Author Topic: Black B-26  (Read 161 times)

Offline Greebo

  • Skinner Team
  • Platinum Member
  • ******
  • Posts: 7011
Black B-26
« on: Yesterday at 02:59:38 AM »
Thank you to Lyric1 for finding me the info for this skin.

This B-26G Marauder was assigned to the crew of 1st Lt. Dan Beebe of the 456th Bomb Squadron based in the UK in 1944. In late November both the crew and the aircraft were transferred to the A-20 Havoc-equipped 644th Bomb Squadron. The idea was for the Marauder to mark targets at night for the A-20s to bomb and so the aircraft was repainted Gloss Jet Black and re-coded 5D-T. It flew a few of these missions and also some daytime flak suppression missions before transferring back to the 456th Bomb Squadron. Here the aircraft was given back its original code of WT-C but at least for some sorties retained its all-black paint job.




Offline Dadtallica

  • Silver Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 1470
Re: Black B-26
« Reply #1 on: Yesterday at 04:04:26 AM »
Will be using that one!
Back in 2022 after a loooooong break from 2010. Old name Ratpack, same for the BBS.

Squad I did the most tours with were the Excaliburs then The 172nd Rabid Dogs. Still trying to talk Illigaf, Coola, Oldman22, and Joecrow into coming back instead of being boring old farts!

Offline lyric1

  • Skinner Team
  • Plutonium Member
  • *******
  • Posts: 10635
Re: Black B-26
« Reply #2 on: Yesterday at 08:24:45 AM »
 :aok

Offline JimmyD3

  • Gold Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 3988
Re: Black B-26
« Reply #3 on: Yesterday at 10:57:56 AM »
Very nice Greebo. :aok
Kenai77
CO Sic Puppies MWK
USAF 1971-76

Offline Vraciu

  • Plutonium Member
  • *******
  • Posts: 14145
Re: Black B-26
« Reply #4 on: Yesterday at 12:35:51 PM »
Oh ho ho that is marvelous.
”KILLER V”
Charter Member of the P-51 Mustang Skin Mafia
- THE DAMNED -
King of the Hill Champ Tour 219 - Win Percentage 100
"1v1 Skyyr might be the best pilot ever to play the game." - Via PM, Name Redacted

Offline Devil 505

  • Aces High CM Staff
  • Plutonium Member
  • *******
  • Posts: 9000
Re: Black B-26
« Reply #5 on: Yesterday at 05:00:50 PM »
Slick!
Kommando Nowotny

FlyKommando.com

Offline Leisure

  • Zinc Member
  • *
  • Posts: 32
Re: Black B-26
« Reply #6 on: Today at 12:08:49 AM »
Beauty!

Musta been tough to keep clean. Imagine the water spots and fingerprints!
Baby seal onboard, go around!