The BC Forest Service first evaluated the Douglas A-26 Invader for firefighting in June 1969 when three aircraft attacked 30 fires over a 12-day period from the Kamloops tanker base. In 1970, Conair Aviation won contracts for three A-26s which joined three Flying Fireman PBY-5 Cansos, and five Conair TBMs Avengers to form BC's provincial firefighting fleet. This Douglas A-26C was delivered to the USAAF as 44-34520 in June 1945. In 1958 it became N9420Z and flew as a corporate aircraft. Conair imported it in 1974 as C-GHCF. Sold it to Hawkins & Powers Avn. in 1988 as N94207. To N126HP in 1989.

K25 slide scan. Built 1945 as A-26A 44-34520 for USAAF, converted to B-26C in 1950. Civilianized as N94207 1963. Conair C-GHCF 1974. Hawkins and Powers Aviation N94207, reregistered N126HP 1988. Into preservation at Lauridsen Aviation Museum. Glendale, AZ in 2007. Flown to Buckeye, AZ by 2011.

K25 slide scan. Built 1945 as A-26A 44-34520 for USAAF, converted to B-26C in 1950. Civilianized as N94207 1963. Conair C-GHCF 1974. Hawkins and Powers Aviation N94207, reregistered N126HP 1988. Into preservation at Lauridsen Aviation Museum, Glendale, AZ in 2007. Moved to Buckeye, AZ by 2011. Seen here still in Conair colours.

22 Jun 1945: TOS USAAF as A-26B and assigned to storage. Jun 1948: Redesignated B-26B. Nov 1950 to Feb 1951: Converted to B-26C. Apr 1951 to Jun 1952: Flew combat in Korea, then returned to duty in USA. Feb 1957: WFU. Later solid nose installed and operated as fire bomber in Canada. 1988: Hawkins & Powers Greybull, WY. 1999 museum status. 2006: Hans Lauridsen's museum in AZ.

Delivered to the USAAF as A-26B 44-34520 in 1945. Redesignated as a B-26B in 1948. Converted to a B-26C in 1950/1. Sold as N94207 in 1963. To Conair as C-GHCF in 1974. To Hawkins and Powers Aviation as N94207 then N126HP in 1988. To Lauridsen Aviation Museum. Glendale, AZ in 2007. Moved to Buckeye, AZ by 2011.

Delivered to the USAAF as A-26B 44-34520 in 1945. Redesignated as a B-26B in 1948. Converted to a B-26C in 1950/1. Sold as N94207 in 1963. To Conair as C-GHCF in 1974. To Hawkins and Powers Aviation as N94207 then N126HP in 1988. To Lauridsen Aviation Museum. Glendale, AZ in 2007. Moved to Buckeye, AZ by 2011.

C-GHCF was sold in the US as N94207 about 1988.

Has a Hawkins & Powers badge on the fin, and a "Museum of Flight and Aerial Firefighting" sticker below the cockpit. Carried warbird markings on the left side (as 434520/BC-520/K "Lu Lu"). Became part of the Lauridsen Collection at Buckeye, AZ in Oct 2006.

Former Hawkins & Powers B-26C was purchased at the August 2006 Greybull auction by Hans Lauridsen.

Hawkins & Powers B-26C Invader at Greybull in 1999, ex USAAF 44-34520 and N94207. Wears the HP logo on the fin.

The aircraft is named 'Lu Lu' on its nose and wears code letter 'K' on its fin tip.