![]() |
|||||
The Douglas A/B-26 Invader Executive / Civilian |
|||||
|
HOME | Featured Articles | Specifications | Development | Prototypes | Operational history | Operational Photos | Operational units | Propulsion | Armament | Executive / Civilian | Air Tankers | Private/Museum | Crew | Known airframes | FAA Registrations | Cockpits/Cabins | Pilots Notes | Maintenance Manuals | Accidents/Reports | Nose Art | Tail codes | Multimedia | Drgs/Illust's/Diag's | Cgi's | Info Req'd | References | Credits/Links | Disclaimer | Updates/Stop Press | The Author | Contact | A-26's For sale
|
|||||
|
The A-26 Invader did originally begin as a private venture
on the part of the Douglas plant at El Segundo, California, so at the end of World War Two, it wasn't surprising that surplus
Invaders were quickly purchased as high-performance business aircraft with conversions undertaken by On Mark, L.B.
Smith Company, Lockheed Air Service (LAS),
Rhodes With minimal modifications, such as the removal of
some military features, including bomb bay doors sealed shut, passenger entry stairs in bomb bay, and the conversion
of the fuselage to accept six-eight passengers. Improvements developed considerably until the early 1960s, when purpose-built
executive types started to become available. On Mark took pride in individualizing each conversion,
unique for each customer.
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||