I have great respect for an airplane that has such a long history. The Douglas A-26 Invader saw service in the last year or so of World War II, the Korean War, and the War in Vietnam. She saw a couple changes in her designation. As I understand it, she started out as the Douglas A-26 Invader in World War II, where the "A" stands for "attack. In 1948 the B-26 Marauder was deactivated, and the Douglas A-26 Invader was redesigned the B-26. She kept that designation until sometime around 1962 when she was again redesignated as the A-26.
For more about the military history with specifications of the A-26 check out the MilitaryFactory's page on the Douglas A-26/B-26 Invader. If you are interested of her WW II history, you might want to check out World-War-2-Planes page on the Douglas A-26 Invader. The Warbirds Registry maintains a listing of Douglas A-26 Aircraft by named aircraft and by serial numbers on this webpage with links for more information. Finally, wikipedia's article on the Douglas A-26 Invader may be found here.
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