Martin B-26 Marauder Martin B-26 Marauder
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Martin B-26 Marauder

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A definitive technical guide to one of the most underrated medium bombers of the Second World War.



The Martin B-26 Marauder never fully managed to shake off an undeserved early reputation as a dangerous aircraft to fly. Deemed superior to all other designs on the table at the time, almost a 1,000 had been ordered before the aircraft first took to the air November 1940. From late 1941 the first B-26s became operational in the Pacific, followed by the Mediterranean, but it is in the European theatre that the type was most prolific. It was particularly during the Normandy Landings and later the advance beyond 'the bulge' into Germany, were the B-26s medium level tactical ability shone through.



This compact volume charts the full history of this aircraft, from serving with the RAF, SAAF and Free French Air Force in the Mediterranean to the little credited Balkan Air Force in support of Tito's Partisans in Yugoslavia. Sadly the B-26 was unfairly treated at the beginning of its career and even more so at the end as many of the 5,200+ aircraft built were scrapped only days after the end of the war.



Alongside stunning artwork including technical illustrations, Martyn Chorlton shows why, as a great aircraft in many respects, the B-26 deserves to be in a better place.

GENRE
Geschiedenis
UITGEGEVEN
2013
20 augustus
TAAL
EN
Engels
LENGTE
64
Pagina's
UITGEVER
Osprey Publishing
PROVIDER INFO
Bookwire Gesellschaft zum Vertrieb digitaler Medien mbH
GROOTTE
7,7
MB
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