last info: 2001
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History:
Delivered to USAF as 44-34592
- To Davis
Monthan AFB for storage, Dec. 1957.
Rock Island Oil & Refining Co, Wichita, KS, 1964-1966.
- Registered as N8631E.
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Planned convertion to Monarch 26 configuration not completed.
- Open storage, Hutchinson, KS.
Consolidated Air Parts
Corp, Los Angeles, CA, 1969.
Da Pro Rubber Inc. Van Nuys, CA, 1970-1972.
Mercury Flights, Edmonton, Alberta, Apr. 1973.
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Registered as CF-FJG.
Conair Aviation Ltd, Abbotsford, BC, June 1974.
- Registered as C-FFJG.
- Flew as tanker #329.
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Destroyed by fire after forced landing, Sept. 29, 1974.
Tailplane and parts stored in Aero Trader Yard, Octillo Wells,
CA, 1997-2001. |
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Serial #: 44-34206
Construction #: 27485
Civil Registration:
N86479
Model(s):
A-26B
B-26B
Name: None
Status: Unknown
Last info:
2012
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History: Constructed as an A-26B-45-DL by Douglas at Long Beach, Califoria,
USA.
Douglas A-26B-45-DL 27485
Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 44-34206.
Redesignated as B-26B
Civil registration, N86479, cancelled.
Exported to Nicaragua.
Civilian market as N86479, Maco Sales Financial Corp, Palos Park, IL.
May
11 1962 siezed by Federal Agents at Midway airport for incorrect export licences.
To Nicaragua 1964, crashed March 1967
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Serial #: 43-22499
Construction #: 18584
Civil
Registration:
N86481
Model(s):
A-26C
B-26C
Name: Reida Rae
Status:
See History
Last info: 2004
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History:
John P. Wilds, Escalon, CA, 1963-1964.
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Registered as N86481.
Consolidated Aircraft Sales Inc, Farifield, NJ, Dec. 1966-1970.
Bradley Air Museum, Windsor Locks,
CT, Sep. 1971-1984.
New England Air Museum, Windsor Locks, CT., 1984-2004.
- This a/c is currently in the restoration
hanger undergoing a preservation program, April, 2004.
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