Douglas A-26 Invaders!

[Tig]

Definitely want to throw this one out there, I would LOVE to see the Douglas A-26 Invader added to Aces High 3. It's forgotten in the vast majority of history books, but I work on one in real life, and I will tell you right now that they are fascinating planes!
Very fast, I might add....

[Arlo]

It would go great in the new Korean War arena with the Sabre and Mig. 

[Tig]

It would go great in the new Korean War arena with the Sabre and Mig. 

Methinks I smell some leg-pulling.... 

I mean, the Invaders did make it to Europe in late 1944. Sure it wasn't the height of the action but they were there for several months before VE Day.

[Arlo]

[Mongoose]

How are you managing to work on one in real life?

[Tig]

How are you managing to work on one in real life?

I volunteer! We're all volunteers on the Special Kay crew. We operate out of Meacham Field in Fort Worth.

[Arlo]

I volunteer! We're all volunteers on the Special Kay crew. We operate out of Meacham Field in Fort Worth.

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Nice place. Loved visiting it. 

[Tig]

Nice place. Loved visiting it. 

 

[Mongoose]

I volunteer! We're all volunteers on the Special Kay crew. We operate out of Meacham Field in Fort Worth.

You lucky dog!   

[Dichotomy]

I volunteer! We're all volunteers on the Special Kay crew. We operate out of Meacham Field in Fort Worth.

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Wait what?  You've got an A26 at Meacham?  Any way I can arrange to see that bad girl in person?

Edit and yes the A26 is one I've long wished they added to the list of platforms.  I think she'd be fun to 'fly'

[Tig]

Wait what?  You've got an A26 at Meacham?  Any way I can arrange to see that bad girl in person?

Edit and yes the A26 is one I've long wished they added to the list of platforms.  I think she'd be fun to 'fly'

We've got two!
One is a Commemorative Air Force A-26B Invader, "Night Mission", and ours is the only airworthy B-26K Counter Invader, Special Kay!

https://vintageflyingmuseum.org/
We're based at the Vintage Flying Museum, come on out and find me! I'm the only kid with a black Special Kay t-shirt there, I usually wear my combat pants and boots too, so find me if you can
Admission ain't bad either, $10 per adult to get a glimpse into one of the most active warbird operations in the United States!
We actually just did engine runs and gear swings last weekend, I even got to do the gear swings myself, which was very special seeing as I'm the most junior crewmember!

[Dichotomy]

We've got two!
One is a Commemorative Air Force A-26B Invader, "Night Mission", and ours is the only airworthy B-26K Counter Invader, Special Kay!

https://vintageflyingmuseum.org/
We're based at the Vintage Flying Museum, come on out and find me! I'm the only kid with a black Special Kay t-shirt there, I usually wear my combat pants and boots too, so find me if you can
Admission ain't bad either, $10 per adult to get a glimpse into one of the most active warbird operations in the United States!
We actually just did engine runs and gear swings last weekend, I even got to do the gear swings myself, which was very special seeing as I'm the most junior crewmember!

Tig I will DM you a week before I'm on my way.  I live an hour and a half from there but damn a chance to see a 26 in person would be awesome.  I'll be the guy in a black t-shirt, justin ropers, and either a black ball cap or my trusty resistol cowboy hat.  But I do need to get out of this one horse town for a bit and going to see a bird that I've admired for years sounds like proper motivation

[Tig]

Tig I will DM you a week before I'm on my way.  I live an hour and a half from there but damn a chance to see a 26 in person would be awesome.  I'll be the guy in a black t-shirt, justin ropers, and either a black ball cap or my trusty resistol cowboy hat.  But I do need to get out of this one horse town for a bit and going to see a bird that I've admired for years sounds like proper motivation

Sounds great! Saturdays are the best day to come out, that's when I'm there, and it's also the most active day for us.
Look forward to seeing you there, Dichotomy!

[tmetal]

We use to live just down the road in White Settlement and stopped in around 11 years ago.  Nice little air museum, my son had a blast.  There was one of those half scale F4u from War Aircraft Replicas in the process of being built there. Do you know if that was ever completed TIG?

[Tig]

We use to live just down the road in White Settlement and stopped in around 11 years ago.  Nice little air museum, my son had a blast.  There was one of those half scale F4u from War Aircraft Replicas in the process of being built there. Do you know if that was ever completed TIG?

Sadly I've never seen a 1/2 scale Corsair at the museum. I first visited in 2015. I do remember a Fokker Dr. 1 replica, that's the only replica I can think of.