Talk:A-26 Invader

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[edit] Attack bomber

Official U.S. Air Force aviation display sign for a
Douglas B-26C (A-26C) "Invader" located on Lackland AFB, San Antonio, Texas (March 2007).

Not familiar with this term: I assume it's yet another synonym for ground attack aircraft (especially given the A- designation). Was it the contemporary description? Alai 05:35, 25 November 2005 (UTC)

I believe it's a means of indicating that the aircraft started out as an attack aircraft (A-26), was redesignated as a bomber (B-26 - yes, the same designation as the earlier B-26 Marauder!) in 1948, and then redesignated back to an attack aircraft (from B-26K to A-26A) in 1962. Aerobird 02:12, 26 November 2005 (UTC)

Ah... wouldn't have guessed that in a hurry. :) If this can be confirmed, it might be worth saying so more explicitly, then. The current terminology isn't clear, especially when it doesn't resolve to one link, but two separate ones. Alai 05:22, 26 November 2005 (UTC)

We were not allowed to fly bombers out of Thailand. Therefore the A designation replaced the B. My dad was crew chief on one of the first planes that landed at NKP. It also happens to be the plane that is at Wright-Pat.

[edit] Number of Machine Guns

>Six 12.7 mm machine guns & Two 12.7 mm machine guns<

What is meant by this? 6 in the nose and 2 in the wings? Was there a dorsal turret? I nthink this could do with clarification, unfortunately I'm not the guy to do it. Epeeist smudge 12:49, 12 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Rating

This is a patheticlly short and uninformative article for such an important aircraft. No commentary on the change from A-26 to B-26 then back to A-26, just the designations without so much as a peep? This aircraft served in three major wars and deserves far more attention. In fact, I'm going to reccomend it for AID. - Aerobird 15:24, 4 January 2007 (UTC)

I say go for it! Much luck! --Signaleer 16:27, 4 January 2007 (UTC)