Martin B-26G Marauder

This Marauder was flown in combat by the Free French during the final months of World War II. It was obtained from the Air France airline's training school near Paris in June 1965. It is painted as a 9th Air Force B-26B assigned to the 387th Bomb Group in 1945.

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Martin B-26G
Marauder

Bombing from medium altitudes of 10-15,000 feet, the Marauder had the lowest loss rate of any Allied bomber -- less than one-half of one percent. U.S., British, Free French, Australian, South African and Canadian aircrews all flew the Marauder in combat. 

 
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