On Mark A-26 goes home

摘要

On April 12 warbird pilot Matt Jackson returned Douglas A-26 Invader NL7079G to Van Nuys airport, California, USA, where the machine had been converted from light bomber to executive transport by the famous On Mark Corporation half a century ago. The Invader is one of 45-60 A-26s transformed in the late 1950s to OnrnMark Marketeers, the Learjet of its day.rnThe aircraft briefly appeared in Britain in July 1992, arriving at Benson during a round-the-world flight. Named Bar-Belle Bomber, it made an emergency landing the following month in Minnesota after spar failure. In 1999, Oklahoma-based Calvin Burgess acquired it, spending $1 m putting it into pristine condition.