Operational history - Executive/Civilian variants


				The Douglas A/B-26 Invader Operational history - Executive/Civilian variants



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Operational overview - Civilian

Since 1945, over 300 A-26s have been entered on to the FAA US Civil Aircraft Register. Perhaps up to a hundred of those were probably only registered for ferry flights from USAF bases such as Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ and Hill AFB, UT to civil airports and stored as candidates for sale on the civil or overseas military markets.

The initial main civil uses were as "executive" personnel transports with minimal modifications such as removal of military features, bomb bay doors sealed shut, passenger entry stairs in bomb bay, and the conversion of the fuselage to accept six to eight passengers.

Air tanker operators

U.S. and Foreign civilian companies that flew the A-26

Executive and Civil registered Invaders

Civilian backed special projects - Aircraft Mods and R&D

Included in this section are:

Engine/Airframe Mods

Calspan Flight Research

On Mark

The Monarch 26