Martin B-26 Marauder

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The Martin B-26 Marauder was an American twin‑engine medium bomber used extensively by the U.S. Army Air Forces and Allies during World War II, noted for its speed, heavy armament, and demanding flight characteristics.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II aircraft ⓘ
medium bomber ⓘ
twin‑engine aircraft ⓘ
armament multiple .50 caliber machine guns ⓘ
bombLoad up to 4,000 lb of bombs ⓘ
conflict World War II ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
crew 7 ⓘ
designDate 1939 ⓘ
engineType Pratt & Whitney R-2800 Double Wasp ⓘ
enteredServiceWith US Army Air Corps ⓘ
firstFlight 1940-11-25 ⓘ
fuselageType all‑metal monocoque ⓘ
improvement later variants had increased wingspan and larger tailplane to improve handling ⓘ
introduced 1941 ⓘ
landingGear tricycle landing gear ⓘ
manufacturer Glenn L. Martin Company ⓘ
maxSpeed about 315 mph ⓘ
nickName Marauder ⓘ
Widowmaker ⓘ
notableFeature demanding takeoff and landing characteristics ⓘ
high wing loading ⓘ
short wingspan relative to weight ⓘ
numberBuilt 5288 ⓘ
operatorTrainingIssue initially high accident rate in training ⓘ
powerplant 2 × Pratt & Whitney R-2800 radial engines ⓘ
primaryUser Eighth Air Force ⓘ
Ninth Air Force ⓘ
range about 1,100 miles ⓘ
retired 1945 ⓘ
role ground attack aircraft ⓘ
medium bomber ⓘ
serviceCeiling about 21,700 ft ⓘ
successor Martin B-26 Invader (designation confusion; different aircraft) ⓘ
survivabilityRecord one of the lowest loss rates of any Allied bomber in World War II ⓘ
tailConfiguration single vertical stabilizer ⓘ
theaterOfOperations European Theater of Operations ⓘ
Mediterranean Theater of Operations ⓘ
Pacific Theater of Operations ⓘ
usedBy Free French Air Forces ⓘ
linked to: Free French Forces

Royal Air Force ⓘ
Royal Australian Air Force ⓘ
South African Air Force ⓘ
United States Army Air Forces ⓘ
usedFor anti‑shipping missions ⓘ
maritime strike ⓘ
tactical bombing ⓘ
wingConfiguration mid‑wing monoplane ⓘ

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Ninth Air Force → aircraftUsed → B-26 Marauder ⓘ
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Utah Beach Museum → hasExhibit → B-26 Marauder bomber ⓘ
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Douglas B-18 Bolo → supersededBy → Martin B-26 Marauder ⓘ
Glenn L. Martin Company → product → Martin B-26 Marauder bomber ⓘ
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Wright R-2600 Twin Cyclone → usedInAircraft → Martin B-26 Marauder ⓘ
AN/M2 → usedByAircraft → B-26 Marauder ⓘ
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United States Army Air Forces in World War II → aircraftUsed → B-26 Marauder ⓘ
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Marauder → officialDesignation → Martin B‑26 ⓘ
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Marauder → aircraftFamily → Martin B‑26 series ⓘ
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Widowmaker → refersTo → Martin B-26 Marauder ⓘ
Widowmaker → nicknameOf → B-26 Marauder ⓘ
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Widowmaker → nicknameOf → Martin B-26 ⓘ
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Double Wasp → usedInAircraft → Martin B-26 Marauder ⓘ
Women Airforce Service Pilots → notableAircraftType → B-26 Marauder ⓘ
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