The he B-26 Marauder was no stranger to controversy, the plane became the first American aircraft ordered directly off the drawing board, an unprecedented action in 1939.
In the beginning, the B-26's high wing loading, necessary to provide speed and altitude, made the plane very difficult to fly.
The result was an alarming accident rate and two nick-. names from the pilots who knew the B-26 well: "The Widow-maker" and "One Day In Tampa Bay".
Still, the aircraft survived constant criticism, and when its wings were lengthened and some unforgiving characteris-tics eliminated, the B-26 Marauder saw service in many war theaters in World War II.
The only Army plane ever to drop torpedoes, it became a highly successful medium bomber with a very impressive war record.Here is the inspiring story of the B-26, a celebrated air-craft with a firm place in our nation's history.
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