The Douglas A/B-26 Invader

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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 Berry, Rock Island Oil & Refining Co, LeTourneau , World Corp, Grand Central Air Services and Aero Trades Inc. , to haul business executives in comparative speed and luxury.

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.

In this section, we shall cover the A/B-26 Invader as an Executive transport, with registrations organised in Alpha numercial order .

 
 
 
Below are the registrations of aircraft that appear on each page.

THIS PAGE (1)  -  N100Y,  N103C,  N114RG,  N1242,  N126HK,  N142ER,  N190M,  N190Y,  N202PP,  N202R,  N237Y,  N240P.

PAGE 2 - N256H, N26BK, N26WB, N26GT, N268G, N2852G, N2876G, N300V, N303WC, N3157G, N317W, N320, N3328G, N3426G, N3485G, N3710G, NX37482.

PAGE 3 - N40Y, N400E, N4000K, N4000M, N401Y, N4050A, N4204A, N437W, N46598, N4813E, N4815E, N4819E, N4820E, N4852Y, N4974N, N4984N.

PAGE 4 - N500MR, N5052N, N507WB, N52NM, N5294V, N5510V, N5588A, N5589A, N5636V, N60Y, N600D, N600WB, N6101C, N65121, N666

PAGE 5 - N67148, N67160, N67163, N67164, N67814, NX67834, N67839, N67907, N67908, N6838D, N6840D.

PAGE 6 - N7079G, N71Y, N7656C, N7705C, N7719C, N7774C, N8018E, N827W, N8394H, N8630E, N8631E.

PAGE 7 - N91354, N9163Z, N9174Z, N94A, N9400Z, N9403Z, N9405Z, N9432Z, N94445, N9658C, N99420, N99426, N9990Z, D-BACA, ZS-CVD, C-GCES, CF-HPF, HK-1247P, ZS-CVD

PAGE 8 - CALSPAN

PAGE 9 - THE LARRY GREEN COLLECTION

PAGE 10 - THE DICK PHILLIPS COLLECTION

PAGE 11 - UNKNOWN'S

 
 
 
 
 
 
The shots below were kindly supplied by Larry Green, Via the Web site - Air-Britain Photographic Images Collection.. http://www.abpic.co.uk/ thanks Larry

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The above shot is an interesting photo taken by Brendan McCartney of N190Y in Tripoli, Libya  in the late 1960s where it was operated by the Occidental Oil Company.  Brendon was an air traffic controller at the airport and had many dealings with the aircraft.

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Serial #: 43-22460
Construction #: 18718
Civil Registration:
  N1394N
  N100Y
  N140Y
  N190Y
  N40XY
Model(s):
  A-26B
  B-26B
  On Mark Marksman
Name: None
Status: Unknown
Last info: 1970
  History:
Registered as N1394N by ????, 19??.
On Mark Engineering Co., Van Nuys, CA, 19??.
- Registered as N100Y.
- Used as demonstrator for pressurized Marksman.
Purolator Products Inc, New York, NY, 1961.
Transelco Inc, Rahway, NJ, 1963-1964.
- Registered as N140Y.
Occidental Leasing Corp, Los Angeles, CA, 1966.
- Registered as N190Y.
Occidental Oil of Libya Inc, Los Angeles, CA, 1968-1970.
Occidental Oil, Los Angeles, CA, 1970.
- Registered as N40XY.
- Emergency landing, engine fire, Beirut, Lebanon, Dec. 19, 1970.

Note

NTSB Identification: EU170DYZ02
14 CFR Part 91 General Aviation
Event occurred Saturday, December 19, 1970 in BEIRUT, Lebanon
Aircraft: DOUGLAS A-26, registration: N40XY

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5-0038  70/12/19   BEIRUT,LEBANON      DOUGLAS A-26        CR-  0  0  3  MISCELLANEOUS             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1508                    N40XY               PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      35, 7000 TOTAL HOURS, 890
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BEIRUT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BEIRUT,LEBANON              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT                             LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- INVESTIGATION UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE GOVT OF LEBANON.

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N103C seen here above, in Sept 61

Serial #: 41-39555
Construction #:
Civil Registration:
  N103C
 
Model(s):
  A-26B
  B-26B
 
Name: None
Status: Unknown
Last info: 39555 to civil registry as N103C with Pinellas Central Bank

  History:


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N114RG in front of the LeTourneau hangar

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The LeTourneau hangar

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The above four personal shots donated by Tom Kirn at Airliners.net, show "114" at Rochester - NY in 1960 with the pilot lying under the plane reading a book and waiting for his boss

Serial #: 43-22275
Construction #: 18422
Civil Registration:
  N4973N
  N114RG
Model(s):
  A-26B
  B-26B
  Le Tourneau B-26
Name: None
Status: Unknown
Last info: 1972
 

History:
Registered as N4973N
R.G. Le Tourneau Inc, Lonview, TX, 1959-1969.
- Registered as N114RG.
- Flew as "Pappy".
- Converted to Executive"Le Tourneau B-26" configuration.
Sale Reported, 1972.

It is thought that N114RG was eventually canabalized to keep R.G. Le Tourneau's last A-26, N115RG flying.
RG originally purchased some 29 of these aircraft.   He had 4 or 5 flying between his factories on a regular schedule for many years.   He had a side business of converting and selling the rest.   The last of his 26s was sold to a guy about in 1965 who then lost it to the Brazilian government for smuggling.   The airplane was in a museum in Sao Paulo when last heard of.   RG sold his last 26, to purchase one of the first Lear 23s.   Bill Lear delivered it personally!"

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The above photo of N6661 was kindly donated by Ron Dupas at 1000aircraftphotos.com

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Serial #: 44-34777
Construction #: 28056
Civil Registration:
  N66661
  N1242
  N910F
  N919P
Model(s):
  A-26B
  On Mark Marksman
Name: None
Status: Stored
Last info: 1987


 

 

 

History:
Delivered to Reconstruction Finance Corp as 44-34761, 19??.
- Immediately put up for dispossal, 1945.
Standard Oil & Gas Co, Tulsa, OK, 1954.
- Registered as N66661.
Pan American Petroleum Corp, Tulsa, OK, 1961-1964.
- Registered as N1242.
Standard Oil Co of Indiana, chicago, IL, May 31, 1965.
Nine Ten Corp, Chicago, IL, Aug. 4, 1965-1966.
- Registered as N910F.
Republic National Bank Of Tulsa, Tulsa, OK, 1969-1970.
- Registered as N919P.
- Overshot runway during landing at Chicago-Meigs Field, IL, ran into Lake Michigan and sank, Nov. 26, 1968.
Walter Soplata Collection, Newbury, OH, 1975-1987.
- Salvaged and hulk trucked to Soplata Farm.

Note:

Overshot while landing at Chicago-Meigs Field, Illinois, USA, ran into Lake Michigan and sank on November 26, 1969. The salvaged airframe became a part of the Walter Soplata Collection, Newbury, Ohio, where it still remained on February 11, 2007, albeit sans engines and landing gear.

Note

NTSB Identification: CHI69A0057
14 CFR Part 91 General Aviation
Event occurred Tuesday, November 26, 1968 in CHICAGO, IL
Aircraft: DOUGLAS A-26B, registration: N919P

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
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3-4791  68/11/26   CHICAGO,ILL         DOUGLAS A-26B       CR-  0  0  3  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1431                    N919P               PX-  0  0  2  CORP/EXEC                 39, 6818 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            1108 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MEIGS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- ACFT RAN INTO LAKE AND SANK. PLT CLAIMED BRAKE MALFUNCTIONED.
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The Fifteen shots below of 126HK were kindly donated by Eric Van Gilder of http://www.vg-photo.com/airshow/qb36/a26.html..... Thanks Eric your photography is outstanding. I think this particular aircraft must be one of the most outstanding of its kind in the world.

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Serial #: 44-35788
Construction #: 29067
Civil Registration:
  N8058E
  N126HK
Model(s):
  A-26C
  B-26C
Name: None
Status: Unknown
Last info: 2002
 

History:
L.B. Smith Aircraft Corp, Miami, FL
- Open storage, Charlotte, SC, 1962-1972
John J. Stokes, San Marcos, TX, 1977-1978.
Joe Mabee, Midland, TX, 1981-1982.
EAA Aviation Foundation, Oshkosh, WI, Nov. 1982-2000.
- Restored, Troy, AL, 1987-1994.
- Delivered to Oshkosh, 1994.
Howard Keck/A-26 Company Inc, Van Nuys, CA, Apr. 19, 2001.
A-26 Company Inc, Van Nuys, Ca, Nov. 2001-2002.
- Registered as N126HK.

 

 

 


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See Transport Photos.com for details of the above shot

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The three shots above were taken at Chino between June 78 and July 80

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The above photo sent in by David Reeves at www.abpic.co.uk,
shows N142ER On Mark Marketeer at Van Nuys Municipal Airport, Ca  on the 23/10/81.

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Above is N142ER just to the right of a race Bearcat at one of the many Air race meets back in the 70/80's

Serial #: 41-39215
Construction #: 6928
Civ. Registration:
  N5292V
  N5294V

N4000M
  N200M
  N142ER
Model(s):
  A-26B
  B-26B
  On Mark
  Marketeer
Name: None
Status: Restoration
Last info: 2007

  History:
Recta Air Aenterprises, 19??
- Registered as N5292V
On Mark engineering Co, Van Nuys, CA, 1963
Reregistered as N200M by ???, 19??..
L.B. Maytag Jr, Miami, FL, 1966
- Registered as N4000M.
Embry Riddle Institute, Daytona Beach, FL, 1969-1974.
- Registered as N142ER.
Milt Stollak, Burbank, CA, 1977.
Gold Coast Classic Cars, Fort Lauderdale, FL, May, 1982.
Courtesy Aircraft Inc., Rockford, IL, Feb. 1984.
ADA Aircraft Museum, Oklahoma, OK Feb. 1985.
- Forced landing after engine fire during delivery flight, Lawton, OK, Mar. 17, 1985.
- Left wing destroyed.
Jim Ricketts/Aero Nostalgia Inc, Stockton, CA, 1986-1989.
- Static Restoration.
US Naval Aviation Museum, NAS Pensacola, FL, 1990-2007.
- Displayed as "JD-1 USN/Bu77141".
- Under restoration, 2007.

Note

NTSB Identification: FTW85LA151 .
The docket is stored on NTSB microfiche number 28202.
14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation
Accident occurred Sunday, March 17, 1985 in LAWTON, OK
Aircraft: DOUGLAS A-26B, registration: N142ER
Injuries: 3 Minor.

AN INTERMITTANT FIRE IN THE LEFT ENGINE ACCESSORY SECTION LED TO LOSS OF FUEL TO THE ENGINE. THE RIGHT ENGINE INJESTED WATER AND QUIT. THE LANDING GEAR HAD BEEN LEFT PINNED IN THE DOWN POSITION BECAUSE OF A MALFUNCTION REPORTED ON THE PREVIOUS FLIGHT. NEITHER PROPELLER WAS FEATHERED, BUT THE RESULTING HIGH RATE OF DESCENT LED TO A FORCED LANDING BEFORE THE LEFT TANK BLEW UP AND THE WING BURNED OFF. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED BY FIRE AFTER ALL THREE OCCUPANTS ESCAPED WITHOUT SERIOUS INJURY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING FERRIED TO ANOTHER FACILITY FOR RESTORATION.

The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident as follows:

MAINTENANCE,INSPECTION..INADEQUATE..COMPANY MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL
FLUID,FUEL..WATER
ACCESSORY DRIVE ASSY..FIRE


Contributing Factors

PREFLIGHT PLANNING/PREPARATION..INADEQUATE..PILOT IN COMMAND
OPERATION WITH KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT..INTENTIONAL..PILOT IN COMMAND

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See Transport Photos.com for details of the above shot

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Serial #: 44-34156
Construction #: 27435
Civil Registration:
  XB-COM
  XC-CAZ
  N190M
Model(s):
  A-26C
  TB-26B
Name: Snow Queen
Status: See History
Last info: 1988
  History:
Altos Hornos de Mexico, 19??.
- Registered as XB-COM.
Petroleos Mexicanos - PEMEX, 1960-1967.
- Registered as XC-CAZ.
JRT Aero Service CO, Wichita Falls, TX, 1969.
- Registered a N190M.
John E. Morgan, Las Vegas, NV, 1970.
Antonio Ortiz, Santee, CA, 1976.
Joseph Morgan, Leucadia, CA, 1977.
- Flew as 434156/Snow Queen.
Toni Windham, 1981.
I. N. "Junior" Burchinall, Paris, TX, 1984.
- Withdrawn from use and stored in open, Paris, TX, 1982-1985.
Jim Ricketts/Aero Nostalgia Inc, Stockton, CA, Aug. 1985-1988.
- Crashed ontake off for delivery, Paris, TX, Aug. 17, 1985.
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NTSB Accident Report.
- Planned deliverery to USAFM, Frago, ND apparently not completed.
- Fuselage and parts trucked to Stockton, CA.
- Used in restoration of 43-22523, 1986-1988.

Note

NTSB Identification: FTW85LA324 .
The docket is stored on NTSB microfiche number 29580.
14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation
Accident occurred Saturday, August 17, 1985 in PATTONVILLE, TX
Aircraft: DOUGLAS TB-26B, registration: N190M
Injuries: 2 Minor.

THE ACFT HAD NOT FLOWN FOR TWO YEARS AND WAS BEING CHECKED OUT FOR A FERRY FLT TO THE U.S. AIR FORCE AIR MUSEUM IN FARGO, ND. DURING INITIAL CLIMB FROM COX FIELD AT PARIS, TX, THE LEFT ENG LOST TOTAL PWR AND THE RIGHT ENG LOST PARTIAL PWR. AN OFF ARPT FORCED LANDING WAS ATTEMPTED, HOWEVER, THE ACFT IMPACTED THE TERRAIN AND TREES. THE REASON FOR THE PWR LOSS WAS NOT DETERMINED.

The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident as follows:

REASON FOR OCCURRENCE UNDETERMINED


Contributing Factors

OBJECT..TREE(S)
AIRPORT/FACILITIES..NONE SUITABLE

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Serial #: 41-39163
Construction #:
Civil Registration:
N2022A,
N2DM, N2DD, N61B, N161Q

Model(s):
A-26B

On Mark Marketeer
Name: None
Status: Unknown
Last info:
Crashed Mar 12, 1966

 

NTSB Identification: MKC68F0538
14 CFR Part 91 General Aviation
Event occurred Saturday, March 16, 1968 in KANSAS CITY, KS
Aircraft: DOUGLAS A-26, registration: N61B

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3-0830  68/3/16    KANSAS CITY,KANS    DOUGLAS A-26        CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 7642
        TIME - 1630                    N61B                PX-  0  0  2  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 820 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FAIRFAX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
       AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC.
       MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
       REMARKS- RT GEAR TRUNION PIVOT FITTINGS FAILED.
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Above is N202PP standing solitary and sand covered, on the Apron at Karachi since August 1965 is B-26 Invader which was the subject of a Pakistani High court case involving the owner Mr J P O'connor who has issued a writ challenging detention of the aircraft by customs authorities after it had been flown to Pakistan by Mr Walkott who it is alleged had disappeared with the aircraft from the USA last year

Serial #: 44-34568
Construction #: 27847
Civil Registration:
  N202PP
  AP-AVV
Model(s):
  A-26B
  B-26B
Name: None
Status: Storage
Last info: 2000
 

History:
Delivered to l'Armee de l'Air as 44-34568, 1955.
- Returned to USAF.
Purolator Products, New York, NY, 1959-1963.
- registered as N202PP.
J. P. O'Connor, Fort Lauderdale, FL, 1966-1969.
- Reported involved with gun running in Pakistan, 1965.
M. Anwar Khan, Karachi, 1970-2000.
- Registered as AP-AVV.
- Withdrawn from use Karachi, put into open storage, 1981.

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A great shot of N202R donated by Ed Coates ( Aircraft historian ) click here to see his collection at 1000 Aircraft photos

And also his site here at the Ed Coates civil aircraft photographic collection

On Mark Marketeer N202R Photographed at Long Beach, California, USA, October 1963

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See Transport Photos.com for details of the above shot

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The above photo was kindly donated by Brian G Nichols, see more of his work by clicking here

Link to another shot of this aircraft

Serial #: 44-35601
Construction #: 28880
Civil Registration:
  N202R
Model(s):
  A-26C
  B-26C
Name: Miss Murphy
Status: Airworthy
Last info: 2002
  History:
B.S. Hagill, 19??.
- Registered as N202R.
Metropolitan Paving Co, Oklahoma City, OK, 1963-1964.
- Nose gear collapsed on takeoff, Oklahoma, OK, Jan. 28, 1965.
Harry Mallory, Oklahoma, OK, 1966.
Aero Industries Inc, Addison, TX, 1969-1970.
Texas Instruments Inc, Dallas, TX, 1972-1977.
Edward Counselman, Topeka, KS, 1978.
Rodney G. Huskey, Grand Junction, CO, Nov. 1981-1995.
- Flew as USAF/44-35601/202/Miss Murphy.
Lone Star Express, Grand Junction, CO, June 20, 1998-2002.

Note

NTSB Identification: FTW65A0078
14 CFR Part 91 General Aviation
Event occurred Thursday, January 28, 1965 in OKLAHOMA CTY, OK
Aircraft: DOUGLAS B-26, registration: N202R

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2-0039  65/1/28    OKLAHOMA CTY OKLA   DOUGLAS B-26        CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 2004                    N202R               PX-  0  0  0  CORP/EXEC                 46, UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE,
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        NAME OF AIRPORT - WILL ROGERS FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPERLY SERVICED AIRCRAFT (GROUND CREW)
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MISSING
        REMARKS- NOSE GEAR SCISSORS RETAINING BOLT NOT SECURED-SERVICEMAN DID NOT ASSURE PLT INFORMED OF CONDITION

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Above is N237Y, when she flew for PFB Enterprises of Akron, Ohio.
Here she is parked at Columbus-Port Columbus International in July 70

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Above is 237 when she was at Buffalo - NY in June 86

Mike Jones Via Air - Britain
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The above shot shows 237 while at Buffalo - NY in 87 and was supplied by Mike Jones Via Air - Britain

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Above is N237Y in 1966

Serial #: 41-39516
Construction #:
  7229
Civil Registration:
  N237Y
Model(s):
  A-26B
  B-26B
  On Mark
  Marksman
Name: None
Status: Static Display
Last info: 2002
  History:
Standard Oil Co, Chicago, IL, 1954-1963.
- Registered as N237Y.
Alsam Inc, Youndston, OH, 1966-1969.
PBF Enterprises, Akron, OH, 1970-1972.
Calspan Corp, Buffalo, NY/Edwards AFB, CA, 1977-1990.
National Warplane Museum, Geneseo, NY, 1990-2002.
- Donated by Calspan Corp.
- Displayed in 149th BS (Light), Virginia ANG scheme.

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Above is 240P at Paine Field, Washington on 18th Nov 73

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Above is N240P in 68

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Serial #: 41-39427
Construction #: 7140
Civil Registration:
  N75Y
  N240P
Model(s):
  A-26B
  B-26B
Name: Spirit Of Waco
Status: Airworthy
Last info: 2003
  History:
Texas Railroad Equipment Co, Houston, TX, 1954
- Registered as N75Y.
Brown & Root, Inc, 1959-1961
Barnwell Drilling Co, Shreveport, LA, 1963-1967
William V. Wright, Long Beach, CA, 1969-1972
- Registered as N240P.
Aircraft Holdings, Miami, FL, 1976
Earl Parks, Amarillo, TX, 1976.
CAF/Commemorative Air Force, Harlingen (later Midland), TX, May 10, 1977-2003.
- Withdrawn from use, Amarillo, TX, 1978-1980.
- Delivered to Waco, TX for restoration, Aug. 2, 1980-1982.
- Flown as 437140/R/Spirit Of Waco

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