 
Members Meeting
Sept 17th, 7 - 9 p.m.
Sonoma County Office of
Education (SCOE),
5340 Skylane Blvd.,
Santa Rosa, CA 95403
Climb
Aboard
Sept 20th & 21st
10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
F-86H Sabre,
RF-86 Sabre
Have Your Child's
Birthday Party at the Pacific Coast Air Museum. Contact
Al Morgan at 707-431-2856.
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Museum
Location & Hours
Pacific Coast Air Museum
2230
Becker Blvd.
Santa Rosa, CA 95403
707-575-7900 Phone
707-545-2813 Fax
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10:00
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Requested
Donation
$5.00.
Twelve & Under, None.
Directions & Map
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After being declared surplus, many entered civilian service as executive transports and
fighting forest fires. Throughout the years, Invaders were used by over 20 foreign
governments. The following is the history of our particular A-26:
- The A-26B-15, S/N 41-39303, was manufactured by Douglas Aircraft, Long Beach, CA, and
delivered to the USAAF on 9 Oct 1944.
- Oct 1944, Departed US for 9th Air Force (European Theater of Operations) via Hunter AAF
GA.
- Jul 1945, Returned US via Hunter AAF GA.
- Dec 1945, To 4160th AAF Base Unit (Air Material Command), Grenada AAF MS (storage).
- Sep 1947, To 4135th AAF Base Unit
(AMC), Hill AAF UT (storage)
- Apr 1952, To Ogden Air Materiel Center, Hill AFB UT (modified to B-26C)
- Jul 1952, To 126th Bombardment (light) wing (US Air Forces Europe), Laon AB France.
- Nov 1952, To 38th Bombardment (light) wing
(USAFE), Laon AB France.
- Feb 1953, To 48th
Figher-Bomber Wing (USAFE), Chaumont AB France
- Mar 1954, To 66th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing
(USAFE), Sembach AB Germany.
- Apr 1954, To 38th Bombardment (light) Wing
(USAFE), Laon AB France (later 38th
Bombardment (Tactical) Wing).
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