{"id":1064,"date":"2019-12-07T23:24:57","date_gmt":"2019-12-07T23:24:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pimaair.wpengine.com\/?post_type=museum_aircraft&#038;p=1064"},"modified":"2022-11-08T05:11:01","modified_gmt":"2022-11-08T12:11:01","slug":"martin-b-26b","status":"publish","type":"museum_aircraft","link":"https:\/\/pimaair.org\/museum-aircraft\/martin-b-26b\/","title":{"rendered":"Martin B-26B"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Martin B-26B Marauder<\/h1>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Martin-B-26B.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Martin-B-26B.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><em>This aircraft is currently undergoing restoration offsite.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Few aircraft in the history of the U.S. Army Air Force were as controversial as the Martin B-26 Marauder.\u00a0 Accepted for production without the benefit of a prototype the Marauder gained an early reputation as a dangerous and difficult aircraft to fly.\u00a0 The primary area of concern was the plane\u2019s relatively high landing speed.\u00a0 Many modifications including lengthening the wings never really fixed the problem.\u00a0 On at least four separate occasions Congressional or military investigations were launched into whether production should be stopped.\u00a0 Despite its problems experienced crews loved the Marauder and by the end of the war it had proven itself with the lowest combat loss ratio of any American medium bomber.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Wingspan<\/td>\n<td>71 ft<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #2387c3;\">Wingspan<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Length<\/td>\n<td>56 ft<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"color: #2387c3;\"><strong>Length<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Height<\/td>\n<td>21ft 6 in.<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"color: #2387c3;\"><strong>Height<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Weight<\/td>\n<td>37,000 lbs (loaded)<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"color: #2387c3;\"><strong>Weight<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Max. 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