Douglas A-26 Invader
Technical Information

Background
Designed as a sucessor to the A-20 Havoc and B-25 and B-26 medium bombers. Invaders saw action at the end of the war. Because of production delays, a night-fighter variant was never implimented, as the P-61 Black Widow reached production first.

Technical Details
Crew  Three (pilot, navigator/bombardier, gunner)
Engine  2 × Pratt & Whitney R-2800-27, -71 or -79 Double Wasp radials
Span  18.29 m
Length  15.24 m
Height  5.64 m
MaximumSpeed  571 km/h at 4572 m
Range  2253 km
Armament  10 × 0.50 inch Browning M2 guns
Bombload  2 × 2,000 lb max in internal bays, 4 underwing hardpoints rated at 500 lb each.

Last Updated
September 30, 2009