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    Airframe Family: Douglas A-26/B-26/JD Invader
    Latest Model:Marketeer
    Last Military Serial:44-35326 USAF
    Construction Number:28605
    Last Civil Registration:N401Y
    Latest Owner or Location:Indiana Military Museum, Vincennes, Indiana

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as an A-26C-30-DT by Douglas at Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA.
    Originally scheduled for delivery to the British as KL706

    1945

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 44-35326.

    4 March 1945

    Transferred to Modification Center, Tulsa, OK.
    While at the modification center it was diverted back to the Army Air Force.

    26 May 1945

    And it was flown to the Sacramento Air Technical Service Center where it was stored until 22 August 1945 when it was flown to Phoenix for delivery to the Navy. Apparently not accepted by the Navy.

    From 18 September 1947 to May 1956

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Air Force with s/n 44-35326.

    1948

    Redesignated as B-26C.

    By May 1956

    Transferred to Hill AFB, UT.

    May 1956

    To On Mark Engineering Corp, Van Nuys, CA with c/r N2889D.
    Purchased from USAF disposals at Hill AFB, UT.

    1957

    To On Mark Engineering Corp, Van Nuys, CA with c/r N40Y.

    1957

    Converted to a Marketeer by On Mark Engineering at Van Nuys, Califoria, USA.
    Converted at Van Nuys. This airframe was the prototype Marketeer.

    From By 1957 to By 1960

    To Youngstown Sheet and Tube Co, Youngstown, OH.

    1960

    To Youngstown Sheet and Tube Co, Youngstown, OH with c/r N401Y.

    From By 1963 to By 1966

    To Boothe Leasing Corp, San Francisco, CA.

    From By 1969 to By 1970

    To Business Aircraft Lessors, Elyria, OH.

    By 1977

    To Active Air Inc, Wakeman, OH.

    From By 1987 to By 1988

    To Endless Turn Inc/Dale Faust, Leoti, KS.

    From May 1990 to 1993

    To Stallion Aircraft, Bensenville, IL.

    26 August 1993


    Photographer: Glenn Chatfield
    Notes: Shortly after arriving at DuPage Airport, West Chicago, IL

    26 August 1993


    Photographer: Glenn Chatfield
    Notes: Shortly after arriving at DuPage Airport, West Chicago, IL

    From 1993 to 1996

    To Air Classics Aircraft Museum/Jack Rodgers, Du Page, IL.

    From 1993 to 1995

    Repair started.
    Restored to flying condition at DuPage, IL.

    October 1995


    Photographer: Glenn Chatfield
    Notes: Shortly after new paint applied. FIlm got hot and left the brown haze on the 35mm slide

    From 17 January 1997 to By 1999

    To Air Classics Inc, Chicago, IL.

    1998

    Last flight.
    Flown to Rockford, IL. Parked at Rockford, IL.

    15 June 1999

    To Courtesy Aircraft Sales, Greater Rockford Airport (RFD), Rockford, IL.
    Placed up for sale with Courtesy.
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    December 1999

    To Tidewater Wings Inc/Keith Taurman, Virginia Beach VA.
    Was not moved from Rockford.

    From By 2000 to By 2004

    Markings Applied: BC-326, 435326
    Restoration work carried out at Rockford, IL.

    17 April 2000

    Civil registration revised.
    The registration was revised to indicate the Tidewater ownership.

    17 April 2000

    To Tidewater Wings Inc, Virginia Beach, VA.

    Circa 21 April 2009

    Certificate of airworthiness for N401Y (A-26C, 29605) issued.

    21 April 2009

    To Tidewater Wings Inc, Virginia Beach, VA.

    21 August 2009


    Photographer: Steve Kovalsky
    Notes: Taken during the Rockford 2009 Air Show. I understand the aircraft is still in Rockford, but may have been moved from where I saw it.

    21 August 2009


    Photographer: Steve Kovalsky

    Circa August 2011

    To Indiana Military Museum, Vincennes, IN.
    Not immediately moved from Rockford to Vincennes. Paul Cooper reports (October 2010): The aircraft is currently still at Rockford but will be disassembled and transported within the next two months.
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    2011

    Transported by ground. Delivered to Indiana Military Museum, Vincennes, IN.
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    Markings Applied: 435326
    USAF Silver overall paint.

    14 July 2014


    Photographer: Frank Roales
    Notes: At Indiana Military Museum Vincennes IN. Remarked as generic A-26

    6 March 2017

    Civil registration, N401Y, cancelled.


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    Credits
    Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier...

    Print Sources
    Warbirds Directory, 5th Edition by Geoff Goodall

    Internet Sources
    Airbus, Boeing, Convair and Douglas Production List
    Federal Aviation Administration in the United States of America
    United States Military Services Serial Number Lists by Joe Baugher
    Warbirds Directory, 6th Edition (2013) by Geoff Goodall

    Individual Contributors
    Glenn Chatfield
    Paul Cooper
    Mike Henniger
    Frank Roales

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