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Douglas A-26 Invader

1941 attack bomber aircraft family by the Douglas Aircraft Company
Class type of: land-based attack aircraft, land-based bomber monoplane, bomber with 2 engines Q562167
Douglas A-26 Invader
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Facts

17 properties

Identity

Instance of
aircraft family
Nickname
Invader[15]

Population and size

Height
+5.67[17]
More facts +14
Subclass of
land-based attack aircraft, land-based bomber monoplane, bomber with 2 engines
Country of origin
United States[8]
Described by source
Jane's American Fighting Aircraft of the 20th Century[14]
Developer
Douglas[7]
Different from
Martin B-26 Marauder[16]
First flight
July 10, 1942[9]
Manufacturer
Douglas[6]
Maximum operating altitude
+8700[19]
Military designation
A-26, B-26, B-26[12]
Operator
United States Air Force[5]
Service entry
June 1944[10]
Service retirement
1980[11]
Total produced
+2503[13]
Wingspan
+21.33[18]
🏷️ Also known as
en A-26 Invader en A26 en Douglas A-26 Invader en Douglas B-26 en A-26 aircraft en B-26 Invader en Douglas Invader en Invader en JB-26C en Douglas B-26 Invader ar دوغلاس إيه-26 انفادر ar دوغلاس إيه-٢٦ انفادر cs Douglas B-26 Invader cs Douglas B-26 cs A-26 cs Douglas A-26 cs Invader cs B-26 Invader de Douglas A-26 de A-26
🔖 Identifiers · 9
Library of Congress Authorities ID
sh94003311
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
technology/B-26-Invader
Freebase ID
/m/02ys63
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
A-26_Invader
J9U entity ID
987007537035305171
NL CR AUT ID
ph717862
The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military entry ID
14
Topic's main category
Category:Douglas A-26 Invader
U.S. National Archives Identifier
10648012

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Country of origin 1
United States
Developer 1
Douglas
Different from 1
Martin B-26 Marauder
Manufacturer 1
Douglas
Operator 1
United States Air Force
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Summary

Douglas A-26 Invader is an aircraft family[1]. It is a type of land-based attack aircraft[2], land-based bomber monoplane[3], and bomber with 2 engines[4].

Related Entities

Douglas United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . Jane's American Fighting Aircraft of the 20th Century. wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . United States Naval Aviation 1910-2010 Volume II Statistics. wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 11d ago · UnaToFiAN-1 · 2026-11-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Added [el] description: ελαφρύ βομβαρδιστικό/αεροσκάφος κρούσης"
  2. 24w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Total produced → 2,503
    Manufacturer → Douglas
    Wingspan → 21.33 metre
    Instance of → aircraft family
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed claim qualifiers: J9U entity ID: 987007537035305171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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