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From: jfb@usgp1.ih.att.com (Joe Baugher)
Subject: Bomber Series--Martin B-26 Marauder (14 of 18)
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Summary: XB-26H 
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The final Marauder variant was the XB-26H.  It was actually a 
TB-26G-25-MA (44-28221) that had its original tricycle landing gear 
replaced by a set of tandem mainwheels that retracted into the 
fuselage.  In addition, a set of outrigger legs were added for lateral 
balance.  The fuselage had to be externally stiffened to take the 
additional landing loads of this tandem undercarriage.  

The XB-26H was known colloquially as the "Middle River Stump Jumper" 
and was part of a experimental project to test the installation of the 
landing gear proposed for the Boeing XB-47 Stratojet and Martin XB-48 
bombers, which were then on the drawing boards.  

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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