How many bombs can a B-26 carry?
Technical Specifications
| First flight | July 10, 1942 |
|---|---|
| Power plant | Two 2,000-horsepower P&W R-2800-27 engines |
| Speed | 355 mph |
| Accommodation | Three crew |
| Armament | Eight .50-caliber machine guns, 14 5-inch rockets and 5,000-pound bomb load |
How many B-26 are left?
Only seven B-26s are left in the world today while there are more than 100 B-25s. Polk City, Florida’s Fantasy of Flight collection maintains an airworthy B-26.
When did the 104 come out?
4 March 1954
Lockheed F-104 Starfighter
| F-104 Starfighter | |
|---|---|
| First flight | 4 March 1954 (XF-104) |
| Introduction | 20 February 1958 (United States) |
| Retired | 1969 (USAF) 1975 (US ANG) 31 October 2004 (Italy) |
| Status | Retired from military service; in use with civilian operators as warbirds |
Where was the last B-26 Marauder flown?
Several Eighth Air Force B-26 transferred to the Ninth Air Force in late 1943. The Maurders had been part of VIII Air Support Command and 3rd Bomb Wing. 25th Bombardment Group, (R), operated by the 654th Bomb Squadron at RAF Watton, England from 1944-1945. First Pathfinder Squadron based in Europe flew last ever B-26 Mission May 3, 1945.
What was the Martin B-26 Marauder bomber code?
Martin B-26B-15-MA Marauder code AN-U s/n 41-31600 crew “Mad Russian” nose art. 386th Bomb Group 553rd Bomb Squadron 9th Air Force England January 1944. Martin B-26G-20-MA Marauder code 4T+B of the 394th Bomb Group 585th BS, and P-47 Fighters 9th AF B-26 Marauder Bomber code YA+V of the 386th Bomb Group 555th BS 9th Air Force.
What was the name of the B-26 in World War 2?
Bombardierr examines a hole in the tail of his plane “Idiot s Delight II” 1943 455th BS B-26C 41-35000 “Swamp Chicken” with engine blown off April 1944 B-26G 43-34552 H9-E of the 586th BS, 394th Bomb Group Marauders of 323rd Bomb Group at Laon-Athies Air Base 1945 B-26 and crew “Clark’s Little Pill” from 451st Bomb Squadron
Why was the Martin B-26 Marauder unforgiving?
Years later Jimmy Doolittle recalled, “The B-26 was an unforgiving airplane and it was killing pilots because it never gave them a chance to make mistakes. General Arnold wanted me to check into the problem and recommend whether it should be continued to be built or not.