B-26 Marauder Units of the Eighth and Ninth Air Forces
by
Jerry Scutts
Book Details
Format
Paperback / Softback
Book Series
Combat Aircraft
ISBN-10
185532637X
ISBN-13
9781855326378
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint
Osprey Publishing
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
May 15th, 1997
Print length
100 Pages
Weight
320 grams
Dimensions
24.60 x 18.40 x 0.80 cms
Product Classification:
General & world historyEuropean historySecond World WarAir forces & warfare
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Once dubbed "the widow maker", Martin's B-26 recovered from a poor start to equip eight bomber groups. One of the first American-manned planes to see action in the Second World War, the Marauder is described here including accounts from crews, details of tactics and training, and unit histories.
The medium bomber ''workhorse'' of the Ninth Air Force, Martin''s much-maligned B-26 Marauder recovered from its poor start with the Eighth Air Force to go on and equip no less than eight bomber groups in the ETO. Although initially dubbed ''the widow maker'', a change of tactics from low- to medium-level bombing for the Marauder soon improved the crews'' chances of survival – indeed, by war''s end it boasted a lower loss-per-sortie ratio than any other twin-engined bomber in the USAAF. This volume covers all aspects of Marauder operations in Western Europe during World War II (1939-1945), featuring first hand accounts from surviving B-26 crews, plus an analysis of the tactics employed.
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