The Martin B-26 Marauder is an American twin-engined medium bomber that saw extensive service during World War II. The B-26 was built at two locations:...
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This is a list of Martin B-26 Marauder operators. The main user of the Martin B-26 Marauder was the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF). During this...
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The Martin XB-33 Super Marauder was a proposed World War II American bomber aircraft. It was designed by the Glenn L. Martin Company as the Martin Model...
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medium bomber. Its design was based approximately on that of Martin's own B-26 Marauder. The XB-27 remained on paper, and no prototypes were built. Data...
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Look up marauder in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Marauder, marauders, The Marauder, or The Marauders may refer to: A person engaged in banditry or...
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redesignation of the type from A-26 to B-26 has led to confusion with the earlier and unrelated Martin B-26 Marauder, which had already been withdrawn...
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Philippines route. During World War II, a few of Martin's most successful designs were the B-26 Marauder and A-22 Maryland bombers, the PBM Mariner and...
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Flak-Bait (redirect from Flak Bait (B-26))
Flak-Bait is the Martin B-26 Marauder aircraft which holds the record within the United States Army Air Forces for the number of bombing missions survived...
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B-18, the B-23 was not comparable to newer medium bombers like the North American B-25 Mitchell and Martin B-26 Marauder. For this reason, the 38 B-23s...
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subject of a well-known photograph, sitting in the pilot's seat of a Martin B-26 Marauder. In 2009, the 300 living WASP pilots were awarded a Congressional...
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production as the B-25, along with the other new Air Corps medium bomber, the Martin B-26 Marauder "off the drawing board". Early into B-25 production, NAA...
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similar to the Boeing B-47 Stratojet, with outrigger wheels at the wingtips (originally proved on a modified Martin B-26 Marauder named "Middle River Stump...
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building. Martin began producing its bombers in January 1942, with the plant reaching full-scale production 8 June 1942. Initially producing B-26 Marauder medium...
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used a General Electric turbocharger), the twin-engine Martin B-26 Marauder and Douglas A-26 Invader, as well as the first purpose-built twin-engine...
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LaGG-3, a Soviet fighter aircraft built extensively with wood Martin B-26 Marauder, an American twin-engined medium bomber Lockheed F-104 Starfighter...
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North American XB-28 Dragon (redirect from North American B-28)
completely new design, much more reminiscent of the Martin B-26 Marauder. The overall configuration of the B-25 and XB-28 were fairly similar; the most important...
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Hale 4 Martin B-26 Marauder (Detachments from the 18th Reconnaissance and 69th Bombardment Squadrons - Capt. James Collins, USAAF) 17 Boeing B-17 Flying...
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replaced with more modern Allied types, including the Martin B-26 Marauder. Approximately 215 Martin 167s were delivered to France. Just before the Franco-German...
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Doolittle Raid (section Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider)
Martin B-26 Marauder, Douglas B-18 Bolo, and Douglas B-23 Dragon, but the B-26 had questionable takeoff characteristics from a carrier deck and the B-23's...
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Douglas A-26 Invader, replaced the earlier A-20 Havoc type and also was designated by the USAAF as a replacement for its Martin B-26 Marauder (which had...
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squadron. The squadron saw combat as the 37th Bombardment Squadron, a Martin B-26 Marauder unit in the Mediterranean Theater of Operations during World War...
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configuration, and era Heinkel He 111 IAR 79 Martin B-26 Marauder Mitsubishi G4M Nakajima Ki-49 Donryu North American B-25 Mitchell PZL.37 Łoś Savoia-Marchetti...
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Martin A-30 Baltimore - Lend-lease attack bomber Martin B-10/Martin B-12 - Medium bombers Martin B-26 Marauder - Medium bomber McDonnell XP-67 - Prototype...
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including torpedo bomber, dive bomber, night fighter and reconnaissance Martin B-26 Marauder — had lowest mission loss rate of any USAAF bomber in World War II...
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group's predecessor unit, the 387th Bombardment Group (Medium) was a Martin B-26 Marauder bombardment group assigned to the Eighth and later Ninth Air Force...
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bomber for the US. The North American B-25 Mitchell could carry up to 2,722 kg (6,000 lb), the Martin B-26 Marauder up to 1,814 kg (4,000 lb), and the Douglas...
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Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress Memphis Belle with victory markings signifying 25 bombing missions and 8 fighter kills. Nose section of Martin B-26 Marauder Flak-Bait...
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shotgun Widowmaker, the Kawasaki H2 Mach IV motorbike Widowmaker, the Martin B-26 Marauder, a medium bomber that was unforgiving at low airspeed in its early...
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predecessor of the squadron was the 557th Bombardment Squadron, a Martin B-26 Marauder unit, which flew combat in the European Theater of Operations, earning...
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