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    Airframe Family: Douglas A-26/B-26/JD Invader
    Latest Model:A-26C-25-DT Invader
    Last Military Serial:43-22652 USAAF
    Construction Number:18799
    Last Civil Registration:C-GHCE
    Latest Owner or Location:Travis AFB Heritage Center, Travis AFB, Vacaville - Fairfield, California

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as an A-26C-25-DT by Douglas at Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA.

    Circa 1943

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 43-22652.

    February 1958

    Assigned to Davis Monthan AFB, AZ for storage.

    Circa 1960

    To L. B. Smith Aircraft Corp, Miami, FL with c/r N8018E.

    From 1961 to 1972

    To Aerojet General Corp/Aerojet Electrosystems, Azusa, CA.
    Used as testbed for military tracking systems.

    Circa 30 July 1962

    Certificate of airworthiness for N8018E (B-26, 43-22652) issued.

    30 July 1962

    To Aerojet-General Corp, Elmonte, CA.

    7 September 1973

    To Arthur W. McDonnell, Mojave, CA.

    24 February 1974


    Photographer: Ron Olsen

    24 February 1974


    Photographer: Ron Olsen

    10 April 1974

    Civil registration, N8018E, cancelled.

    From June 1974 to Circa 1988

    To Conair Aviation Ltd, Abbotsford, BC with c/r C-GHCE.

    7 August 1974

    Involved in an incident.
    Damaged from gear-up landing, Williams Lake, BC.

    By September 1977

    Operated as fire service #30.

    September 1977


    Photographer: Geoff Goodall
    Notes: C-GHCE at Kamloops BC.

    To National Museum of the United States Air Force Loan Program, Wright Field, Dayton, OH.
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    5 June 1986


    Photographer: Peter M. Garwood
    Notes: At Abbotsford, BC

    18 July 1988

    To Travis AFB Heritage Center, Travis AFB, Vacaville-Fairfield, CA.
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    By 15 July 1995

    Markings Applied: TA

    15 July 1995


    Photographer: Tom Tessier
    Notes: At Travis AFB Museum. CA

    Circa 1996


    Photographer: Ken Videan
    Notes: At Travis AFB.
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