[valkyry1]

Now that I look again, you are right. The B-25 had twin tails with a gunner back there.

Dont know if I would want to be in one of those (A-26) though. IIRC they were breaking up in flight due to wing fatigue/failure.

[tanknetter]

Dont know if I would want to be in one of those (A-26) though. IIRC they were breaking up in flight due to wing fatigue/failure.

The ones that were kept in service and upgraded through Korea and Vietnam, all the while flying lots and lots of hours in aggressive low-level mission profiles, had those problems. Which is understandable (but not at all acceptable from a lost-aircrew perspective)

Overall, the Invader was an incredibly stout and robust aircraft (sorta like other Douglas products, like the A-1 Skyraider/Spad) and the restored ones flying today on the warbird circuit are in very good shape and will be for years to come so long as they get plenty of good care/feeding.