DOUGLASS  A26  INVADER

I took this picture at an air show at Boeing Field. Around 1995 .. A26B's first went into combat over Europe in November of 1944 .. Specification A-26B: .. ........Powerplant:..... .Twin:              Pratt & Whitney R-2800-71        Double Wasp       2,000 hp       18 cylander      radials ........Dimentions:..... .Length:          50 feet (15.24m)             Height:           18 ft. 6in. (5.64m)        Wing Span:      70 feet (21.34m) ........Weights:.......... .Empty:           22,370 lb. (10,156kg)     Operational:  32,000 ld. (14,528kg) ........Performance:....Max. Speed:  355 mph (571km/h)       Ceiling:           22,100 ft. (6,735m)      Range:       1400 miles (2,253 km) ........Armament:...... 6 to 8:   forward firing .50 caliber machine guns ........                            2 ea:   in remote controlled, top & bottom turrets .50 caliber machine guns ........                 bomb load:   internal, 4000 lb. (1816kg)      external, 2000 lb. (980kg)

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