BERNHARD C.F. KLEIN MEMORIAL COLLECTION
No. 5126. Douglas B-26C Invader French Air Force
Photographed over Vietnam, April 4, 1953, via J.M. Cuny

Douglas B-26C Invader

03/15/2006. Remarks by Johan Visschedijk: "This aircraft was built as an A-26 Attack-bomber. In 1948, when USAAF became USAF, the "A" for Attack was dropped, so the Invader became B-26. Starting in 1951 B-26Cs were loaned to France for the colonial war in Indo-China, the main number were loaned only in 1954. The survivors had been returned to the USAF by late 1955. The one pictured belonged to Groupe de Bombardement GB 1/25 Tunisie."

Read the type remarks on page 10276.


Created March 15, 2006