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10th May 2011 | 06:22

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Originally Posted by XR219

the first A-26 was converted by Vickers in January 1945 and the tests were carried out over Choctawhatchee Bay near Eglin Field, Florida where the unfortunate aircraft, A-26C-25-DT 43-22644, crashed fatally on 28 April 1945, thus ending the programme.

Looks as if they were anti-shipping trials then for the Pacific.

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