Douglas A-26 Invader

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ground-attack aircraft military aircraft twin-engine light bomber

The Douglas A-26 Invader is a World War II–era American twin‑engine light bomber and ground-attack aircraft that later saw extensive service in the Korean and Vietnam Wars.

Aliases (2)

B-26 Invader ×1
B-26 bomber aircraft ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ground-attack aircraft → military aircraft → twin-engine light bomber →
aircraftConfiguration	low-wing monoplane →
armament	forward-firing machine guns → internal bomb bay → underwing bombs and rockets →
countryOfOrigin	United States →
crew	3 →
engineType	Pratt & Whitney R-2800 Double Wasp →
era	World War II era →
firstFlight	1942-07-10 →
introduced	1943 →
landingGear	retractable tricycle landing gear →
laterDesignation	B-26 Invader →
length	51 ft 3 in →
manufacturer	Douglas Aircraft Company →
maximumSpeed	about 355 mph →
notableFeature	heavy forward-firing gun armament in solid nose variants →
numberBuilt	2452 →
operator	Biafra → Brazil → Chile → France → Portugal → United Kingdom → United States →
powerplant	2 × Pratt & Whitney R-2800 radial engines →
retiredFromUSAF	1972 →
role	counter-insurgency aircraft → ground attack → light bomber → night intruder → reconnaissance aircraft →
serviceBranch	Biafran Air Force → Brazilian Air Force → Chilean Air Force → French Air Force → Portuguese Air Force → Royal Air Force → United States Air Force → United States Army Air Forces → United States Navy →
usedBy	special operations units → tactical bomber units →
usedInConflict	Korean War → Vietnam War → World War II →
wingspan	70 ft →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Brigade 2506 ("B-26 bomber aircraft") →	armedWith
Pueblo Weisbrod Aircraft Museum →	hasAircraftOnDisplay
Douglas A-26 Invader ("B-26 Invader") →	laterDesignation