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CWDB
aircraft/754/CWDB
No
B-26N Invader [Night Fighter]
France
Air Force
1961-1962, Possibly to 1965 as trainers
1x British Mk. X air intercept radar from Gloster Meteor NF.11s
remove 2x twin .50 cal turrets.
Each B-26N carried 2 weapon pods under each wing,
2x Gun Pods each housing a pair of Browning .50 caliber machine guns (probably match the built in twin .50 mount)
2x 68mm SNEB rocket pods with 19 rockets each.
8x A/B-26C Invaders converted by the French to Night Fighters to combat smugglers supporting Algerian rebel forces.
https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/9767/france-turned-the-b-26-invader-into-a-colonial-night-fighter http://www.passionpourlaviation.fr/tag/ecn-171/ http://worldatwar.net/chandelle/v3/v3n1/frcoin.html http://www.joebaugher.com/usattack/a26_14.html https://www.airvectors.net/ava26.html (indicated trainer use until 1965) https://books.google.com/books?id=M_oA_b92XK8C&pg=PA406&lpg=PA406&dq=B-26N+Night+Fighter&source=bl&ots=63SwTKL-hh&sig=ACfU3U2q_Z6VhkstZzqSVWS625FmwmEEUg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiaqpL20tz2AhW2jIkEHdlwDNcQ6AF6BAg1EAM#v=onepage&q=B-26N%20Night%20Fighter&f=false
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aircraft/754/CWDB
Hypothetical
No
Name
B-26N Invader [Night Fighter]
Country
France
Service
Air Force
In Commission
1961-1962, Possibly to 1965 as trainers
Sensors
1x British Mk. X air intercept radar from Gloster Meteor NF.11s
Mounts
remove 2x twin .50 cal turrets.
Loadout Options
Each B-26N carried 2 weapon pods under each wing,
2x Gun Pods each housing a pair of Browning .50 caliber machine guns (probably match the built in twin .50 mount)
2x 68mm SNEB rocket pods with 19 rockets each.
Other Changes
8x A/B-26C Invaders converted by the French to Night Fighters to combat smugglers supporting Algerian rebel forces.
Sources
https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/9767/france-turned-the-b-26-invader-into-a-colonial-night-fighter http://www.passionpourlaviation.fr/tag/ecn-171/ http://worldatwar.net/chandelle/v3/v3n1/frcoin.html http://www.joebaugher.com/usattack/a26_14.html https://www.airvectors.net/ava26.html (indicated trainer use until 1965) https://books.google.com/books?id=M_oA_b92XK8C&pg=PA406&lpg=PA406&dq=B-26N+Night+Fighter&source=bl&ots=63SwTKL-hh&sig=ACfU3U2q_Z6VhkstZzqSVWS625FmwmEEUg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiaqpL20tz2AhW2jIkEHdlwDNcQ6AF6BAg1EAM#v=onepage&q=B-26N%20Night%20Fighter&f=false