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Title: Torpedo-armed B26s
Post by: sourkraut on January 03, 2005, 09:37:27 AM

I was looking through company photo archives and ran across the following photo.  It is captioned as circa 1943 and shows three Martin B26B4s carrying torpedos on their bellies. Caption didn't say what type of torpedo.

(http://flightladder.com/images/b26b4 torpedoes600x400.jpg)

A higher resolution jpeg is available here: B26s carrying Torpedoes (http://flightladder.com/images/b26b4 torpedoes.jpg)


Sour

Title: Torpedo-armed B26s
Post by: Jester on January 03, 2005, 10:29:51 AM

B-26A's I believe.

They used the standard Mk. 13 aerial torpedo I also believe.

Several of these aircraft equiped to carry torpedoes where used by the USAAC during the battle of MIDWAY.