Martin B-26 Marauder je bil srednje velik dvomotorni propelerski bombnik ameriškega podjetja Glenn L. Martin Company. Prvič se je uporabljal zgodaj leta 1942 na Pacifiškem teatru, kasneje pa tudi v Evropi. sličica|Martin Marauder nad Banja Luko sličica|B-26 Marauder sličica|Martin B-26G Kmalu po vstopu v uporabo je zaradi številnih nesreč pri vzletu in pristanku dobil vzdevek "Widowmaker". Potem so uvedli aerodinamične izboljšave in ustrezno usposobili posadke, tako se je število nesreč precej zmanjšalo. B-26 je lahko tovoril največ 2600 kg bomb, vendar je bil pri takem tovoru dolet sorazmerno kratek. B-26 je veljal za enega najbolj natančnih bombnikov.

V letih 1941−45 so zgradili 5288 letal. Uporabljale so ga tudi Kraljeve britanske, Južnoafriške in Francoske letalske sile. Med 2. svetovno vojno so Marauderji v 110000 poletih odvrgli 150000 ton bomb, večinoma v Evropi.

Oznaka B-26 se kdaj uporablja tudi za precej podobni bombnik Douglas A-26 Invader.

Specifikacije (B-26G)

Glej tudi Martin XB-27 Martin XB-33 de Havilland Mosquito Dornier Do 217 Douglas A-26 Invader Mitsubishi G4M North American B-25 Mitchell Vickers Wellington Seznam bombnikov

Reference

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Tannehill, Victor C. Boomerang, Story of the 320th Bombardment Group in World War II. Self-published. Tannehill, Victor C. The Martin Marauder B-26. Arvada, Colorado: Boomerang Publishers, 1997. ISBN 0-9605900-6-4. Trent, Jack. " 'Fat-Bottomed Girls': The Martin B-26 Marauder." Scale Aircraft Modeller, Volume 14, No. 7, July 2008. United States Air Force Museum Guidebook. Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio: Air Force Museum Foundation, 1975. Wagner, Ray. The Martin B-26B & C Marauder (Aircraft in Profile No. 112). Windsor, Berkshire, UK: Profile Publications Ltd., 1965. Reprinted 1971.

Zunanje povezave

Baugher, Joe. "Martin B-26 Marauder." Encyclopedia of American Aircraft. Manual: (1945) AN 01-35EB-1 Pilot's Flight Operating Instructions for Army Models B-26B-1 and -26C British Model Marauder II Airplanes

The Army Asked For A Miracle - The Answer Was The B-26 early 1943 article, photos of early B-26s] B-26 Marauder Digital Collection at The University of Akron Archival Services

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