Anybody still fly A-26's?

Idriveplane · Post by **Idriveplane** » Wed Oct 04, 2006 10:26 am

Just wondering if there are any operational A-26's as tankers etc?

wingspan · Post by **wingspan** » Wed Oct 04, 2006 12:33 pm

Air Spray in Alberta.

Trevor · Post by **Trevor** » Wed Oct 04, 2006 12:41 pm

Nope. The last contract ended in 2005. There's no more WW2 vintage fire bombers anywhere now, the Martin Mars is actually immediate post-war.

desksgo · Post by **desksgo** » Wed Oct 04, 2006 12:59 pm

Any in the states?

What did Air Spray do with theirs? I always had a soft spot in my heart for that aircraft for some odd reason.

Trevor · Post by **Trevor** » Wed Oct 04, 2006 1:43 pm

Air Spray's are all for sale. I think in the $400K range.

As for American Invaders, most were sold from their air tanker owners when the USFS stopped contracting WW2 vintage bombers in the late 70s, early 80s. The last operator was Lynch Aerial Tankers of Montana - the guys featured in the movie "Always."

Those planes have been for sale since the movie was shot, and the non-film star planes went to an American museum and two to Air Spray. The one A-26 that starred in the film (Tanker 59) is still in Montana, and it keeps popping up on the market. Denny Lynch, the owner, had been asking a lot of money because of its movie role but he died last year and it'll probably be sold off for a more reasonable price soon.

bigsky · Post by **bigsky** » Sun Nov 05, 2006 7:45 pm

Trevor wrote:Air Spray's are all for sale. I think in the $400K range.

As for American Invaders, most were sold from their air tanker owners when the USFS stopped contracting WW2 vintage bombers in the late 70s, early 80s. The last operator was Lynch Aerial Tankers of Montana - the guys featured in the movie "Always."

Those planes have been for sale since the movie was shot, and the non-film star planes went to an American museum and two to Air Spray. The one A-26 that starred in the film (Tanker 59) is still in Montana, and it keeps popping up on the market. Denny Lynch, the owner, had been asking a lot of money because of its movie role but he died last year and it'll probably be sold off for a more reasonable price soon.

According to this the price is between 100K and 150K / aircraft.
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I found that on Barnstormers.com I tried to open the spread sheet link but it comes up with gobbly gook.

oldtimer · Post by **oldtimer** » Sun Nov 05, 2006 8:05 pm

The reason the A26 was so popular was the fact that it had some sort of civilian certification known as an OnMark Marksman, a short lived attempt at a corporate version of the aircraft. Most WW11 versions were also rebuilt by On Mark as COIN aircraft, used in the early days of Viet Nam asa Counter Insurgency (COIN) aircraft. This meant there were spares available and good maintaince and structural repair manuals available.

master switch · Post by **master switch** » Mon Nov 06, 2006 6:00 am

oldtimer wrote:Most WW11 versions .

lets hope we dont see eleven world wars.

just kiddin' with ya.

TerrainTerrain · Post by **TerrainTerrain** » Mon Nov 06, 2006 11:51 pm

http://www.controller.com/listings/fors ... 392C3AD7B6

Anyone?

xsbank · Post by **xsbank** » Mon Nov 06, 2006 11:58 pm

Imagine the fuel burn? You can't use Mogas in R2800s. AND you need a parachute.

Longtimer · Post by **Longtimer** » Tue Nov 07, 2006 11:02 am

Idriveplane wrote:Just wondering if there are any operational A-26's as tankers etc?

There is one on display at The British Columbia Aviation Museum

http://www.bcam.net/hangar%20ac/a26.htm

And here is the list of those currently registered in Canada
1 CF-AGO Douglas A-26C Air Spray (1967) Ltd 1983-04-20 44-35456
2 C-FBMS Douglas A-26C British Columbia Aviation Muse 1995-03-09 43-22357
3 C-FKBM Douglas A-26B Air Spray (1967) Ltd 1985-05-02 44-34136
4 C-FPGF Douglas A-26B Air Spray (1967) Ltd 1969-02-18 44-35875
5 C-GHLX Douglas A-26C Air Spray (1967) Ltd 1987-07-15 44-35948
6 C-GHZM Douglas A-26B Air Spray (1967) Ltd 2001-01-18 44-34121
7 C-GPTW Douglas A-26B Air Spray (1967) Ltd 1981-04-23 43-22653
8 C-GTOX Douglas A-26B Air Spray (1967) Ltd 1982-01-06 44-34523
9 C-GWLT Douglas A-26B Air Spray (1967) Ltd 1975-05-13 44-34778
10 C-GXGY Douglas A-26C Air Spray (1967) Ltd 1976-12-09 28987

Forestdump · Post by **Forestdump** » Wed Nov 08, 2006 4:46 pm

Tanker 2 last seen near Brisbane, Australia.

Lost in Saigon · Post by **Lost in Saigon** » Wed Nov 08, 2006 5:26 pm

AND you need a parachute.

Why do you think you need a parachute?

xsbank · Post by **xsbank** » Wed Nov 08, 2006 5:43 pm

If they caught fire, there was no extinguishing system on board but lots of gas, sitting in the nacelle behind the engine. Don't know about Airspray's, but all Conair's needed 'em.

Lost in Saigon · Post by **Lost in Saigon** » Wed Nov 08, 2006 7:10 pm

Airspray pilots didn't wear parachutes. They hardly wore clothes.

I thought ALL big piston aircraft had fire extinguishers.

I suppose Conair pilots wear parachutes AND helmets.

bigsky · Post by **bigsky** » Wed Nov 08, 2006 7:53 pm

Lost in Saigon wrote:Airspray pilots didn't wear parachutes. They hardly wore clothes.

Hey that is the Duke!! He always said he was just like a Dingo Dog...all C O C K and balls !!

Lost in Saigon · Post by **Lost in Saigon** » Wed Nov 08, 2006 8:31 pm

That's also the Duke flying Tanker 14. We were doing some
formation flying during a base change. The guy in the right
seat was a mechanic.

wiz · Post by **wiz** » Wed Nov 08, 2006 8:34 pm

I seen that pic somewhere before. it sure looks like the Duke (R.I.P.).
Now there was a man who could tell a story.

Lost in Saigon · Post by **Lost in Saigon** » Wed Nov 08, 2006 8:47 pm

Tanker 14 was originally owned by On Mark Engineering Co, Van Nuys, CA, 1963 as N9174Z.

Later bought by Garrett (1964-1977) It was used as a test bed for the new TPE-331 turboprop.

In 1982 Air Spray bought it and registered it as C-GTOX

Anybody still fly A-26's?

Anybody still fly A-26's?

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