Denny Lynch's B-26K

[RNDMTRS4EVR]

So anyone know if it's still in Billings? And is it still For Sale? I have a guy that is interested in it, also anyone have a contact number by chance. Thank you for any help you guys can give.
Scott.....

[Dan K]

Sorry, don't know about Lynch; but a couple are still listed at Airspray:

http://www.airspray.com/listings.htm

[T J Johansen]

From a Yahoo Invader group I gather that a foundation dedicated to the "Nimrods" have a deal to purchase the B-26K. As far as I know it is still sitting in Billings.

T J

[Steve T]

Hi--

Think that Air Spray listing may be slightly outdated; Invader C-FPGP is their Tanker 2, "Holy Smoke"...now Oscar Duck's airplane.

S.

[RNDMTRS4EVR]

Thanks for the info guys, I will pass this along.
Scott.....

[Rob Mears]

Still there as of last May...

[JohnH]

Met the sons of Denny Lynch at Reno and this airplane is currently for sale.

JH

[Mark_Pilkington]

Just a question regarding an aspect of the picture, and the apparant zero prop blade clearances?

Is it simply an optical allusion of the photo, are non-standard blades fitted? or is a situation of nose wheel U/C leg compression causing that much nose down attitude that it makes these prop blades look as if they have very little, if any, ground clearance, and if so what is the normal blade clearance?

(These appear to be cropped paddle blades as compared the needle blades on Oscar Ducks recent aussie acquisition below)



Regards

Mark Pilkington

photo by Glenn Alderton at www.warbirdz.net

[B25PBYGUY]

Nitrogen in the nose strut appears depleted. Its an illusion. Those are correct Hamilton Standard 6903A-10 blades.

[RNDMTRS4EVR]

Guys you have to remember when Onmark built the K model for the Government they took a firewall forward off a DC-6 and put them on the K (or at least duplicated it). This gave the airplane the ability to have reverse. That is another reason why the blades are different, these are reversing propellers. This is by far the best version of the A-26 / B-26 , especially with the beefed up ring spar for the wings. I just wish there was more of them out there today.
Scott....

[Jack Cook]

One B-26K was lost a few years ago when one prop reversed on landing(?). I think Ted Stewart was flying.
BTW that's a very cool plane.

[RickH]

Ted Stuart was flying 35696 when it had its problems at Kankakee.

The only K model to fly in civilian hands was Denny's. There are a couple that went to museums, Pima has one. Florence S.C. had one but the AF Museum scrapped it in place when the museum closed. Don't know about any others.

Scott, there were a bunch of mods done to the Ks but I'm not sure the ring spar was one of them. I know that external spar straps were added to the wings. The normal gross on the A-26 is 35,000 pounds, the AF was loading them to 45,000 in Viet Nam.

The ring spar was used on the executive mods to open up the bomb bay. I've always been told that it is weaker than the original carry through that the wings are bolted to.

[Jack Cook]

The only K model to fly in civilian hands was Denny's.

Not true, Ted was flying B-26K s/n 64-17657 and was landing somewhere (possibly Mojave or Chino) when one prop went in reverse.
http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=43492&key=0
it does say A-26B. But the N number is correct plus it also says 2 PROP WENT INTO REVERSE THRUST FOR UNDETERMINED REASON.
the warbird registry says
http://www.warbirdregistry.org/a26registry/a26-6417657.html
Your honor, I rest my case

[RickH]

Jack, I think we are both right. I didn't know that Ted was involved with the demise of TWO A-26s.

Most of the A-26Ks thqat got away did so through Forest Service or State Forestry connections. Notice that most have been reclaimed by the AFM.

Forgot that there was one on display at Hurlburt.

[Jack Cook]

Ted's a cool guy and fun to fly with.
He spent a lot of time flying the B-25 with us.
He tale of the B-26 crash was amazing driving
in a car with him at the wheel was...oh let's say
exciting.