Keychain made of: Douglas TB-26B 44-34156
Product code 44-34156
Publisher/Brand PlaneTags
Format 77 x 33 mm
Version Real aircraft skin
Category Airplane Skin Tags
Subcategory Airplane Skin Tags » Planetags
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This product was added to our database on Tuesday 2 july 2024.
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44-34156, built in Long Beach, California as an A-26B model, was delivered to the USAAF in 1945. By 1947, it had been retired from active duty and reassigned to the Air National Guard, where it was transformed into a TB-26B. In May 1957, it was decommissioned and sent to AMARG at Davis-Monthan AFB. After being sold as surplus, it exchanged hands multiple times and was ultimately involved in a crash during a forced landing in 1985 while en route to the U.S. Air Force Museum in Fargo, North Dakota.
44-34156 eventually landed in Southern California, with rumors that it was used in the movie industry. It caught the eye of MotoArt PlaneTags owner Dave Hall, who had been looking for a Douglas A-26 Invader. The team was elated to preserve the legacy of the TB-26B, a trainer version of the A-26 Invader, which had been specifically modified by removing combat equipment and adding dual controls to facilitate pilot instruction.


