B 26 Bomber Diagram. Oct 18 2018 explore high pointers board b 17 diagrams on pinterest. Despite its usefulness the north american b 25 mitchell a similar twin engine medium bomber was finding more success and therefore more use in the theater than the b 26s.
Martin company near baltimore maryland the bomber got the nickname martin murderer because of the high number of landing accidents. Green text indicates that nose was put into actual production. Martin b 26 marauder cutaway drawing in high quality b 26cutawaycjpg027jpg 1123816 pixels aircraft.
With the last marauder gone the service re assigned the b 26 appellation to a different plane the douglas a 26 invader which remained in service under the b 26 designation well into the 1960s.
These improved marauders allowed for continued use of the type that even included actions in along the. Magazine periodical condition. The a 26 was the last propeller driven twin engine production bomber produced for the usaaf and was one of the few wartime aircraft types still in service with the post war us air force. A limited number of highly modified united states air force aircraft served in southeast asia until 1969.