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them. Like the T-33's, it was too late anyway to have used them. 62/* It should be mentioned in passing that despite the strong support for the B-26 from the air operations officers, particularly the Headquarters element, some rather interesting questions evolved shortly after the receipt of the first B-26's at the training base at Retalhuleu. On 25 November 1960 a cable from Headquarters requested MADD "In order complement published technical data at Headquarters, desire you advise us maximum range possible with fully-combat armed B-26 with one hour fuel reserve." 63/ It strikes the non-technical observer that this was a rather strange request to be coming from the Head- quarters complement that had pushed so hard for the acquisition of this particular type aircraft -- especially since one of the principal contentions was the suitability of the range for B-26 operations. MADD responded to the Headquarters query, noting a range of 1,600 NM, or an action radius of 800 NM. 63a/ * The difference between the Agency's initial request for long-range ferry tanks in the B-26's and those noted by Seigrist, was the fact of a permanent instal- lation of the long range tanks; heretofore the tanks had been of the type hung on the bomb shackles and removable.