« Reply #60 on: September 16, 2013, 04:42:12 PM »
My father was a Martin B-26B driver in 336BG at McDill Aug-October 1943 but escaped to fighters and went to ETO as P-51 driver. He had a lot of hours in the Douglas A-20, the A-26A and the B-26A and B when the Martin B-26 was retired post WWII. He flew the Douglas B-26 in Korea for one tour with 3rd BG out of Itazuke flying night intruder missions. The Douglas A-26C and B-26C had the glass nose and norden sight.
He liked all of them, but the B-26A/B/C Invader most of all.
The B-26 Marauder was a medium bomber just like the B-25. Both had pilot/copilot. The Douglas A-20 was a light/attack bomber as was the Douglas A-26 and B-26. Both had single pilot but the Invader had room for a co-pilot or navigator/bombardier next to pilot while the A-20 had room for only one seat.
When he was Group CO of the 355th FG he acted as IP for the fighter pilots that wanted to qualify in the B-26 Marauder or A-20K at Steeple Morden and Gablingen.
To you and your Dad,
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Blue Skies and wind at my back and wish that for all!!!
