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The above two shots were taken at Buckeye after Don Underwood was moved out of Deer Valley
 
 

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Serial #: 44-35524
Construction #: 28803
Civil Registration:
  N9401Z
  CF-CUI
  C-FCUI
Model: A-26C
Name: None
Status: Airworthy
Last info: 2002
  History:
Donaire Inc, Phoenix, AZ, 1966-1969
- Registered as N9401Z.
Thomas W. Hammon, Phoenix, AZ, 1972.
Registered as CF-CUI 1972.
Air Spray Ltd, Red Deer, Alberta, June 22, 1979-2002.
- Registered as C-FCUI.
- Flown as tanker #12.

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Serial #: 44-35661
Construction #: 28940
Civil Registration:
  N9996Z
  CF-CBK
  C-FCBK
Model(s):
  A-26C
  B-26C
Name: None
Status: Destroyed
Last info: 2004
  History:
Donaire Inc, Phoenix, AZ, 1963-1964.
- Registered as N9996Z.
- Flew as taker #C11.
George H. Stell, Phoenix, AZ, 1966-1972.
- Flew as taker #C11.
O. Huitikka, Fort Francis, Ontario, Nov. 1972.
- Registered as CF-CBK.
Air Spray Ltd, Red Deer, Alberta, 1979-2004.
- Registered as C-FCBK, 1985.
- Flew as tanker #11.
- Destroyed during non-fatal landing accident, Aug. 11, 2004.

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Serial #: 44-34609
Construction #: 27888
Civil Registration:
  N4819E
Model(s):
  A-26B
  B-26B
Name: None
Status: Stored
Last info: 2002
  History:
Rock Island Oil & Refining Co, Wichita, KS, 1960.
- Registered as N4819E.
- Planned conversion to Monarch 26 not completed.
John Hamacher, San Francisco, CA, 1963-1969.
Thomas W. Hammon, Phoenix, AZ, 1970.
Global Air Museum, 1972.
- Stored at Litchfield Park, AZ.
Don Underwood/Donaire Inc, Phoenix, AZ, Feb. 1981-1996.
Dawn R. Adrian, Phoenix, AZ, Apr. 4, 1996-2002.
Open Storage, configured as tanker, Buckeye, AZ, 1978-2002.

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Serial #: 44-34136
Construction #: 27415
Civil Registration:
  N8017E
  CF-KBM
  C-FKBM
Model(s):
  A-26B
  TB-26B
  TB-26C
Name: None
Status: Airworthy
Last info: 2002
  History:
Delivered to USAF as 44-34136
- To Davis Monthan AFB, AZ for storage, Feb. 1958.
Madden & Smith Aircraft Corp, Miami, FL, 1964
- Registered as N8017E.
Donaire Inc, Phoenix, AZ, 1966-1969.
- Flew as tanker #C32.
T.W. Hammon, Phoenix, AZ, 1970.
Kenting Aircraft Ltd, Toronto, Ontario, Aug. 1972-1973.
- Registered as CF-KBM.
Conair Aviation Ltd, Abbotsford, BC, Aug. 1973-1985.
- Flew as tanker #20.
Air Spray Tanker Ltd, Red Deer, Alberta, May 2, 1985-2002.
- Registered as C-FKBM.
- Flown as tanker #20.

Serial #: 44-35752
Construction #:
  29031
Civil Registration:
  N8627E
  CF-KBZ
  C-FKBZ
  N81797
Model(s):
  A-26C
  B-26C
  TB-26C
Name: Rude Invader
Status: Stored
Last info: 2006
  History:
Delivered to USAAF as 44-35752
- To storage at Davis Monthan AFB, AZ, Apr. 1958.
Rock Island Oil & Refining Co, Wichita, KS, 1966.
- Registered as N8627E.
- Planned conversion to Monarch 26 not completed.
- Open storage, unrestored, Hutchinson, KS.
Donaire Inc, Phoenix, AZ, 1969.
Thomas W. Hammon, Phoenix, AZ, 1970-1971.
Kenting Aircraft Ltd, Toronto, Ontario, June 1972-1973.
- Registered as CF-KBZ.
Conair Aviation Ltd, Abbotsford, BC, Aug. 1973-1988.
- Flew as tanker #27.
- Registered as C-FKBZ, 1979.
Canadian Warplane Heritage, Mount Hope, Ontario, Jan. 15, 1988-1989.
Courtesy Aircraft Inc, Rockford, IL, June 1989.
- Registered as N81797.
Vern Rayburn, Boston, MA, 1989-2006.
- Flew as 435752/Rude Invader, 1989.
- Withdrawn from use, stored Reilly Aviation, Kissimee, FL, 1991-2006.
Carolina Aviation Museum, Charlotte, NC, 2006.
- Donated by Vern Rayburn.
- Moved to NC, March 2006.

 

 

 

Serial #: 41-39190
Construction #: 6903
Civil Registration:
  N9404Z
Model(s):
  A-26B-15-DL
Name: None
Status: Unknown
Last info: 1973
History:
Idaho Air Tankers Inc, Boise, ID, 1964.
- Registered as N9404Z.
Moseley Aviation Inc, Tolleson, AZ, 1966-1972.
Donaire Sales Inc, Phoenix, AZ, 1973.
Conair Ltd, Abbotsford, BC, 19??
- Used as parts source.
















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