Martin B-26 Marauder

Informationen zum Autor Martyn Chorlton Klappentext One of the most underrated medium bombers of the Second World War, the Martin B-26 Marauder never fully managed to shake off an underserved 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. The Marauder also served with the RAF, SAAF and Free French Air Force in the Mediterranean and also as part of 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. A great aircraft in many respects the B-26 deserves to be in a better place.A definitive technical guide to the Martin B-26 Marauder. Zusammenfassung One of the most underrated medium bombers of the Second World War, the Martin B-26 Marauder never fully managed to shake off an underserved early reputation as a dangerous aircraft to fly. This title deals with this aircraft. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction Design and development Technical specifications and variants Operational history Conclusion Select bibliography Index

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• Authors: Martyn Chorlton, Chorlton Martyn
• Assisted by: Henry Morshead (Illustration), Henry (Illustrator) Morshead (Illustration), Adam Tooby (Illustration), Tooby Adam (Illustration)
• Publisher: Osprey Publishers
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 20.08.2013
• EAN: 9781780966052
• ISBN: 978-1-78096-605-2
• No. of pages: 64
• Dimensions: 184 mm x 248 mm x 7 mm
• Series: Air Vanguard; Air Vanguard
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > 20th century (up to 1945); Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; HISTORY / Military / World War II, HISTORY / Military / United States, Aviation, Military vehicles, Air forces & warfare, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Warfare & defence, Second World War, United States of America, USA, Air forces and warfare, Modern warfare, c 1940 to c 1949, Military aircraft, HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / World War II / General