
Aircraft | |
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Registration / Serial: | N6840D |
Alternate Serial: | 435911 |
Military Code: | L |
Aircraft Original Type: | Douglas A-26 Invader |
Aircraft Generic Type: | Douglas A-26 Invader (B-26/JD) |
Aircraft Version: | Rock Island Monarch 26 |
Manufacturers: | Douglas / Rock Island |
C/n (msn): | 29190 |
Display Paint: | USA - Air Force |
Aircraft Name: | Spirit of NC |
Location | |
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City / Airport: | Dayton - Wright-Patterson AFB / Patterson AFBMap |
Region / Country: | Ohio, United States |
Airport Codes: | ICAO: KFFO IATA: FFO Local: FFO Other: - |
Event: | 100th Anniversary of Flight - Dayton Air Show 2003 |
Photo Date: | 10 May 2003 |
Photo by: | Glenn Chatfield |
Photo ID: | 374584 |
Photo Comment |
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1945: TOS USAAF as A-26C. 6/48: Redesignated B-26C. 1/51: Loaned to the French Air Force for service in Vietnam, where it flew over 300 combat missions with the Groupe de Bombardment 1/19 "Gastogne" based at Da Nang. 10/55: Returned to the USAF and placed in storage at Clark AFB, Philippines. 3/57: Rock Island Oil & Refining and registered N6840D. 1959: Converted to a "Mark 26". Several owners since. This photo is copyright © Glenn Chatfield, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 9 July 2021, and has since been viewed 287 times. |