B-26B_VNAF_over_Vietnam_in_early_1960s.jpg


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Description A U.S. Air Force Douglas B-26B Invader with Vietnamese markings in flight over Southeast Asia in the early 1960s. The B-26s operated as B-26B/C or RB-26C/L starting in December 1960 and were withdrawn from service in February 1964 after two accidents related to wing spar fatigue.
Date circa 1960-1964
Source U.S. Air Force photo in The Vietnamese Air Force, 1951-1975. An Analysis of Its Role in Combat and Fourteen Hours at Koh Tang. Volume 3, USAF Southeast Asia monograph series 4 and 5. Office of Air Force History, Washington D.C. (USA) 1985, p.7 [1]
Author USAF

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