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    Airframe Family: Douglas A-26/B-26/JD Invader
    Latest Model:B-26B Invader
    Last Military Serial:44-35439 USAAF
    Construction Number:28718
    Last Civil Registration:N74833
    Compressed ID:Douglas B-26B sn 44-35439 USAAF cn...
    Latest Owner or Location:World Fuel Services Inc, Miami, FL

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as an A-26C-35-DT by Douglas at Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA.

    Circa 1944

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 44-35439.

    Converted to a B-26B.

    6 April 1954

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Armee de l Air with s/n 44-35439.
    Based in Indochina.

    4 September 1954

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 44-35439.

    By 1963

    To Madden and Smith, Aircraft, Miami International Airport, FL with new c/r N74833.

    9 July 1963

    Certificate of airworthiness for NL74833 (B-26B, 44-35439) issued.

    From 1970 to 1972

    To John M. Sliker, Wadley, GA keeping c/r N74833.

    1977

    To John J. Stokes, San Marcos, TX, keeping c/r N74833.

    4 May 1979

    To Lynch Air Tankers, Billings, MT, keeping c/r N74833.

    August 1989


    Photographer: Geoff Goodall
    Notes: A-26 N74833 was held as a spare airframe by Lynch Air Tankers and not tanked. Seen at Billings in August 1989 after owner Denny Lynch used his spare parts stock to restore the Invader to military standard for resale as a warbird

    20 March 1990

    To Evergreen Ventures Inc, McMinnville, OR keeping c/r N74833.

    Based at Evergreen Aviation and Space Museum, McMinnville, OR.
    View the Location Dossier

    22 April 1999

    To Evergreen Vintage Aircraft Inc, McMinnville, OR keeping c/r N74833.

    Markings Applied: RG L

    23 June 2012


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: 2012 Photo at Evergreen Air and Space Museum

    9 July 2013

    Civil registration, N74833, cancelled.

    13 September 2013

    To Evergreen Holdings Inc, McMinnville, OR keeping c/r N74833.

    20 November 2013

    To Evergreen Vintage Aircraft Inc, McMinnville, OR keeping c/r N74833.

    23 April 2018

    To World Fuel Services Inc, Miami, FL keeping c/r N74833.

    31 July 2021

    Civil registration, N74833, cancelled.
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     U.S. Military Out of Service 2010 by Andy Marden
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    AMCAR
    Federal Aviation Administration in the United States of America
    Individual Contributors
     Terry Fletcher
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