The Douglas A/B-26 Invader

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Pacific Coast Air Museum

 

 

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:

The A-26B-15, S/N 41-39303, was manufactured by Douglas Aircraft, Long Beach, CA, and delivered to the USAAF on 9 Oct 1944.

Oct 1944, Departed US for 9th Air Force (European Theater of Operations) via Hunter AAF GA.

Jul 1945, Returned US via Hunter AAF GA.

Dec 1945, To 4160th AAF Base Unit (Air Material Command), Grenada AAF MS (storage).

Sep 1947, To 4135th AAF Base Unit (AMC), Hill AAF UT (storage)

Apr 1952, To Ogden Air Materiel Center, Hill AFB UT (modified to B-26C)

Jul 1952, To 126th Bombardment (light) wing (US Air Forces Europe), Laon AB France.

Nov 1952, To 38th Bombardment (light) wing (USAFE), Laon AB France.

Feb 1953, To 48th Figher-Bomber Wing (USAFE), Chaumont AB France

Mar 1954, To 66th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing (USAFE), Sembach AB Germany.

Apr 1954, To 38th Bombardment (light) Wing (USAFE), Laon AB France (later 38th Bombardment (Tactical) Wing).


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".

 

 


 

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