The author of the B-26:

Dominique ("Dom") Bataille 

IÕm the head of a biomedical research laboratory in Montpellier (south of France), private pilot, aviation and flight sims lover. I spend a part of my free time
in designing geographical environments and new aircrafts for X-Plane. 
I use Macintoshes since 1985 (now PowerMacs) for professional and personal uses. 
You can contact me at : bataille&u376.montp.inserm.fr 
happy flights ! 

Dom 
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Douglas B-26 ÒInvaderÓ 

Engines : 2 Pratt & Whitney R-2800 Double Wasp, 18 cylinders, 2100 HP each 
Characteristics of the X-Plane model : 
-Max speed 323kts/600 km/h @ 7000 ft (fuel flow 2x905 pph), 345 kts/640 km/h @ 17000 ft (fuel flow 2x830 pph) 
-Stall : 104kts (clean), 88kts (flaps 1 notch), 77kts (flaps 2 notches), 74kts (flaps 3 notches) 
-Short history: the Douglas A-26/B-26 ÒInvaderÓ, which shares with the Martin ÒMarauderÓ -another twin engine medium bomber of the same period- the same ÒB-26Ó number -a curiosity in the aviation history due to the fact that the Invader was initially an attack aircraft (ÒA-26Ó) and was later also used as a bomber (ÒB-26Ó)- first flew in July 1942. It is a medium bomber, of the same category as the B-25 ÒMitchellÓ. It is a bit heavier but much more slender looking, with engine nacelles which look, in comparison, overdimensioned. They carry very powerful (2000 HP or more) 18-cylinders P&W Double Wasp engines which, in the most speedy versions, allowed almost 320kts (close to 600 km/h) at sea level. They were used both in attack and bombing operations. The typical change in fuselage diameter behind the cabin (up and down) was used for placing viewing windows and/or machine guns (sometimes in turrets). For ground attack, many (up to 10) .50 machine guns were placed in the front (in the nose and/or laterally), or four 20 mm cannons for the night attack version (which was bearing a radar). After WWII, several versions of the ÒInvaderÓ was used in the Korea conflict and later in other theaters including Africa. The ÒInvaderÓ, after having dropped its bombs load, was agile enough to be better than a prey for enemy fighters and several victories were obtained by B-26 crews, including a ÒprobableÓ Me-262 (WWII) and MIG-15s (Korea). It was said by several WWII B-26 pilots that Òthe turning rate of the Invader was better than that of ME-109sÓ and that Òthey were not that afraid of enemy fightersÓ, a testimony of the wonderful handling quality of the bird. Its speed, agility and efficiency was used in the sixties for developing a VIP transporting version. They were also used for fighting forest fires in Canada. 

The model here, in its original painting scheme,  was use by the canadian society ÒAIRSPRAYÓ for fighting fire in the huge canadian forest.