The A-26 Legacy Foundation is a 501c3 Non-Profit Corporation established by the Sons and Daughters of the Airmen ... call sign "NIMRODs" ... who flew the Douglas A-26A/B-26K Counter Invader in America’s "Secret Air War in Vietnam and Laos" during the 1960s.

The NIMRODs were tasked with the nighttime interdiction of enemy troops and truck convoys transporting supplies down the Ho Chi Minh Trail to the communist forces in South Vietnam. Their A-26s proved to be a deadly truck-killing aircraft. These aircrews and their redesigned WWII propeller-driven aircraft had a destructive effect far out of proportion to their numbers. Awarded the Presidential Unit Citation for “extraordinary gallantry in connection with military operations in Southeast Asia,” the NIMRODs were recognized as the best truck killers of the War!

64-17679 - The World's "Last" Flying
A-26A/B-26K Counter Invader

"Operation Final Flight" is our mission to acquire and operate the World's "Last" Airworthy Douglas A-26A/B-26K Counter Invader as a "flying" museum ... dedicated to these men for time immemorial ... and to share their historic aircraft with air show visitors nationwide (especially younger Americans) in a tailored educational format designed to raise public awareness of these heroic veterans and their plane that flew in the service of the United States Air Force during the Vietnam War.

Listen to the Nimrod Ballad written and dedicated to the NIMRODs by four FACs (Forward Air Controllers) of the 23rd TASS, Hatfield Brubeck, Bill Tilton, Ned Helm and Glenn Bremenkamp on November 20, 1966

This website contains historical information regarding the evolution, mission and service of the Douglas A-26A/B-26K Counter Invader as well as information on how you can assist with "Operation Final Flight". Thank you for visiting!