Мир Авиации 1993-01 / И.Сеидов - Ночной заслон /Война в воздухе/

B-26B-2-DL Invader из 8-й эскадрильи 3-го бомбардировочного крыла. Корея, 1954г.

Мировая Авиация 112

A-26B-15-DT несет код "RC" бывшей 552-й бомбардировочной эскадрильи 386-й бомбардировочной группы, которая летала на самолетах B-26 Marauder. Самолет в апреле 1 945 года базировался в местечке Бомон-сюр-Ойз (Франция).

Авиация и Время 2003-01 / И.Сеидов - Ночные сражения в небе Кореи (2)

B-26C из 3-й бомбардировочной авиагруппы, середина 1952г.

АвиаМастер 2002-01 / М.Жирохов - "Инвэйдеры" охотились на "Львов" /Горячая точка/

B-26B, использовавшийся конголезскими ВВС для тренировки личного состава.

АвиаМастер 2002-01 / М.Жирохов - "Инвэйдеры" охотились на "Львов" /Горячая точка/

Один из B-26K "ВВС ЦРУ", на которых воевали в Конго кубинские наемники, 1966г.

Мировая Авиация 33

Французы использовали в Индокитае самолеты B-26B с установленным в носовой части фюзеляжей стрелковым вооружением и B-26RB, способные нести бомбовую нагрузку массой 2722 кг. Поначалу самолеты Invader применялись с высочайшей эффективностью, но потом они перешли к выполнению боевых заданий ночью, для чего их полностью перекрасили в черный цвет. Через 10 лет эти самолеты вновь появились в небе Вьетнама, но теперь они несли опознавательные знаки ВВС США.

Авиация и Время 2008-04 / А.Богданов, А.Котлобовский - Адью, Алжир! (2)

B-26B из бомбардировочной авиагруппы GB 2/91 "Гиень", Алжир, 1961г.

АвиаМастер 2002-04 / М.Жирохов, О.Моногону - Прощай, Биафра! Воздушная война в Нигерии, 1967-70гг. /Неизвестные страницы/

Один из двух биафрийских "Инвэйдеров" - RB-26P. Аэродром Энугу, август 1967г.

АвиаМастер 2003-03 / М.Жирохов, А.Котлобовский - Небесные войны Индонезии /Горячая точка/ (2)

B-26 "Инвэйдер", состоявший на вооружении ВВС Индонезии в 1950-х годах.

АвиаМастер 2004-05 / В.Морозов, В.Антаков - Пылающий остров /Из истории воздушных войн/ (2)

"Инвэйдер" кубинских революционных ВВС, принимавший участие в боях на Плайя-Хирон.

Мир Авиации 1994-01 / В.Морозов - Самолеты над Заливом Свиней /Война в воздухе/

B-26B Invader/FAR 933. На этом самолете в ходе боев на Плайя-Хирон летал Д.Л.Марреро. Сбитый B-26 с бортовым номером FAR 903 выглядел аналогично. Так же выглядели и "Инвэйдеры" "гусанос", но их бортовые номера неизвестны.

АвиаМастер 2004-05 / В.Морозов, В.Антаков - Пылающий остров /Из истории воздушных войн/ (2)

"Инвэйдер" из состава ВВС "Бригады-2506" (радиопозывной "Горилла-2"), сбитый 18 апреля 1961 года над Плайя-Ларга.

АвиаМастер 2004-05 / В.Морозов, В.Антаков - Пылающий остров /Из истории воздушных войн/ (2)

Один из "инвэйдеров, на которых в Гватемале осуществлялась подготовка пилотов-наемников перед вторжением на Кубу. Самолет не несет никаких опознавательных знаков и регистрационных кодов.

Aeroplane Monthly 2002-05 / M.O'Leary - Douglas A/B-26 Invader /Database/ (19)

Famed pre-war air racing pilot and designer Benny Howard lifts the XA-26 off for the type's first flight on July 10, 1943. Note the barrage balloons protecting the field from possible Japanese attack.

Aeroplane Monthly 2002-05 / M.O'Leary - Douglas A/B-26 Invader /Database/ (19)

Finished in overall matt black, the XA-26A nightfighter displays its truly menacing lines during a test flight above Southern California.

Air International 1981-09 / Fighter A to Z

The sole Douglas XA-26A night fighter prototype.

Моделист-Конструктор Бомбардировщики Второй мировой войны / В.Котельников - Бомбардировщики 1939-1945 /Самолеты Второй Мировой войны/ (2)

A-26B-10 с ранним типом фонаря пилотской кабины

Aeroplane Monthly 2002-05 / M.O'Leary - Douglas A/B-26 Invader /Database/ (19)

The Invader was remarkably manoeuvrable for a bomber, owing in part to the mid-mounted laminar-flow wings and carefully shaped nacelles housing Pratt & Whitney R-2800s.

Jane's All the World Aircraft 1946 / 03 - All the world's aeroplanes

The Douglas A-26B Invader Three-seat Attack Bomber (two Pratt & Whitney R-2800-71 engines).

Aeroplane Monthly 2002-05 / M.O'Leary - Douglas A/B-26 Invader /Database/ (19)

Despite intense wrangling between Douglas and the US Government, the Invader went on to become an outstanding light bomber, used in several wars.

Авиация и Космонавтика 2017-07 / Знаменательные даты июля в истории авиации

Моделист-Конструктор Бомбардировщики Второй мировой войны / В.Котельников - Бомбардировщики 1939-1945 /Самолеты Второй Мировой войны/ (2)

A-26B-15 в полете

Aeroplane Monthly 1991-05 / R.Paver - Tico 1991

Douglas A-26 Invader N9150/44-34766 Georgia Invader is operated by Randall Porter and David Brady and based at Cartersville in Georgia. It was flown down to Tico in company with Porter’s North American B-25J Mitchell N5833B Georgia Girl and a Grumman Tracker, and was photographed from the Mitchell over Florida’s East Coast on March 7, 1991.

Jane's All the World Aircraft 1947 / All the world's aeroplanes

The Douglas A-26B Invader Attack Bomber (two 2,000 h.p. Pratt & Whitney R.2800-71 engines).

Air Pictorial 1957-08 / Air Pictorial's photo-review

A beautifully finished ex-U.S.A.F. Douglas A-26B Invader is used for business executive transportation in the United States. Registration N66661.

Air-Britain Aeromilitaria 1992-03 / Feedback

The Douglas B-26 was designed as a replacement for the A-20. The latter had seen extensive service in the R.A.F. as the Boston and Havoc. To replace these, it was arranged that deliveries of Invader Is would begin in the latter half of 1945 but the end of the war and the suspension of Lend-Lease deliveries resulted in only two being supplied. Unusually KL590 on test at Boscombe down carries both British and U.S.A.A.F. identities.

Aeroplane Monthly 1978-07 / News Spotlight

Among the many and varied types on show at the International Air Fair, Biggin Hill, on May 20-21, 1978, undoubtedly the most unusual item was the Douglas A-26 Invader, which is to be based at Duxford.

Air Enthusiast 1999-07 / L.Hellstrom - Air War in Paradise

One of the B-26Bs of the second batch of three Invaders flown to Manado in mid-May 1958, seen at Clark Air Base before delivery. Unlike the first batch these aircraft had eight-gun noses and a natural metal finish.

Air Enthusiast 1999-07 / L.Hellstrom - Air War in Paradise

Another and equally anonymous B-26B at Clark, awaiting ferrying to the CIA base at Manado. It was painted overall black without any discernible markings.

Air Enthusiast 1999-07 / L.Hellstrom - Air War in Paradise

One of the first Invaders to be used in the Indonesian operation, B-26B 44-34376, is being run up at Clark Air Base on March 20, 1958, before delivery. Note the wing guns.

Aeroplane Monthly 2002-05 / M.O'Leary - Douglas A/B-26 Invader /Database/ (19)

B-26 44-34538 in French colours at Mitsubishi's Nagoya base en route to Indo-China.

Aeroplane Monthly 1988-10 / M.Oakey - Grapevine

Making its UK airshow debut at Coventry's “Wings of Victory" display on August 6-7, 1988 was Douglas A-26B Invader N167B/44-34602, owned and flown by Anders Saether of the Scandinavian Historic Flight. The Coventry show was lavish and varied, but attendance was dreadful with a mere 4,000 on the Saturday and 6,000 on the Sunday. The company which staged the show subsequently collapsed with colossal debts of around million.

Jane's All the World Aircraft 1946 / 03 - All the world's aeroplanes

The Douglas A-26B Invader Three-seat Attack Bomber (two Pratt & Whitney R-2800-71 engines).

Aeroplane Monthly 1986-01 / P.Chinnery - The Air War over Vietnam (1)

Douglas B-26B Invader 44-35703. This “Ranch Hand” aircraft was shot down over South Vietnam on November 24, 1963.

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В первые годы войны во Вьетнаме B-26 зарекомендовал себя весьма эффективным самолетом. Бомбардировщики пилотировались американскими экипажами, но по политическим соображениям несли опознавательные знаки ВВС Южного Вьетнама.

Aeroplane Monthly 2002-05 / M.O'Leary - Douglas A/B-26 Invader /Database/ (19)

Perhaps the most familiar Invader to British airshow veterans was A-26C 43-22612/N3710G RG-B (actually c/n 18759), which served with the 9th Air Force in France in 1945. It crashed moments after this photograph was taken at Biggin Hill in 1980, after failing to pull out of a barrel-roll attempted by pilot Don Bullock.
The Cavalier Air Force Douglas A-26 Invader over Biggin Hill seconds before destruction during the Battle of Britain air display on September 21, 1980.

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После налета на позиции северокорейских войск в мае 1951 года бомбардировщики Invader из 731-й бомбардировочной эскадрильи 452-го крыла бомбардировочной авиации возвращаются на базу в Японии.
The B-26B of the 452nd Bomb Wing in all-black finish as used in Korea.

Aeroplane Monthly 2002-05 / M.O'Leary - Douglas A/B-26 Invader /Database/ (19)

This dynamic photograph from another Invader shows a B-26 at very low level disgorging a parachute-retarded bomb above a makeshift bridge somewhere in North Korea.

Aeroplane Monthly 2002-05 / M.O'Leary - Douglas A/B-26 Invader /Database/ (19)

The Invader carried a variety of nose armaments during its career, including this deadly octet of 0-50in machine-guns, used extensively for ground strikes during the Korean conflict. Here, Corporal J.C. Lovelace loads up a B-26 for a strike on North Korean targets in September 1950.

Aeroplane Monthly 2002-05 / M.O'Leary - Douglas A/B-26 Invader /Database/ (19)

This head-on view of the YB-26K on the On Mark ramp at Van Nuys illustrates the paddle-bladed propellers, modified T-33 tip tanks, and eight underwing weapons pylons.

Авиация и Космонавтика 1999-11 / М.Никольский - Авиация специального назначения (1)

Ветерану второй мировой и корейской войн - B-26 также нашлась работа в качестве "ганшипа"...

Jane's All the World Aircraft 1966 / 02 - Aircraft

On Mark B-26K Counter Invader (two 2,500 hp Pratt & Whitney R-2800-103W engines), with six 750-lb napalm tanks and two 230-gal jettisonable fuel tanks under wings

Jane's All the World Aircraft 1964 / 01 - Aircraft

On Mark Counter-Invader (two 2,500 hp Pratt & Whitney R-2800-103W engines)

Aeroplane Monthly 1980-01 / J.Kucera - Mojave Magnificent

Wally McDonnell’s A26K N22939 The Mojave Kid rounds a pylon.

Air Enthusiast 1999-07 / L.Hellstrom - Air War in Paradise

The two B-26Cs kept on stand-by at Clark Air Base received a makeshift dark green camouflage paint job. In the event they were never used in Indonesia and instead went to Taiwan.

Aeroplane Monthly 1989-02 / H.Levy - Invader in detail

N8036E parked at Allaire Airport, en route to Texas for the addition of a ventral turret and an all-black Korean War night bomber colour scheme.

Air Enthusiast 1972-01 / Model enthusiast

A-26C in the all-metall finish applicable to the World War II period.

Aeroplane Monthly 2002-05 / M.O'Leary - Douglas A/B-26 Invader /Database/ (19)

The Allied invasion of Japan was negated by the atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. An A-26C-50-DT and a P-47N Thunderbolt await a mission that never happened.

Другие самолёты на фотографии: Another planes on the photo: Republic P-47D-25 / P-47N Thunderbolt - СШАUSA - 1943

Aeroplane Monthly 2002-05 / M.O'Leary - Douglas A/B-26 Invader /Database/ (19)

This B-26C was assigned to the 199th FS of the Hawaii Air National Guard and was probably used as a target tug.

Aeroplane Monthly 1989-02 / H.Levy - Invader in detail

Douglas B-26 Invader N8036E/44-35696 takes off from Allaire Airport, New Jersey.

Jane's All the World Aircraft 1980 / Encyclopedia of Aviation - Aircraft A-Z - v3

Douglas A-26C/B-26C Invader.

Aeroplane Monthly 1988-05 / Douglas A-26C Invader 44-35323 /Preservation Profile/

Aeroplane Monthly 1988-05 / Douglas A-26C Invader 44-35323 /Preservation Profile/

Invader 44-35323 with original A-26C glass nose and dorsal turret installed.

Aeroplane Monthly 1978-08 / News Spotlight

A fine study of the A-26 Invader at Bassingbourn on May 27, 1978.

Авиация и Время 2002-06 / И.Сеидов - Ночные сражения в небе Кореи (1)

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Invader получил боевое крещение в 1944 году - летчики 386-й бомбардировочной группы летали на A-26C (ближние к камере - с подкрыльевыми пушками) и A-26B против целей на континентальной части. Код "RU" принадлежит 554-й бомбардировочной эскадрилье.

Авиация и Время 2003-02 / И.Сеидов - Ночные сражения в небе Кореи (3)

Air Enthusiast 2007-07 / D.Gordon - Last of the Best /Post-war combat/ (1)

An RF-80A in company with its stablemate at Spangadahlem, an RB-26 of the 1st TRS, 10th TRW.

Другие самолёты на фотографии: Another planes on the photo: Lockheed RF-80A / FP-80 - СШАUSA - 1945

Aeroplane Monthly 2002-05 / M.O'Leary - Douglas A/B-26 Invader /Database/ (19)

An A-26C comes in low for a mock attack on troops during a war game in the USA. Note the bomb bay doors wide open, while soldiers scatter beneath the incoming "threat".

АэроХобби 1994-02 / А.Котлобовский - Двадцать лет в боях (История боевого применения истребителя МиГ-15) /Авиация в локальных конфликтах/ (1)

Бомбардировщик B-26C Invader из состава 729-го BS

Авиация и Время 2002-06 / И.Сеидов - Ночные сражения в небе Кореи (1)

Опробывание двигателей на одном из "Инвейдеров". Весна 1952г.

Jane's All the World Aircraft 1966 / 02 - Aircraft

Photographic-reconnaissance version of the B-26K Counter Invader, with glazed nose

Aeroplane Monthly 2002-05 / M.O'Leary - Douglas A/B-26 Invader /Database/ (19)

This A-26C shows the glazed bombardier's nose with the two recently-fired 0-50in weapons on the starboard side of the fuselage. The guns generated toxic gases, hence the large extractor fan mounted on the upper longeron. Note the rather crude sealing of the nose section to the main fuselage.

Мир Авиации 2005-02 / В.Мартианов - Шестой континент, пятый океан... /Страницы истории/ (2)

Аэродром американской станции Мак-Мердо. Слева направо: B-26 "Инвейдер", UH-34, R4D (флотское обозначение C-47), P2V "Нептун", "Бивер", R4D-8 (он же LC-117, он же "Super DC-3"). На переднем плане - дом Роберта Скотта (находится внутри строения). 25 октября 1958 года.

Другие самолёты на фотографии: Another planes on the photo: De Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver - КанадаCanada - 1947Douglas DC-3 / C-47 Skytrain/С-53 Skytrooper / Dakota - СШАUSA - 1935Lockheed Neptune P2V - СШАUSA - 1945Sikorsky CH-34 / S-58 Choсtaw - СШАUSA - 1954

Air Enthusiast 2001-07 / D.Gordon - TAC Recon Masters (1)

An RB-26 30th TRS, 66th TRW, Sembach, 1954. This aircraft carries the yellow chevrons on the underwing tanks as well as on the tail

Air Pictorial 1998-03 / D.Gordon - Destroyer deployers

An all-black Douglas RB-26C, 44-35765, of the 42nd TRS, 10th TRW, seen at RAF Bovingdon in 1955. Three large ventral radomes are supplemented by an array of blade aerials on the rear fuselage.

Air Pictorial 1956-01 / Air Pictorial's photo-review

Photographed at Bovingdon recently, an unusual Douglas RB-26C-46-DT Invader (44-35762), first to be noted in the U.K. with an O-serial. Various bulges may be seen under the nose and rear fuselage.

Air Enthusiast 2001-07 / D.Gordon - TAC Recon Masters (1)

Douglas RB-26 Invader 44-35375 of the 30th TRS, 66th TRW, at Sembach, 1954.

Aeroplane Monthly 2002-05 / M.O'Leary - Douglas A/B-26 Invader /Database/ (19)

A dummy pilot departs from a US Navy JD-1 at 1,600ft over Mustin Field, Philadelphia, during early ejection trials in 1948. “Jay Dees" were used in a variety of roles.

Air Pictorial 1956-05 / Photo-review

A rare bird in Europe, photographed recently at Kastrup, a U.S. Navy target-towing (and drone-towing) Douglas JD-1 Invader. Colour scheme "Midnite" blue and yellow. Note radar in nose.

Aeroplane Monthly 2002-05 / M.O'Leary - Douglas A/B-26 Invader /Database/ (19)

A JD-1D assigned to VU-3. These USN Invaders all had their own unique nose modifications, as well as specially-installed equipment to suit them to their specific mission.

Aeroplane Monthly 2002-05 / M.O'Leary - Douglas A/B-26 Invader /Database/ (19)

A Martin KDM-1 Plover target being mounted under the wing of a JD-1D.

Air Pictorial 1958-07 / Photo Review

ARCTIC CIRCLERS. What makes these two photographs of otherwise familiar U.S.A.F. types noteworthy is the fact that the aircraft illustrated are residents of the Far North - Ladd A.F.B.. Alaska. Photo: An air-gunnery target tug attached to Ladd A.F.B., is this Douglas TB-26C-45-DT Invader (USAF.0-435756; Buzz No. BC-756), with yellow-painted wingtips and tail assembly.

Air Pictorial 1961-10 / World Air News

A new Beech-designed and built air refuelling system has passed initial evaluation studies by the U.S. Navy. Extension of the system is through electrical release of the drogue which pulls out a 40-ft. length of flexible hose. This in turn forces out the boom.

Другие самолёты на фотографии: Another planes on the photo: Morane-Saulnier MS.760 Paris - ФранцияFrance - 1954

Air International 1982-08

Some of the fire-fighting fleet of Conair Aviation, seen towards the end of 1981. They include the Douglas A-26C C-GHLI (fleet No 329, c/n 27702, ex N9594Z). The Conair fleet includes nine Trackers, 12 A-26 Invaders and seven DC-6B water-bombers.

Aeroplane Monthly 1988-05 / Douglas A-26C Invader 44-35323 /Preservation Profile/

Invader 44-35323 still in its firefighting configuration in 1981.

Air Enthusiast 1998-09 / F.Mormillo - Tanker 55

Planes of Fame Chairman of the Board Don Lykins taking 44-35323 off for its very first public performance at Chino, California, August 1980.

Air Enthusiast 1998-09 / F.Mormillo - Tanker 55

44-35323 displaying at Chino, still wearing its Conair ‘Tanker 55’ colours.

Air Enthusiast 1998-09 / F.Mormillo - Tanker 55

Kyle Rohman (left), Invader crew chief and museum pilot Kevin Eldridge with RB-26C 44-35323.

Aeroplane Monthly 2002-05 / M.O'Leary - Douglas A/B-26 Invader /Database/ (19)

The Reynolds Bombshell established two important global flight records.

Jane's All the World Aircraft 1947 / All the world's aeroplanes

The Douglas XA-26F Invader which was fitted with an auxiliary General Electric I-16 gas-turbine in place of the rear defensive armament amidships.

Aeroplane Monthly 2002-05 / M.O'Leary - Douglas A/B-26 Invader /Database/ (19)

The XA-26F on display at Wright Field. This experimental prototype had an eight-gun nose and six-gun wing. The four-bladed propellers and large spinners were used during maximum-performance testing.

Aeroplane Monthly 2002-05 / M.O'Leary - Douglas A/B-26 Invader /Database/ (19)

Shell Oil flight crew with the XA-26F in 1951. The spinners have been removed, and the four-bladed propellers replaced with standard units.

Aeroplane Monthly 2002-05 / M.O'Leary - Douglas A/B-26 Invader /Database/ (19)

A large air scoop for the rear-fuselage-mounted General Electric 7E-116-4 jet engine replaced the dorsal turret.

Air Pictorial 1979-09 / R.Kunert - Miami Miscellany

Douglas A-26B Invader N550, c/n. 27834, ex N5BP;

Aeroplane Monthly 2002-05 / M.O'Leary - Douglas A/B-26 Invader /Database/ (19)

The spirit of late-1950s Invader conversions epitomized: a group of executives exit their 1959 Cadillac Fleetwood to board an On Mark aircraft. Note the paddle-bladed propellers.

Jane's All the World Aircraft 1964 / 01 - Aircraft

On Mark Marketeer, an executive transport conversion of the Douglas B-26

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Ряд компаний переоборудовал Invader в корпоративные самолеты, в их числе были "L. В. Smith" и "On Mark Engineering". Последняя предлагала заказчикам изображенный здесь Marksman.

Jane's All the World Aircraft 1980 / Encyclopedia of Aviation - Aircraft A-Z - v5

On Mark Marksman.

Jane's All the World Aircraft 1966 / 02 - Aircraft

Innovations on the On Mark Marksman B-26 conversion include a redesigned and pressurised fuselage

Jane's All the World Aircraft 1964 / 01 - Aircraft

Smith Tempo II, an executive transport conversion of the Douglas B-26 bomber

Aeroplane Monthly 2002-05 / M.O'Leary - Douglas A/B-26 Invader /Database/ (19)

Lloyd Hamilton racing his On Mark Invader N500M Race 16. Lloyd later commented, “If the officials had let me take a load of passengers, I would have made some money. Plus, they would have gotten a great view of the race from the picture windows."

Aeroplane Monthly 2002-05 / M.O'Leary - Douglas A/B-26 Invader /Database/ (19)

John Lear racks Race 76 around a Reno pylon.
INSET LEFT Banked over in a turn, visibility was not the best from the cockpit of the late Lloyd Hamilton's On Mark Invader N500M, as the large nacelles blocked the view. In 1995 this aircraft was delivered to Greece.

Aeroplane Monthly 2002-05 / M.O'Leary - Douglas A/B-26 Invader /Database/ (19)

The first Invader purpose-built for the RAF was USAAF 43-22604. Carrying RAF serial KL692, it was finished in full RAF markings with its USAAF serial retained on the fin. However, the aeroplane was never delivered, being transferred instead to the US Navy in September 1945.

Авиация и Время 2008-04 / А.Богданов, А.Котлобовский - Адью, Алжир! (2)

Французы значительные надежды возлагали на бомбардировщики B-26 "Инвейдер"

Мировая Авиация 27

Поставленные из США самолеты B-26 Invader являлись самым потенциально эффективным оружием, которое французы могли использовать под Дьен Бьен Фу. На фотографии: смешанная группа из B-26B и B-26C, последние легко отличить по остекленным носовым частям фюзеляжей. Самолеты принадлежат эскадрилье G.В 1/25 "Tunisie".

Мировая Авиация 186

Данные Invader из французских ВВС - B-26B (ближний к камере) и B-26C из GB1/19 "Gascogne"- сфотографированы во время операции "Picardie", война в Индокитае, 1953 год.

История Авиации 2000-04 / М.Райдер - Пылающее небо Кохинхины /Неизвестная война/

Мировая Авиация 186

Франция активно использовала B-26 в колониальных войнах в Индокитае и Алжире. Восемь установленных в носовой части B-26B пулеметов калибра 12,7 мм - отличное средство для атаки наземных целей.

История Авиации 2000-04 / М.Райдер - Пылающее небо Кохинхины /Неизвестная война/

Полученные французами "Инвейдеры" имели значительный боевой потенциал, обусловленный мощным вооружением, но полностью реализовать его в тяжелых климатических условиях Индокитая было трудно. Как правило, экипажи этих штурмовиков, помимо шести 127-мм НУРСов, брали не более тонны бомб.

Air Pictorial 1957-02

French Air Force Invaders which are becoming increasingly common these days, originate, like this example ex-44-35953, at U.S. storage depots. Many more are yet to come and the numbers carried are evidently the "last three" of the original U.S.A.F. serial.

Air Enthusiast 1998-01 / R.Niccoli - Atlantic Sentinels

Taken at BA9 Luanda in 1975, this B-26 Invader of Esquadra 91 shows the late camouflage used in the African war, a wrap-around antiradiation olive-green with low-visibility markings.

Air Pictorial 1976-03 / J.Wegg - Angola - a last look?

Portuguese A.F. Beech 18 2520 (foreground), two B-26 Invaders (7105 natural finish) and Noratlas 6404

Другие самолёты на фотографии: Another planes on the photo: Beechcraft Model 18 / C-45 Expeditor - СШАUSA - 1937Nord Nord 2500 Noratlas - ФранцияFrance - 1949

Авиация и Космонавтика 2019-05 / В.Морозов - Авиация во Вьетнамской войне (1)

Линейка основных самолетов, которые поставлялись VNAF. Слева направо: L-19 (Helio Courier ???), T-28, B-26B, C-47, C-46 и C-123. Авиабаза Тан Шон Нят, начало 1960-х гг.

Другие самолёты на фотографии: Another planes on the photo: Curtiss-Wright C-46 / CW-20 Commando - СШАUSA - 1940Douglas DC-3 / C-47 Skytrain/С-53 Skytrooper / Dakota - СШАUSA - 1935Fairchild C-123 Provider - СШАUSA - 1949Helio Courier - СШАUSA - 1949North American T-28 Trojan - СШАUSA - 1949

Aeroplane Monthly 2002-05 / M.O'Leary - Douglas A/B-26 Invader /Database/ (19)

This high-angle view of M-261, seen at Oakland, California, in 1960, shows the Indonesian markings clearly.

АвиаМастер 2003-03 / М.Жирохов, А.Котлобовский - Небесные войны Индонезии /Горячая точка/ (2)

"Инвейдер" - экспонат индонезийского авиамузея.

АвиаМастер 2003-03 / М.Жирохов, А.Котлобовский - Небесные войны Индонезии /Горячая точка/ (2)

Индонезийские "Инвэйдеры" на военных аэродромах.

АвиаМастер 2002-04 / М.Жирохов, О.Моногону - Прощай, Биафра! Воздушная война в Нигерии, 1967-70гг. /Неизвестные страницы/

"Инвэйдеры" биафрийских ВВС. Машины относятся к разным модификациям, причем, обе - разведывательные: вверху - RB-26P, внизу - B-26R.

Aeroplane Monthly 2002-05 / M.O'Leary - Douglas A/B-26 Invader /Database/ (19)

Nicaraguan B-26B 601, seen here at Managua, took part in the ill-fated Operation Pluto

Air International 1985-07

Douglas A-26C operated by the Forca Aerea Brasileira

Aviation Historian 27 / S.Rivas - South of the Border

The Fuerza Aerea de Chile (FACh) operated a total of 38 Douglas B-26B/Cs from 1954. This FACh B-26B, “846”, was originally 44-35937, and, after a long spell as a gate guardian at El Bosque air base, near Santiago, it was moved in 1997 to Jackson Barracks Military Museum in New Orleans.

Aviation Historian 38 / L.Hellstrom - The CIA's defection deception

The original Cuban B-26 number 933 was a glazed-nose B-26C brought to Miami by a defecting pilot in December 1958, just before the revolution. The fin still bears FAEC rather than FAR titles, and the aircraft is fitted with gun turrets and underwing gun packs. The forward fuselage is adorned with an “Indian’s Head” motif.

Aviation Historian 38 / L.Hellstrom - The CIA's defection deception

The official CIA history relating to Project JMFURY states: “Both pilot and aircraft were to be reamed, steamed, dry-cleaned, sterilised and sanitised in order to make it appear that a legitimate defection from Castro’s Cuba had occurred”. Note the gun-equipped nose of the B-26B (of which the FAR had few, if any, at that time) and the feathered starboard propeller, supposedly owing to “battle damage”.

Aviation Historian 38 / L.Hellstrom - The CIA's defection deception

Douglas B-26 Invader “933" in its Fuerza Aerea Revolucionaria (FAR) markings at Miami on April 15, 1961, following its participation in the CIA’s Project JMFURY. Press photographers were encouraged to take as many photographs as they wanted, with a view to spreading the message that Cuban pilots were attacking their own airfields and defecting to the USA.

Aviation Historian 38 / L.Hellstrom - The CIA's defection deception

The USA's ambassador to the United Nations, Adlai Stevenson, inspects a press photograph of the B-26 at Miami. Kept in the dark regarding how much involvement the Americans had in the Bay of Pigs operations, Stevenson was unaware of Project JMFURY and suffered profound embarrassment as a result.

Aviation Historian 38 / L.Hellstrom - The CIA's defection deception

Customs agents remove the ammunition from the B-26 at Miami. The prerevolution Fuerza Aereas Ejercito de Cuba (Cuban Army Air Force - FAEC) had taken delivery of the first of its 18 Invaders in November 1956. The air arm was renamed the Fuerza Aerea Revolucionaria following Castro’s takeover in 1959.

Aeroplane Monthly 1989-02 / H.Levy - Invader in detail

William Dodds, the Invader’s pilot, is a Flying Tigers transport captain.

Aeroplane Monthly 1989-02 / H.Levy - Invader in detail

The B-26's top turret, fitted with a pair of 0.50in machine-guns and controlled by the gunner from his station beneath the glazing.

Aeroplane Monthly 1989-02 / H.Levy - Invader in detail

Air-Britain Aeromilitaria 1992-03 / Feedback

Aeroplane Monthly 2002-05 / M.O'Leary - Douglas A/B-26 Invader /Database/ (19)

This interesting lower view shows the ventral turret, periscope and massive bomb bay of an Invader at the Long Beach factory.

Aeroplane Monthly 2002-05 / M.O'Leary - Douglas A/B-26 Invader /Database/ (19)

The underwing gun packs for the A-26 could increase forward firepower by the addition of eight 0-50in machine-guns. However, parasite drag caused by the packs could decrease speed by as much as 25-30 m.p.h.

Aeroplane Monthly 1989-02 / H.Levy - Invader in detail

The detail shot show the B-26's undercarriage noseleg.

Aeroplane Monthly 1989-02 / H.Levy - Invader in detail

The Invader's Pratt & Whitney R-2800-79 Double Wasps drive Hamilton Standard propellers.

Aeroplane Monthly 2002-05 / M.O'Leary - Douglas A/B-26 Invader /Database/ (19)

The early-style Invader canopy hinged forward to the open position. As may be seen here, the multi-framed glazing severely restricted the pilots' view.

Aeroplane Monthly 2002-05 / M.O'Leary - Douglas A/B-26 Invader /Database/ (19)

Douglas engineers quickly responded to pilots' complaints with this finer-framed, bulged Plexiglas unit, which offered greatly increased visibility. Note the port for the flare gun below the canopy.

Aeroplane Monthly 1989-02 / H.Levy - Invader in detail

The detail shot show the B-26's single-pilot cockpit.

Aeroplane Monthly 2002-05 / M.O'Leary - Douglas A/B-26 Invader /Database/ (19)

The bombardier's position makes a fine viewing platform.

Aeroplane Monthly 1987-02 / M.Oakey - Grapevine

The fuselage of Douglas A-26C Invader sat Rockford, Illinois before its journey across the Atlantic last year. It is now being restored at Southend, and is to be finished in USAF Korean War markings of the 3rd Bombardment Wing - black overall with red flashes.

Aeroplane Monthly 2000-02 / M.Oakey, T.Harmsworth - News

No longer a pigeon playpen, Douglas Invader 44-34659 has been removed from a Canadian rooftop and is now under restoration.

Авиация и Космонавтика 2003-02 / М.Никольский - Кубинка: история и современность

В прицеле Григория Геся B-26

Мировая Авиация 186

Самолеты Invader из состава американской 5-й ВА сыграли заметную роль в корейской войне. Данная машина, получившая повреждения от стрелкового огня, садится "на брюхо".

Aeroplane Monthly 1980-01 / Plane Crazy

АвиаМастер 2003-03 / М.Жирохов, А.Котлобовский - Небесные войны Индонезии /Горячая точка/ (2)

"Цэрэушный" "Инвэйдер", захваченный индонезийскими войсками после разгрома суматранских сепаратистов.

Air Enthusiast 1999-07 / L.Hellstrom - Air War in Paradise

The B-26 Invader crashed by Connie Seigrist, after the Mapanget airfield in Manado was captured by government troops

АвиаМастер 2004-05 / В.Морозов, В.Антаков - Пылающий остров /Из истории воздушных войн/ (2)

Еще один экспонат музея "Плайя-Хирон" - двигатель со сбитого пилотами FAR "Инвэйдера" наемников.

Авиация и Космонавтика 2015-02 / В.Ильин - ВВС Кубы

Обломки B-26 авиации «Контрас»

Авиация и Время 2003-01 / И.Сеидов - Ночные сражения в небе Кореи (2)

Обломки сбитого в ночном бою B-26

Aeroplane Monthly 1980-11 / News Spotlight

Don Bullock, the pilot, and six passengers were killed when the A-26 failed to recover from a low-level barrel roll and crashed outside the airfield boundary.

Aeroplane Monthly 2002-05 / M.O'Leary - Douglas A/B-26 Invader /Database/ (19)

A detailed wooden mock-up of the XA-26 was built for inspection by US Army officials. Photographed on April 29, 1941, it had been rapidly constructed. Unfortunately, the same could not be said of the actual aircraft.

Aeroplane Monthly 2002-05 / M.O'Leary - Douglas A/B-26 Invader /Database/ (19)

An engineer in the nose mock-up, using the navigator's fold-down table. Note how some real items were incorporated into the area, while others were simply marked as what they would be, such as “armor plate".

Aeroplane Monthly 2002-05 / M.O'Leary - Douglas A/B-26 Invader /Database/ (19)

Douglas A-26B Invader

Aeroplane Monthly 2002-05 / M.O'Leary - Douglas A/B-26 Invader /Database/ (19)

A manual illustration of the top turret's intercepting areas and margins of interruption.

Мир Авиации 1993-01 / И.Сеидов - Ночной заслон /Война в воздухе/

Американский самолет, принимавший участие в ночных опреациях Корейской войны 1950-53гг.: Douglas B-26 Invader

Jane's All the World Aircraft 1946 / 03 - All the world's aeroplanes

The Douglas A-26 Invader.

Моделист-Конструктор Бомбардировщики Второй мировой войны / В.Котельников - Бомбардировщики 1939-1945 /Самолеты Второй Мировой войны/ (2)

Douglas A-26C

Aeroplane Monthly 2002-05 / M.O'Leary - Douglas A/B-26 Invader /Database/ (19)

Douglas A-26 Invader