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From: jfb@usgp1.ih.att.com (Joe Baugher)
Subject: Bomber Series--Martin B-26 Marauder (11 of 18)
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The final production version of the Marauder was the B-26G.  It was 
externally similar to the B-26F, but had universal Army-Navy equipment 
rather than specifically Air Corps-type equipment.  A larger life raft 
compartment was installed in the top section of the forward fuselage.  
Provision was made for mechanical emergency extension of the 
nosewheel.  

Both the B-26F and G were sometimes fitted with a tail bumper fairing 
underneath the aft turret.  

150 B-26Gs were supplied to the RAF under Lend-Lease.  RAF serials 
were HD602 to HD751.  Like the B-26Fs, these were also known as 
Marauder IIIs 

The last B-26G was delivered by Martin-Baltimore on April 18, 1945, 
bringing Marauder production to an end.  

Serials of B-26G:

43-34115/34614		Martin B-26G Marauder
				34581 on display at Wright Patterson AFB
				Museum painted as B-26B-50 42-95857
44-67805/67944		Martin B-26G Marauder
44-67945/67969		Martin TB-26G Marauder
44-67970/68221		Martin B-26G Marauder
44-68222/68253		Martin TB-26G Marauder
44-68254  		Martin B-26G Marauder

Specification of B-26G 

Two Pratt & Whitney R-2800-43 eighteen-cylinder air-cooled radial 
engines with two-speed superchargers, each rated at 1920 hp for 
takeoff and 1490 hp at 14,300 feet.  
Performance (at maximum weight):  Maximum speed 283 mph at 5000 feet, 
274 mph at 15,000 feet.  Initial climb rate 1000 feet per minute.  
Service ceiling 19,800 feet.  Range at maximum cruising power 1100 
miles.  Take off distance to 50 feet, 6100 feet.  Landing distance 
from 50 feet, 1400 feet.  
maximum takeoff.  
Dimensions:  Wingspan 71 feet 0 inches, length 58 feet 1 inches, 
height 20 feet 4 inches, wing area 658 square feet.  
Armament:  Eleven 0.50-inch Colt-Browning machine guns.  One in 
flexible nose position, four in blister packs on sides of fuselage, 
two in dorsal turret, two in tail turret, two in waist positions.  

Sources:

   Famous Bombers of the Second World War, William Green,
   Doubleday, 1959.

   The Martin B-26 Marauder, J. K. Havener, TAB Aero, 1988.

   The Martin B-26B and C Marauder, Ray Wagner, Aircraft in
   Profile, Doubleday, 1965.

   Jane's American Fighting Aircraft of the 20th Century,
   Michael J.H. Taylor, Mallard Press.

   American Combat Planes, Third Enlarged Edition, Ray Wagner,
   Doubleday, 1982.


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