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	Above shows N500M at General William Mitchell Airfield, Milwaukee Wisc. on Sept 1st 1976 Above is N500M in 1969 Minter Field/Shafter CA April 1989     Above shows Lloyd Hamilton racing N500M round the pylons at Reno     The above two shots are of Lloyd Hamilton's 44-34769 On-Mark Marksman, flown by Hamilton when she was N500MR. At that time she was owned by airline pilot George Rivera who later rebuilt her and sold it to Bill Farrell of ohio.     Serial #: 44-34769 Construction #: 28048 Civil Registration:   N67162   N25S   N500M   N29711   N500MR Model(s):   A-26B   On Mark Marketeer Name: Gator Invader Status: Airworthy Last info: 2002   History: Delivered to Reconstruction Finance Corp as 44-34769, 19??. - Immediately put up for dispossal, 1945-1946. Superior Oil Co Inc, Lafayette, LA, 1950-1954 - Registered as N67162. Fletcher Oil & Gas, 19?? - Registered as N500M. H. B. Zachry Co, San Antonio, TX, 1964-1968 George J. Rivera, Milton, CA, 1969 Priority Air Transport System, Redwood, CA, 1970. Lloyd A. Hamilton, Santa Rosa, CA, 1971-1972 - Flown as racer #16. John J. Marks, Hales Corner, WI, 1977 - Registered as N29711. George J. Rivera, San Jose, CA, Dec. 1981-1989. - Registered as N500MR, Mar. 1982. William M. Farrell, Cincinatti, OH, May 1990-1992 - Flew with camoflage scheme as 434769/K/Gator Invader. Minos Kirakou, Athens, Greece, 1995-2001. Sea Link Aviation Inc, Wilmington, DE, June 12, 1995-2002. - Delvered to Greece via Keflavik, Sept. 9, 1995. - Based at Tanagra AB, Greece. - Flown with camoflage scheme as 434769/K/Gator Invader. Note NTSB Identification: FTW66A0003 14 CFR Part 91 General Aviation Event occurred Thursday, July 08, 1965 in SAN ANTONIO, TX Aircraft: DOUGLAS A-26B, registration: N500M ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA                                                                F  S M/N     PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0587   65/7/8    SAN ANTONIO TEX     DOUGLAS A-26B       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE         TIME - 0800                    N500M               PX-  0  0  6  CORP/EXEC                 UNK/NR, 13500 TOTAL                                        DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 700 IN TYPE,                                                                                                    INSTRUMENT RATED.         NAME OF AIRPORT - SAN ANTONIO INTL         TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION            GEAR RETRACTED                                           TAXI: TO TAKEOFF         PROBABLE CAUSE(S)            MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED

	Above is a shot of N507WB taken by Lee Bracken, at San Antonio, Airport, 1972 The above photo was kindly donated by Ron Dupas at 1000 aircraft photos Serial #: 44-35495 Construction #: 28774 Civil Registration:   N2076A   N501NN   N507WB Model(s):   A-26C   B-26C   On Mark Marketeer Name: None Status: Unknown Last info: 1977   History: Registered as N2076A by ???, 19??. Northern Natural Gas, Denver, CO, 1959-1961. - Registered as N501NN. Williams Brothers Co, Tulsa, OK, 1961. - Registered as N507WB. T.E. Mercer trucking Co, Fort Worth, TX, 1964. - Emergency landing due to engine fire, San Antonio, TX, Dec. 6, 1965. Tradewinds Aircraft Supply, San Antonio, TX, 1966-1970. Milt Stollak, Burbank, CA, Nov. 1974-1977 Thought to have been lost during smuggling operations. Note NTSB Identification: FTW66A0055 14 CFR Part 91 General Aviation Event occurred Monday, December 06, 1965 in SAN ANTONIO, TX Aircraft: DOUGLAS A-26, registration: N507WB ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA                                                                F  S M/N     PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-1004   65/12/6   SAN ANTONIO,TEX     DOUGLAS A-26        CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE         TIME - 1425                    N507WB              PX-  0  0  3  CORP/EXEC                 UNK/NR, 9700 TOTAL HOURS,                                        DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            35 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT                                                                                                    RATED.         NAME OF AIRPORT - SAN ANTONIO INTL         TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION            FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT                             TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB         PROBABLE CAUSE(S)            MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN ENGINE            POWERPLANT - EXHAUST SYSTEM: STACKS            MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE            MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - BURNED           PILOT-FAILUR TO SEE ENG.FIRE LITE DELAYD EMGCY ACT         EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.          FIRE AFTER IMPACT         REMARKS- FIRE BURNED THRU 14-15 EXHAUST INTO ACCESY SECTN

	Question: Are the two aircraft below the same - Richard E. Fulwiler I noticed that the registration number ( On the first two shots below ) is both under the port wing and on the vertical stabilizer. This style was used in the mid to late '50's, and the photos look old and grainy. Could the year be 1958, prior to conversion to become the Super 26 ? LAS attempted to compete with On Mark along with Rhodes Berry for a market share of the San Fernando Valley A-26 conversions in the late '50's. On Mark clearly came out on top, with only one each of the others being converted.   Note that the first registration number is N5052 ( same as N5052N without the "N" suffix ? ) and both aircraft listed as the (only) LAS Super 26.   I went to:   http://www..airport-data.com/aircraft/photo/389905.html and submitted the comment that the  s/n 44-35999, c/n 29278 may have been misread from s/n 44-35994, c/n 29273 ( with the "c/n" of 29273 calculated from Joe Baugher's site ) with both number sets being for the only Super 26.   And to top it all, how does the S/No 44-35994 relate to the aircraft data below Serial #: 44-35994 Construction #: 29273 Civil Registration:   N4822E Model(s):   A-26C   TB-26C Name: None Status: Stored Last info: 1979   History: Rock Island Oil & Refining Co, Wichita, KS, 1960-1966 - Registered as N4822E. - Planned conversion to Monarch 26 not completed. Allied Aircraft Sales Corp, Tucson, AZ, 1969. - Stored unconverted, marked as BC-994, 1969-1972. - Flew as tanker #C32. - Stored, derelict, Buckeye, AZ, 1978-1979.           Above, LAS Super 26  -  N5052N ( probably at Carl Spaatz Field - Reading PA - circa  mid-1960's )  Source unknown.       The above shots show N5052N, s/n 44-35994, when the plane was at Spaatz Field, Reading, Pennsylvania, on 29 September 1968. At that time it was owned by Mesta Machine Co. of Pittsburgh. The Super 26 utilized just the wings, engines, tail, and landing gear of the Invader. A new fuselage with a pressurized cabin that was 22 feet long and six feet high was built and this could carry six-to-nine passengers. Constellation windows and cockpit sections were utilized and the first example, N5052N, flew in mid-1960. Apparently only one was built and the hulk finally wound up with Air Spray in Canada as a parts source. Serial #: 44-35994 Construction #: Civil Registration:   N5052N Model(s):   A-26B   B-26B LAS Super 26  Name: None Status: Last info: Spaatz Field, Reading, Pennsylvania, on 29 September 1968. At that time it was owned by Mesta Machine Co. of Pittsburgh.   History: Upgraded to an early Lockheed Air Service variant by owners Mesta Machine Co. of Pittsburgh in 1954      Joseph F. Baugher http://home.att.net/~jbaugher/1944_3.html   44-35999 (c/n 29278) to civil registry as N5052, N52NM, XB-SIJ, then to Air Spray (67) Ltd of Red Deer, Alberta, Canada as C-GQPZ.   It had been a parts source, but was also damaged in the Oct 16, 200 hangar fire.  The serial number for this plane must be wrong, since this batch did not exist.  I have Air Spray 67 being 44-38598. The above photograph was taken by Gordon Reid at Alberquerque, New Mexico in Oct 72, when the aircraft was owned by Westernair The above shot was supplied by Peter Nicholson via Airport data.Com The above shot was supplied by Peter Nicholson, click here to see more of his work at Airport Data.com The above photo shows the interior of the Super 26 ( XB-SIJ ruin ) looking forward from just behind the " Ring Spar ". Note the empty rear wing spar attachment holes in the " Ring " structure, and the ones on the forward wing spar carry-through structure. It looks like LAS placed the avionics racks below the front spar to port, with an electrical junction panel centered above. The original cockpit-bombay angled bulkhead has been retained, with the cockpit access crawl-way visible to the right. The front spar duck-under is more generous than on the On Marks due to the lowered belly.      Darcy Hankins ( See feature ) who sent in the above four shots wrote: The aircraft pictured is of "Koba Wiki", unfortunately with this article there are so many Invaders operated by Airspray that I missed including any info on this A/C which would probably be a story in itself.. what I know of it is that it was the pressurized LAS that was converted by Lockheed Air Services back in the days of conversions (although I see conflicting info?) Maybe someone at Airspray who may read this or someone with more info could pass it on too you . It was ferried to Airspray in the mid 80’s with a cracked rear spar that had been reinforced with a welded steel angle for the trip home, the aircraft incorporates a fuselage ring spar.. Engines were used on other aircraft and the one good wing went to Tanker 4 after an inflight fire. The wing with the cracked spar went to a static rebuild in California (Aero Nostalgia??) A very knowledgable individual who passed through the hangar in the 90’s had told me he new of the airplane well and the fibreglass nose had underwent extensive wind tunnel testing to lead to the best design. Unfortunately with the hangar fire Koba Wiki was parked with the nose closest to the hangar and whateve the story was, died with it melting to the ground (as seen in your picture..noseless).. As of today the aircraft has been heavily canibilized but at least gives you an idea of its shape and design. I’ve inlcluded pics I took aprox 2000 beside the hangar. It would be great if someone could help with some history on this A/C. Serial #: 44-35999 ? Construction #: 29278 ? Civil Registration:   N5052, N52NM, XB-SIJ, CG-QPZ Model(s):   B-26C   LAS Super26 Name: None Status: Destroyed at Red Deer in hangar fire Last info: 2000   History:  Sold to Mexico as 1302.  To civil registry as N5052N, converted to Lockheed Air Services Super 26, later to N52NM, XB-SIJ, then to Air Spray (67) Ltd of Red Deer, Alberta, Canada as C-GQPZ.   It had been a parts source, but was also damaged in the Oct 16, 200 hangar fire.  The serial number for this plane must be wrong, since this batch did not exist.  The serial number 44-35999 and the c/n are based on the assumption that 1302 is the fuselage number. (JBAUGHER)

	See Transport photos.com for details of this shot Serial #: 41-39262 Construction #:  Civil Registration:   N5510V P-Type   Model(s):   A-26C   Rhodes Berry Silver 60 Name: None Status: Unknown Last info: Crashed and destoyed in March 65 possibly running a philippenes registration   History: Rhodes Berry Co, Los Angeles CA. Silver Sixty 1960 = Conversion of Douglas B-26B. 14pCmwM rg; two 2000hp P&W R-2800-79; span: 70'0" length: 51'3" load: 14,500# v: 405/325/95 range: 1200; ff prototype: 6/25/60 [N5510V]. The plane was uniquely fitted with a rear opening cargo ramp Possibly the ugliest of all Invader conversions, the Rhodes Berry Silver 60 was built at Whiteman Airpark in the San Fernando Valley of southern California during the late 1950s. The fuselage was completely re-designed resulting in a swollen unit that could accommodate up to 16 passengers. Because of the deeper fuselage, the nose gear could now retract straight back without first swiveling as on stock Invaders. The first and probably the only Silver 60 flew on 25 June 1960. It is thought another example was built but information relating to this aircraft cannot be found.

	Marketeer N5530V on north ramp at On Mark (looking NNW). Note the original Van Nuys control tower and the C-97 from the 146TH Air Transport Wing. Serial #: 44-35708 Construction #: 28987 Civil Registration:   N5530V   C-GXGY Model(s):   A-26C   B-26C   On Mark Marketeer Name: None Status: Airworthy Last info: 2002   History: Delivered to French AF as 44-35708. - BOC: Apr. 18, 1954. - Based in Indochina. - Returned to USAF, Nov. 10, 1955. - Open storage, Clark AFB, Philipines, 1955-1958. On Mark Engineering Co, Van Nuys, CA, 1963-1966. - Registered as N5530V. Raytheon Manufacturing Co, Bedford, MA, 1969-1976. Air Spray Ltd, Red Deer, Alberta, Dec. 1976-2002. - Registered as C-GXGY. - Flown as tanker #10.

	Serial #: 44-35759 Construction #: 29038 Civil Registration:   N5588A Model(s):   A-26C   JTB-26C Name: None Status: Derelict Last info: 1971   History: R.A. Firestone, Teterboro, NJ, 19??. - Registered as N5588A. William C. Powell, Dallas, TX, 1963. Appliance Buyers Credit Corp, St. Joseph, MI, 1964. Reported derelict, Miami, FL, 1968-1971.

	Serial #: 41-39303 Construction #: 7016 Civil Registration:   N5589A Model(s):   A-26B   B-26C Name:   City Of Santa Rosa Status: Restoration Last info: 2002   History: W.C. Powell, Tereboro, NJ, 1958. - Registered as N5589A. Charles Woods Homes Inc, Dothan, AL, 1964-1966. Alabama Institute Of Aviation Tech, Ozark, AL, 1969. Paramount Inc, Atlanta, GA, 1970. John M. Sliker, Wadley, GA, 1970-1972. John J. Stokes/Central Texas Aviation, San Marcos, TX, 1977. - Dismantled. Lynch Air Tankers, Billings, MT, 1978-1992. - Stored dismantled. Pacific Coast Air Museum, Santa Rosa, CA, 1993-2002. - Trucked from Billings to Santa Rosa, 1992. - Undergoing restoration. - To be displayed as 44-34324/"City Of Santa Rosa".

	The above shot was very kindly donated by George Trussell and shows N5636V at Honolulu in July '59 Click here to go to George Trussell's photos Serial #: 44-35596 Construction #: 28875 Civil Registration:   N5636V Model(s):   A-26C   RB-26C Name: None Status: Display Last info: 2002   History: Hawaii Public Trade & Instructional School, Honolulu International Airport, Honolulu, HI, 1966-1979. - Original nose art "Sweat 'er Out" visible. USAFM, Hickam AFB, HI, 1982-2002. - Displayed as BC-596.

	1962   Uplands Airport. Ottawa. Winter 1969         The shot above was kindly donated by Mike Ody, go here to see more of his great shots on ABPIC The above shot of N60Y was taken at Teterboro, NJ in Oct 63 Serial #: 44-35681 Construction #: 28960 Civil Registration:   N60Y   N160Y   N168Y   CF-VPR Model(s):   A-26C   B-26C   On Mark Marketeer Name: None Status: Unknown Last info: 1970   History: Mechanical Products Inc, Jackson, MI, 1954. - Registered as N60Y. Philips Petroleum, Bartlesville, OK, 19??. Amerada Petroleum Corp, Tulsa, OK, 1964-66. - Registered as N160Y. - Registered as N168Y, 1966. Survair Ltd, Ottawa, Ontario, 1967-1970. - Registered as CF-VPR.

	Relating to the above photo:   Martin,   Peter Dance directed me to your website of A-26 and B-26 conversions. My father worked for Dean Foods (back then, Dean Milk) which owned and operated N600D from 1966 to 1972 before selling it to a collector in Taylorville, IL who eventually sold the airplane to Airspray (as you have documented on your pages. Attached is a photo of N600D on the tarmac in Nassau Bahamas in I believe 1967.  This photo was taken by my father Ken Douglas.  I'll look through some of the old photo books to see what other images I can dig up of the plane.   Andy Douglas Serial #: 44-34738 Construction #:   28017 Civil Registration:   N9861C   N600D   N808D   C-GWLU Model(s):   A-26B-DL   B-26B   On Mark Marketeer Name: Old Yella Status: Destroyed Last info: 2000   History: Registered as N9861C by ???, 19??. Sam Dean/Dean Foods, Franklin Park, IL, 1958-1966. - Registered as N600D. - Rebuilt to airworthy, fitted with OnMark nose. Dean Milk Co, Franklin Park, IL, 1966-1972. - Reregistered as N808D. Air Spray Ltd, Red Deer, Alberta, May 1975-2000. - Registered as C-GWLU. - Flew as tanker #8, "Old Yella". - Destroyed in hanger file, Oct. 16, 2000.

	Above, when she was in USAAF colors, in June 1984     Serial #: 44-35617 Construction #: 28896 Civil Registration:   N7660C   N600WB Model(s):   A-26C   RB-26C   On Mark Marketeer Name: The Devils Own Grim Reaper Status: Displayed Last info: 2002   History: Delivered to USAAF as 44-35617. - BOC: May 15, 1945. - SOC: January 1958 - Assigned to 140th Base Unit, Moody Field, GA, May 1945. - Transferred to 4160th Base Unit, Hobbs Field, NM, Jan. 1946. - Transferred to 4135th Base Unit, Hill Field, UT, July 1947. - Transferred to Ogden Air Material Area, Hill AFB, Jan. 1951. - Transferred to 117th Reconnaissance Technical Wing (Tactical Air Command), Lawson AFB, GA, Nov. 1951. -- Modified to RB-26C configuration, June 1952. - Transferred to 10th Reconnaissance Technical Wing (USAFE), Toul-Rosiere AB, France, July 1952. - Transferred to 85th Air Defence Wing (USAFE), Erding AB, Germany, June 1953. - Transferred to 10th Reconnaissance Technical Wing (USAFE), Spangdahlem AB, Germany, July 1952. - Transferred to 737th Maintenance Group (USAFE), Chateauroux AB, France, March 1954. - Transferred to 10th Reconnaissance Technical Wing (USAFE), Spangdahlem AB, Germany, April 1954. - Transferred to 184th Technical Reconnaissance Squadron (Arkansas ANG), Ft. Smith, AR, 1955. - Transferred to 154th Technical Reconnaissance Squadron (Arkansas ANG), Adams Field, Little Rock, AR, 1956. - Retired to MASDC, Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ, 1957. Unknown Owner, 19??. - Registered as N7660C. Ridge Associates Inc, Flint, MI, 1961-1963. - Registered as N600WB. Mid America Air Transport, Chicago, IL, 1966. Red Dodge Aviation Inc, Anchorage, AK, 1969-1972. John Steinmetz, Griffin, GA, 1977. Oklahoma Aircraft Corp, Yukon, OK, July 6, 1982-1987. - Impounded at Travis AFB, after siezure drug smuggling, US Customs, Mark 17, 1983. - Returned to USAF control by a federal judge, 1984. USAFM, Travis AFB, CA, 1987-1991. Hill Aerospace Museum, Hill AFB, UT, 1992-2002. - Displayed as 435617/BC-617/N/The Devils Own Grim Reaper. - Fitted with 8-gun nose.

	"6101" at the Galveston Airshow in 1970/1971       Galveston 1970         Serial #: 44-34624 Construction #: 27903 Civil Registration:   N6101C Model(s):   A-26B   B-26B Name: None Status: Unknown Last info: 1977   History: Farah Manufacturing Co, El Paso, TX, 1963-1964. - Registered as N6101C. Rogers Brothers, Beaumont, TX, 1966-1969. Texas State Optical Corp, 1969. Confederate Air Force, Harlingen, TX, Jan. 1970-1977. - Flew as USAF/RG-A. Reported damaged by fire during taxiing and later stored and used for spares, circa 1981-1982.

	The above shot shows N666 at St Louis in Phillips Petroleum Co. colours Link to another shot of the above aircraft Serial #: 44-34754 Construction #: Civil Registration:   N66662, N666 Model(s):   A-26B   B-26B On Mark Marketeer   History: Phillips Petroleum