64-17679 - In Flight Photo
The plane is propelled by Two Pratt & Whitney R-2800-52W engines of 2,500 hp ... has a Max Speed of 323 mph (281 knots) ... a Range of 2,700 statute miles (2,346 nautical miles) ... and a Service Ceiling of 30,000 feet ... Fuel Consumption 180 gallons per hour

64-17679 - Taxiing
Wing Span 71 ft 6 in. ... Length 51 ft. 7 in. ... Height 19 ft. ... Weight 38,314 lbs max

64-17679 - Cockpit Photo
Crew - Two (Pilot and Navigator)

64-17679 - "Make My Day"
Great Depiction of the Eight Forward Firing .50 Caliber Nose Machine Guns. The plane also has eight wing pylons capable of carrying 8,000 lbs of mixed ordinance ... and ... 4,000 lbs of bombs internally!

An A-26 of the 56th Air Commando Wing
swoops low over the fields east of NKP.

Nakhon Phanom RTAFB, Thailand--Nakhon Phanom "The City of Hills" was affectionately known as "Naked Fanny" or "NKP" by the Americans and referred to as the "End of the line at the edge of the world." Situated in extreme Northeast Thailand, known as Isaan, NKP was adjacent to central Laos and the town of Takhet which means "ferry crossing" in Lao.

Group-photo of the surviving 609th SOS Nimrods Oct. '05 Reunion, Hurlburt Field, Ft. Walton Beach, FL

Group-photo of the 609th SOS Nimrods, at "NKP" (Nakhon-Phanom), in Thailand 1969.
(Photo: Jim Sizemore collection)