INVADER/44-35326
Serial #: 44-35326
Construction #: 28605
Civil Registration:
N2889D
N40Y
N401Y
Location:
38°40'22.7"N 87°32'14.9"W
Construction #: 28605
Civil Registration:
N2889D
N40Y
N401Y
Location:
38°40'22.7"N 87°32'14.9"W
Model(s):
A-26C Invader
B-26C Invader
On Mark Marketeer
Name: None
Status: Displayed
Last info: 2019
A-26C Invader
B-26C Invader
On Mark Marketeer
Name: None
Status: Displayed
Last info: 2019
History:
Delivered to United States Army Air Force as 44-35326.
Business Aircraft Lessors, Elyria, OH, 1969-1970.
Active Air Inc, Wakeman, OH, 1977.
George J. Rivera, San Jose, CA, 1981-1984.
Endless Turn Inc, Leoti, KS, 1987-1988.
Stallion Aircraft, Bensenville, IL, May 1990-1993.
Jack Rodgers/Air Classics Aircraft Museum, Chicago-Du Page, IL, 1993-1996.
Keith Taurman/Tidewater Wings Inc, Virginia Beach, VA, December 1999-2002.
Delivered to United States Army Air Force as 44-35326.
- BOC: February 1945.
- Allocated to the RAF as KL706.
- Sent to Modification Center, Tulsa, OK, for modification for RAF, March 4, 1945.
- While there it was diverted back to USAAF.
- Transferred to the Sacramento Air Technical Service Center, May 26, 1945.
- Flown to Phoenix, AZ, for delivery to the Navy, not accepted by USN, August 22, 1945.
- Transferred to United States Air force, September 18, 1947
- Redesignated B-26C, June 1948.
- Transferred to Hill AFB, UT for disposal, May 1956.
- Registered as N2889D.
- Re-registered N40Y, 1957.
- Converted as the prototype Marketeer executive aircraft.
- Registered as N401Y, 1960.
Business Aircraft Lessors, Elyria, OH, 1969-1970.
Active Air Inc, Wakeman, OH, 1977.
George J. Rivera, San Jose, CA, 1981-1984.
Endless Turn Inc, Leoti, KS, 1987-1988.
Stallion Aircraft, Bensenville, IL, May 1990-1993.
Jack Rodgers/Air Classics Aircraft Museum, Chicago-Du Page, IL, 1993-1996.
- Restored to airworthy, 1995.
- Last flew, May 1998.
- Parked, Rockford, IL, 1998-2001.
Keith Taurman/Tidewater Wings Inc, Virginia Beach, VA, December 1999-2002.
- Under restoration, Rockford, IL, 2000-2002.
- Marked as 435326/BC-326.
- Trucked from Rockford, IL, to the Indiana Military Museum.
- Restored in overall silver WWII markings for static display.
Source(s):
Chapman, John & Goodall, Geoff, Edited by Paul Coggan - Warbirds Directory,Warbirds Worldwide Ltd., Mansfield, England, 1989.
Goodall, Geoff - Warbirds Directory-4th Edition, 2003.
Chapman, John & Goodall, Geoff, Edited by Paul Coggan - Warbirds Directory,Warbirds Worldwide Ltd., Mansfield, England, 1989.
Goodall, Geoff - Warbirds Directory-4th Edition, 2003.
Photo Source(s):
AirNikon via Airliners.net.
Glenn Chatfield.
Research Assistance:
Paul Cooper/Cooper's Aviation
AirNikon via Airliners.net.
Glenn Chatfield.
Research Assistance:
Paul Cooper/Cooper's Aviation