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

By Tom Tullis , Jerry Scutts

Book information

Publisher
Osprey
Year
1997
ISBN
9781855326378, 1-85532637X
Open Library ID
OL8993006M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
47 MB (48935687 bytes)
Series
Combat Aircraft 002
Pages
98\98
Time added
2010-02-18 13:16:04

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-engined 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.

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