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B-26 Marauder Units of the Eight and Ninth Air Forces

By: Osprey

Type: Softcover

Product Line: Combat Aircraft - Bombers

Last Stocked on 10/27/2019

Product Info

Title
B-26 Marauder Units of the Eight and Ninth Air Forces
Publisher
Category
Publish Year
1997
Pages
96
Dimensions
7.5x9.75x.375"
NKG Part #
1470457279
MFG. Part #
OSPCOM002
Type
Softcover
Series
COM2

Description

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-engine bomber in the USAAF. This volume covers all aspects of Marauder operations in Western Europe, featuring first hand accounts from surviving B-26 crews, plus an analysis of the tactics employed.