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Martin B-26B-25MA "Flak Bait"

By: Unimax

Type: Scale Model

Product Line: Wheels 2 Wings (1/72) (Unimax)

Last Stocked on 9/24/2022

Product Info

Title
Martin B-26B-25MA "Flak Bait"
Publisher
Sub-category
Publish Year
2012
Dimensions
12x12x4"
NKG Part #
2148003010
Type
Scale Model

Description

B-26B-25-MA nicknamed "Flak Bait" (AAF serial number 41-31173) survived 207 operational missions over Europe, more than any other American aircraft during World War II (A de Havilland Mosquito B. Mk. IX bomber completed 213 missions but this aircraft was destroyed in a crash at Calgary Airport in Canada, two days after V-E Day, see NASM D. H. 98 Mosquito). Workers at the Baltimore factory completed "Flak Bait" in April 1943 and a crew flew it to England. The AAF assigned it to the 449th Bombardment Squadron, 322nd Bombardment Group (nicknamed the 'Annihilators'), and gave the bomber the fuselage identification codes "PN-O." Lt. James J. Farrell of Greenwich, Connecticut, flew more missions in "Flak Bait" than any other pilot. He named the bomber after "Flea Bait," his brother's nickname for the family dog.

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