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INVADER/44-35326
Douglas A-26 Invader 44-35326
Serial #: 44-35326
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
History:
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.
On Mark Engineering, Van Nuys, CA, May 1956.
  • Registered as N2889D.
  • Re-registered N40Y, 1957.
  • Converted as the prototype Marketeer executive aircraft.
Youngstown Sheet & Tube Company, Youngstown, OH, 1957.
  • Registered as N401Y, 1960.
Both Leasing Corp., San Francisco, CA, 1963-1966.
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.
Air Classics Inc, Chicago, IL, January 17, 1997-1999.
  • Last flew, May 1998.
  • Parked, Rockford, IL, 1998-2001.
Courtesy Aircraft Inc, Rockford, IL, June 15, 1999-2000.
Keith Taurman/Tidewater Wings Inc, Virginia Beach, VA, December 1999-2002.
  • Under restoration, Rockford, IL, 2000-2002.
  • Marked as 435326/BC-326.
Indiana Military Museum, Vincennes, IN, August 2011-2019.
  • Trucked from Rockford, IL, to the Indiana Military Museum.
  • Restored in overall silver WWII markings for static display.
Douglas A-26 Invader 44-35326
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.
Photo Source(s):
AirNikon via Airliners.net.
Glenn Chatfield.

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