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	The shots below were kindly supplied by Larry Green, Via the Web site - Air-Britain Photographic Images Collection.. http://www.abpic.co.uk/ thanks Larry The above shot is an interesting photo taken by Brendan McCartney of N190Y in Tripoli, Libya  in the late 1960s where it was operated by the Occidental Oil Company.  Brendon was an air traffic controller at the airport and had many dealings with the aircraft. Serial #: 43-22460 Construction #: 18718 Civil Registration:   N1394N   N100Y   N140Y   N190Y   N40XY Model(s):   A-26B   B-26B   On Mark Marksman Name: None Status: Unknown Last info: 1970   History: Registered as N1394N On Mark Engineering Co., Van Nuys, CA, - Registered as N100Y. - Used as demonstrator for pressurized Marksman. Purolator Products Inc, New York, NY, 1961. Transelco Inc, Rahway, NJ, 1963-1964. - Registered as N140Y. Occidental Leasing Corp, Los Angeles, CA, 1966. - Registered as N190Y. Occidental Oil of Libya Inc, Los Angeles, CA, 1968-1970. Occidental Oil, Los Angeles, CA, 1970. - Registered as N40XY. - Emergency landing, engine fire, Beirut, Lebanon, Dec. 19, 1970. Note NTSB Identification: EU170DYZ02 14 CFR Part 91 General Aviation Event occurred Saturday, December 19, 1970 in BEIRUT, Lebanon Aircraft: DOUGLAS A-26, registration: N40XY ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA                                                                F  S M/N     PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5-0038  70/12/19   BEIRUT,LEBANON      DOUGLAS A-26        CR-  0  0  3  MISCELLANEOUS             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE         TIME - 1508                    N40XY               PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      35, 7000 TOTAL HOURS, 890                                        DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT                                                                                                    RATED.         CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT         NAME OF AIRPORT - BEIRUT         DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         BEIRUT,LEBANON              LOCAL         TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION         FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT                             LANDING: FINAL APPROACH         EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.         REMARKS- INVESTIGATION UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE GOVT OF LEBANON.

	N103C seen here above, in Sept 61 Serial #: 41-39555 Construction #: Civil Registration:   N103C   Model(s): A-26B-40-DL A-26B B-26B On Mark Marketeer  Name: None Status: Unknown Last info: 39555 to civil registry as N103C with Pinellas Central Bank   History:

	Above, N4973N in front of the LeTourneau hangar Above, the LeTourneau hangar The above four personal shots donated by Tom Kirn at Airliners.net, show "114" at Rochester - NY in 1960 with the pilot lying under the plane reading a book and waiting for his boss Serial #: 43-22275 Construction #: 18422 Civil Registration:   N4973N   N114RG Model(s):   A-26B   B-26B   Le Tourneau B-26 Name: None Status: Unknown Last info: 1972   History: Registered as N4973N R.G. Le Tourneau Inc, Lonview, TX, 1959-1969. - Registered as N114RG. - Flew as "Pappy". - Converted to Executive"Le Tourneau B-26" configuration. Sale Reported, 1972. It is thought that N114RG was eventually canabalized to keep R.G. Le Tourneau's last A-26, N115RG flying. RG originally purchased some 29 of these aircraft.   He had 4 or 5 flying between his factories on a regular schedule for many years.   He had a side business of converting and selling the rest.   The last of his 26s was sold to a guy about in 1965 who then lost it to the Brazilian government for smuggling.   The airplane was in a museum in Sao Paulo when last heard of.   RG sold his last 26, to purchase one of the first Lear 23s.   Bill Lear delivered it personally!"

	A great shot of N4974N donated by Ed Coates ( Aircraft historian ) click here to see his collection at 1000 Aircraft photos And also his site here at the Ed Coates civil aircraft photographic collection Serial #: 44-34134 Construction #: 27413 Civil Registration:   N4974N   N115RG Model(s):   A-26B   B-26B   C-26B   Le Tourneau Name: None Status: Display Last info: 1985   History: Registered as N4974N by ??/, 19??. R.G. Letourneau Inc, Longview, TX, 1954-1966. - Registered as N115RG. - Executive conversion to Le Tourneau B-26. Sam Seaton, Fort Smith, AR, June 24, 1969-1970. - Still On US Civil Register. - Impounded while Drug Smuggling, Brasilia, Brazil, June 21, 1966-1975. Transferred to FA Brasileira as FAB C-26B-5176. Museu de Armes e Veiculos Motorizados Antigos, Sao Paulo, Brazil, Jan. 1975-1985.

	The above photo of N6661 was kindly donated by Ron Dupas at 1000aircraftphotos.com Serial #: 44-34777 Construction #: 28056 Civil Registration:   N66661   N1242   N910F   N919P Model(s):   A-26B   On Mark Marketeer Name: None Status: Stored Last info: 1987   History: Delivered to Reconstruction Finance Corp as 44-34761, 19??. - Immediately put up for dispossal, 1945. Standard Oil & Gas Co, Tulsa, OK, 1954. - Registered as N66661. Pan American Petroleum Corp, Tulsa, OK, 1961-1964. - Registered as N1242. Standard Oil Co of Indiana, chicago, IL, May 31, 1965. Nine Ten Corp, Chicago, IL, Aug. 4, 1965-1966. - Registered as N910F. Republic National Bank Of Tulsa, Tulsa, OK, 1969-1970. - Registered as N919P. - Overshot runway during landing at Chicago-Meigs Field, IL, ran into Lake Michigan and sank, Nov. 26, 1968. Walter Soplata Collection, Newbury, OH, 1975-1987. - Salvaged and hulk trucked to Soplata Farm. Note: Overshot while landing at Chicago-Meigs Field, Illinois, USA, ran into Lake Michigan and sank on November 26, 1969. The salvaged airframe became a part of the Walter Soplata Collection, Newbury, Ohio, where it still remained on February 11, 2007, albeit sans engines and landing gear. Note NTSB Identification: CHI69A0057 14 CFR Part 91 General Aviation Event occurred Tuesday, November 26, 1968 in CHICAGO, IL Aircraft: DOUGLAS A-26B, registration: N919P ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA                                                                F  S M/N     PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4791  68/11/26   CHICAGO,ILL         DOUGLAS A-26B       CR-  0  0  3  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE         TIME - 1431                    N919P               PX-  0  0  2  CORP/EXEC                 39, 6818 TOTAL HOURS,                                        DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            1108 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT                                                                                                    RATED.         NAME OF AIRPORT - MEIGS         TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION         OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN         COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL         PROBABLE CAUSE(S)         PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED         PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND         FACTOR(S)         MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER         REMARKS- ACFT RAN INTO LAKE AND SANK. PLT CLAIMED BRAKE MALFUNCTIONED.

	The Nine shots below of 126HK were kindly donated by Eric Van Gilder of http://www.vg-photo.com/airshow/qb36/a26.html..... Thanks Eric your photography is outstanding. I think this particular aircraft must be one of the most outstanding of its kind in the world. Serial #: 44-35788 Construction #: 29067 Civil Registration:   N8058E   N126HK Model(s):   A-26C   B-26C Name: None Status: Unknown Last info: 2002   History: L.B. Smith Aircraft Corp, Miami, FL - Open storage, Charlotte, SC, 1962-1972 John J. Stokes, San Marcos, TX, 1977-1978. Joe Mabee, Midland, TX, 1981-1982. EAA Aviation Foundation, Oshkosh, WI, Nov. 1982-2000. - Restored, Troy, AL, 1987-1994. - Delivered to Oshkosh, 1994. Howard Keck/A-26 Company Inc, Van Nuys, CA, Apr. 19, 2001. A-26 Company Inc, Van Nuys, Ca, Nov. 2001-2002. - Registered as N126HK.

	See Transport Photos.com for details of the above shot The three shots above were taken at Chino between June 78 and July 80 The above photo sent in by David Reeves at www.abpic.co.uk, shows N142ER On Mark Marketeer at Van Nuys Municipal Airport, Ca  on the 23/10/81. Above is N142ER just to the right of a race Bearcat at one of the many Air race meets back in the 70/80's Serial #: 41-39215 Construction #: 6928 Civ. Registration:   N5292V   N5294V N4000M   N200M   N142ER Model(s):   A-26B   B-26B   On Mark   Marketeer Name: None Status: Restoration Last info: 2007   History: Recta Air Aenterprises, 19?? - Registered as N5292V On Mark engineering Co, Van Nuys, CA, 1963 Reregistered as N200M by ???, 19??.. L.B. Maytag Jr, Miami, FL, 1966 - Registered as N4000M. Embry Riddle Institute, Daytona Beach, FL, 1969-1974. - Registered as N142ER. Milt Stollak, Burbank, CA, 1977. Gold Coast Classic Cars, Fort Lauderdale, FL, May, 1982. Courtesy Aircraft Inc., Rockford, IL, Feb. 1984. ADA Aircraft Museum, Oklahoma, OK Feb. 1985. - Forced landing after engine fire during delivery flight, Lawton, OK, Mar. 17, 1985. - Left wing destroyed. Jim Ricketts/Aero Nostalgia Inc, Stockton, CA, 1986-1989. - Static Restoration. US Naval Aviation Museum, NAS Pensacola, FL, 1990-2007. - Displayed as "JD-1 USN/Bu77141". - Under restoration, 2007. Note NTSB Identification: FTW85LA151 . The docket is stored on NTSB microfiche number 28202. 14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation Accident occurred Sunday, March 17, 1985 in LAWTON, OK Aircraft: DOUGLAS A-26B, registration: N142ER Injuries: 3 Minor. AN INTERMITTANT FIRE IN THE LEFT ENGINE ACCESSORY SECTION LED TO LOSS OF FUEL TO THE ENGINE. THE RIGHT ENGINE INJESTED WATER AND QUIT. THE LANDING GEAR HAD BEEN LEFT PINNED IN THE DOWN POSITION BECAUSE OF A MALFUNCTION REPORTED ON THE PREVIOUS FLIGHT. NEITHER PROPELLER WAS FEATHERED, BUT THE RESULTING HIGH RATE OF DESCENT LED TO A FORCED LANDING BEFORE THE LEFT TANK BLEW UP AND THE WING BURNED OFF. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED BY FIRE AFTER ALL THREE OCCUPANTS ESCAPED WITHOUT SERIOUS INJURY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING FERRIED TO ANOTHER FACILITY FOR RESTORATION. The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident as follows: MAINTENANCE,INSPECTION..INADEQUATE..COMPANY MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL FLUID,FUEL..WATER ACCESSORY DRIVE ASSY..FIRE Contributing Factors PREFLIGHT PLANNING/PREPARATION..INADEQUATE..PILOT IN COMMAND OPERATION WITH KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT..INTENTIONAL..PILOT IN COMMAND

	Serial #: 41-39163 Construction #: Civil Registration: N2022A, N2DM, N2DD, N61B, N161Q Model(s): A-26B On Mark Marketeer Name: None Status: Unknown Last info: Crashed Mar 12, 1966   NTSB Identification: MKC68F0538 14 CFR Part 91 General Aviation Event occurred Saturday, March 16, 1968 in KANSAS CITY, KS Aircraft: DOUGLAS A-26, registration: N61B ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA                                                                F  S M/N     PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0830  68/3/16    KANSAS CITY,KANS    DOUGLAS A-26        CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 7642         TIME - 1630                    N61B                PX-  0  0  2  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 820 IN TYPE,                                        DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.         NAME OF AIRPORT - FAIRFAX         TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION         GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAXI: TO TAKEOFF         PROBABLE CAUSE(S)        AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC.        MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE        REMARKS- RT GEAR TRUNION PIVOT FITTINGS FAILED.

	A great shot of N202R donated by Ed Coates ( Aircraft historian ) click here to see his collection at 1000 Aircraft photos And also his site here at the Ed Coates civil aircraft photographic collection On Mark Marketeer N202R Photographed at Long Beach, California, USA, October 1963 See Transport Photos.com for details of the above shot The above photo was kindly donated by Brian G Nichols, see more of his work by clicking here Link to another shot of this aircraft N202R is shown here at Chicago / West Chicago - Dupage (DPA) USA - Illinois, in April 1979 The above shot was kindly donated by Paul Cicci via his collection at Airliners.net - Visit Pauls collection here Serial #: 44-35601 Construction #: 28880 Civil Registration:   N202R Model(s):   A-26C   B-26C On Mark Marketeer Name: Miss Murphy Status: Airworthy Last info: 2002   History: B.S. Hagill, 19??. - Registered as N202R. Metropolitan Paving Co, Oklahoma City, OK, 1963-1964. - Nose gear collapsed on takeoff, Oklahoma, OK, Jan. 28, 1965. Harry Mallory, Oklahoma, OK, 1966. Aero Industries Inc, Addison, TX, 1969-1970. Texas Instruments Inc, Dallas, TX, 1972-1977. Edward Counselman, Topeka, KS, 1978. Rodney G. Huskey, Grand Junction, CO, Nov. 1981-1995. - Flew as USAF/44-35601/202/Miss Murphy. Lone Star Express, Grand Junction, CO, June 20, 1998-2002. Note NTSB Identification: FTW65A0078 14 CFR Part 91 General Aviation Event occurred Thursday, January 28, 1965 in OKLAHOMA CTY, OK Aircraft: DOUGLAS B-26, registration: N202R ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA                                                                F  S M/N     PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0039  65/1/28    OKLAHOMA CTY OKLA   DOUGLAS B-26        CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE         TIME - 2004                    N202R               PX-  0  0  0  CORP/EXEC                 46, UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS,                                        DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE,                                                                                                    INSTRUMENT RATED.         NAME OF AIRPORT - WILL ROGERS FIELD         TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION         GEAR RETRACTED                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED         PROBABLE CAUSE(S)         PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING         PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPERLY SERVICED AIRCRAFT (GROUND CREW)         FACTOR(S)         MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MISSING         REMARKS- NOSE GEAR SCISSORS RETAINING BOLT NOT SECURED-SERVICEMAN DID NOT ASSURE PLT INFORMED OF CONDITION

	Above is N237Y, when she flew for PFB Enterprises of Akron, Ohio. Here she is parked at Columbus-Port Columbus International in July 70. Note how closely the paint work resembles N71Y in the shot above her. Above is N237Y in 1966 Above is 237 when she was at Buffalo - NY in June 86 The above shot shows 237 while at Buffalo - NY in 87 and was supplied by Mike Jones Via Air - Britain Serial #: 41-39516 Construction #:   7229 Civil Registration:   N237Y Model(s):   A-26B   B-26B   On Mark   Marketeer Name: None Status: Static Display Last info: 2002   History: Standard Oil Co, Chicago, IL, 1954-1963. - Registered as N237Y. Alsam Inc, Youndston, OH, 1966-1969. PBF Enterprises, Akron, OH, 1970-1972. Calspan Corp, Buffalo, NY/Edwards AFB, CA, 1977-1990. National Warplane Museum, Geneseo, NY, 1990-2002. - Donated by Calspan Corp. - Displayed in 149th BS (Light), Virginia ANG scheme.

	Above is 240P at Paine Field, Washington on 18th Nov 73 Above is N240P in 68 Serial #: 41-39427 Construction #: 7140 Civil Registration:   N75Y   N240P Model(s): A-26B-35-DL  A-26B B-26B Grand Central Aircraft Co. Name: Spirit Of Waco Status: Airworthy Last info: 2003   History: Texas Railroad Equipment Co, Houston, TX, 1954 - Registered as N75Y. Brown & Root, Inc, 1959-1961 Barnwell Drilling Co, Shreveport, LA, 1963-1967 William V. Wright, Long Beach, CA, 1969-1972 - Registered as N240P. Aircraft Holdings, Miami, FL, 1976 Earl Parks, Amarillo, TX, 1976. CAF/Commemorative Air Force, Harlingen (later Midland), TX, May 10, 1977-2003. - Withdrawn from use, Amarillo, TX, 1978-1980. - Delivered to Waco, TX for restoration, Aug. 2, 1980-1982. - Flown as 437140/R/Spirit Of Waco