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Title: Which B-26B?
Post by: popeye on January 11, 2000, 12:28:00 PM

Apparently the early versions had a smaller wing area than later versions.  The smaller wing produced higher speeds, but were (cough) difficult for new pilots to handle, resulting in the nickname, "Martin Murderer".

A later version had longer wingspand and larger vertical stabilizer, but lost 20 mph top speed.

We getting the "Murderer"?   (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/smile.gif)

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Title: Which B-26B?
Post by: Hazel on January 12, 2000, 07:51:00 AM

 Pop,
   I Also am interested in which one we are getting because the later version was more easly to fly and the wing was tilted at a 20degrees.  I would hope that they put the later version in because that way we dont get by to much flack;-)
 
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Title: Which B-26B?
Post by: Superfly on January 12, 2000, 09:33:00 AM

It is the B26-B-25-MA.
"Flak Bait"



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Title: Which B-26B?
Post by: flakbait on January 12, 2000, 09:36:00 AM

Hey!! I resemble that remark!!


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Title: Which B-26B?
Post by: nabe on January 12, 2000, 10:23:00 AM

Information of B-26B-25-MA is here  (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/smile.gif)

 http://www.csd.uwo.ca/%7Epettypi/elevon/baugher_us/b026-04.html (http://www.csd.uwo.ca/%7Epettypi/elevon/baugher_us/b026-04.html)

Title: Which B-26B?
Post by: juzz on January 12, 2000, 05:14:00 PM

From nabe's link above:

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Martin B-26B-25-MA Marauder - 31773 was *Flak Bait*, the first Allied bomber in the ETO to complete 200 sorties, nose section is on display at NASM.

It's a big wing version.

Title: Which B-26B?
Post by: Sorrow[S=A] on January 12, 2000, 08:15:00 PM

Ack! Damned americans. That is blatantly wrong, F is for Freddie a mosquito fighter bomber actually holds that record, as well as the most sorties flown during the ETO. It was destroyed after the war during a victory tour across Canada when the (Rather whoopee dumb) pilot clipped a steel pole trying a fancy take off manuever in Manitoba.

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Title: Which B-26B?
Post by: juzz on January 12, 2000, 09:21:00 PM

Is that for day or night sorties though? I've read that a Mosquito B.IX, LR503 of No.105 sqn possibly held the record for most night sorties at 213. Eric Brown's "Wings of the Luftwaffe" has a photo in it of a Ju87D-3 that had apparently done 300 sorties!