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Title: Black B-26
Post by: Greebo on November 25, 2024, 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.

(https://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=410154.0;attach=37834)

(https://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=410154.0;attach=37836)

Title: Re: Black B-26
Post by: Dadtallica on November 25, 2024, 04:04:26 AM

Will be using that one!

Title: Re: Black B-26
Post by: lyric1 on November 25, 2024, 08:24:45 AM

 :aok

Title: Re: Black B-26
Post by: JimmyD3 on November 25, 2024, 10:57:56 AM

Very nice Greebo. :aok

Title: Re: Black B-26
Post by: Vraciu on November 25, 2024, 12:35:51 PM

Oh ho ho that is marvelous.

Title: Re: Black B-26
Post by: Devil 505 on November 25, 2024, 05:00:50 PM

Slick!

Title: Re: Black B-26
Post by: Leisure on November 26, 2024, 12:08:49 AM

Beauty!

Musta been tough to keep clean. Imagine the water spots and fingerprints!