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The Douglas A/B-26 Invader Executive/Civil |
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The A-26 Invader originally began life as a private venture
on the part of the Douglas plant at El Segundo, California, so at the end of World War Two, it wasn't surprising that surplus
Invaders were quickly purchased as high-performance business aircraft with conversions undertaken by On Mark, L.B.
Smith Company, Lockheed Air Service (LAS),
Rhodes A number of A-26s were sold off as surplus after the end of the Second World War. As early as 1946, a few
Invaders began to appear on US civilian registers. These planes had come primarily from a batch of 28 A-26s than had gone directly to surplus as soon as they
had left the factory, Improvements developed considerably until the early 1960s,
when purpose-built executive types started to become available. Companies such as On Mark took pride in individualizing
both the interior and exterior of each conversion, making the aircraft unique for each customer.
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