WARBIRD PROFILE 10.1 a-os we INVADER * 7 aries puBlicationsache coos of his A260 er wang the rk a he French Am de AE /9 CAB Doman COPYRIGHT 1994 ARIES PUBLICATION ine aera (auc) sive ALL RIGHTS AESERVEO No pat of tis boo may be reprobed fy ay frm, sedis abr pte wares ray rm Dretoooyng ov chrrmee, witout to win concont She pustohe ARIES PUBLICATIONS Ine. [ARIES PUBLICATION in ‘53 Taste, Vauarcu! auebe sv ze Tawa Ison osesasreoe PRIEITED AND PUBLISHED IN CANADA WT PAE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ‘This book could ot have been possible without the help of many people. | wish to express my sincere _Btiuce tothe great folks ot the Cane Warplne Hertage Museum in Ferran. Omari. an atthe Unies ‘States Ar Force Museum in Dayton, In part Me Re Schreyer, Avtar Carat ane NV. Hath Jones, Grou Crew of tre AZ, atthe CWH Museum. To Mi. Bob Spaucing. Mr Leroy Stout ene Ni Bave ‘Mena af the USA? Mesum, To Me, Fic Rodel of Alp: Ineinaoral for his gleat ight phos. To MY Chores Saal for bs support aleve al Fran Tat or hsp th the sso. Last butnot leat | win to ceca hs book tomy paren aa my basen ad companion, Geyalne READERS ARE INVITED TO SEND IN SLIDES AND/OR CLEAR PHOTOGRAPHS OW MILITARY SUBJECTS WHICH MAY BE USED IN FUTURE PUBLICATIONS. MATERIAL USED WILL BE PAID UPON PUBLICATION AND UNUSED MATERIAL RETURNED UPON REQUEST. CLEARLY STATE NAME AND [ADDRESS WHEN SENDING IN YOUR MATERIAL |ss aes WARBIRD PROFIL A-26B/C INVADER by yA tee eee Naat Loerie tet Iss aries publicationsJRick Padtell. Alpe intemational INTRODUCTION ‘The original USAAF specifications called for a multi purpose aviack aitcrat thar would he fastor tan ihe 126 Maraucler. woud Catry 2 greater bomb capacity than the 8-25 Mitchell and be more manceumable than the A20 Havac. The yesull Was the A26 Invader. & more powerful, faster, ang more devastaling warniachine dan its predecessors i was destined to replace The A26 was proposed 4 the USAAF in three variants, un hose version that Could be used fr staffing and bombing. a bomber Version with a glass nose and a night lightor version, The later Was Canceled as ic did not prove supenor (0 the P61 Back Widow The Invader made #8 {st Mgt on July 10, 1042 belore EH Heineman, the designer of the A26 andl Some ollicials. Mer some imensive testing, the aureraft began amving in Europe by laie summer tb4s, Soon atterwares, repons trom the front began mentioning the lock of visibiiy. frepower from the sk gun version and problems with tne oil emperature. Modiicaions were quickly incorporated in the form Of @ new clam shell canopy, an eight gun nose version and redtesignied fi cooler intakes, The invader panicipated in many wars anc! campaigns ering is long cater including French Indo-China, Algeria. Vieinain and ofENTRANCE LADDER AND STEPSEARLY CANOPYTe types of engines could he PRATT & WHITNEY R:200027 TECYLINDER FADALENG. fae injection 40. OOS! ‘Some underwing desis are visible on the fellowing: photographs. The oil cooler Fairings ane! inncng lhe ane Klensieal on boil Wins “The opvional twin 50 cal, machine guns located under the wings in Ine form of pods. wore commonly called by grounkt crews as "tubs", These added even more repower to Invaders bat had! the draws back oF fecucing the airspeed consierably. Douglas mociied the wings to incorporaie three 50 cal. gus per wing. These along (wal the dibs once again provided the pilots with yet another increase of fhepower! WING GUN 3) Glee suecten Sx SRSA Rekamenes iSiatb Setduaelethoae ‘wre GUN MOUNT EXTERNALWING 2 TyreGitntokrots GUNMSTaeD > wiper EXTERALWING +TTI TT _—1#—€ res PUBLICATIONS +A-26B/C INVADER V/72 SCALE DRAWING BY Francis Gallemi-‘2.28 PLOTS COMPARTIENT FORWARO VIEW bbbasy 0900 66 & aTEPTHAND view 1 Rowaers tobe Sage‘Naso PROT COMPARTMENT ouegepeee 8.oMBARDER EOUPMENT BOUBEROIER NOSE2 ewes ace Gas (on the next page 4s woul look dur ts service period, raured by Lenn dey. Present ot tie GTR we can See a photo of a Standare! gunners station cuipment atter the plane was twas purchased as a waterEAR OUNNER'S SEATcurses exo.egure 2608‘hate sppled corneas of evl-Manop Kit Reviews MONOGRAM A266 AIRFIX 4-26 Invader 1/72 scale is probabh’ Monogr best dm sige ad fe packed wa etn te urs its oy one ewes Sele i go wih 4 le dls a Invader 1/48 scale eS mice festa ie See pana Bean atts cen het ae hake esteem was cane eg ae eS oe Sa ms ap oaires Pe rg ee is YR Dye ae ea Sota Ther Sey Sepa nike Ca hen ta a a a praca Hower ecm be coy cea ee conc wm acca raindas puget eR Sh Bs nthe i89 decorated sath a nice pin up. Thee tna an outstanding moe na well ‘sort purchase ih rceorimendecA-26B NOSE SECTIONSaries publications