Douglas A-26 Invader

**Douglas A-26 Invader** (ditunjuk **B-26** antara 1948-1965) adalah pesawat light bomber bermesin ganda dan pesawat serangan pengintai (reconnaissance aircraft) sayap tinggi (high wing) Amerika Serikat yang dibangun oleh Douglas Aircraft selama Perang Dunia II juga selama beberapa konflik besar Perang Dingin. Sejumlah terbatas pesawat sangat dimodifikasi (sebutan A-26 restored) disajikan dalam pertempuran sampai 1969.

Dibuat menjadi pesawat cepat yang mampu membawa beban dua kali bom yang ditentukan perusahaan. Berbagai senjata bisa dipasang untuk menghasilkan pesawat-serangan darat yang tangguh.

## Referensi

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* Francillon, René. "The Douglas Invader Story". *[[Air Enthusiast]]*, Number Seven, July–September 1978, pp.&nbsp;215–234. Bromley, Kent, UK: Pilot Press Ltd., 1978.
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* O'Leary, Michael. "Database:Douglas Invader". *Aeroplane*, May 2002, Vol. 30, No.5, pp.&nbsp;37–58. London: IPC.
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* Thompson, Warren. *B-26 Invader Units over Korea*. Botley, UK: Osprey Publishing, 2000. ISBN 1-84176-080-3.
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## Pranala luar

* Photo of prototype XA-26 41-19504 
* Manual: (1945) AN 01-40AJ-2 Erection and Maintenance Instructions for Army Models A-26B and A-26C Airplanes
* A-26 Lady Liberty - Confederate Air Force 
* Hill Aerospace Museum: ''Douglas A-26 "Invader" Information'' 
* Hurlburt AFB: ''Fact Sheets: A-26 Counter-Invader'' 
* Martin J Simpson's A-26 history website
* SH A-26 Sponsor Group - Commemorative Air Force 
* The A-26 Legacy Foundation: ''Operation Final Flight''
* ''Popular Science'', July 1945, "Plane of Many Faces"
* Douglas A-26 Invader Registry