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B-25 On-Mark in Vietnam
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Posted: Wednesday, May 26, 2010 - 10:15 PM UTC
Dose anyone have any information on B-25 On-Mark used in Vietnam as I have read somewhere that the US AIR FORCE used five outthere.



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Posted: Thursday, May 27, 2010 - 02:50 AM UTC

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Dose anyone have any information on B-25 On-Mark used in Vietnam as I have read somewhere that the US AIR FORCE used five outthere.



It was the Douglas B-26 Invader (Formerly the A-26) that was modified by On-Mark for service in Vietnam, not the B-25. They were known as the B-26K. Al
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Posted: Thursday, May 27, 2010 - 06:12 AM UTC
The July issue of Air & Space magazine has a great article on the B-26 and it's role in Vietnam.

There is also an article about the ongoing restoration of a B-26 on the web site.

http://www.airspacemag.com/military-aviation/The-Last-Invader.html
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