Free French B-26 request for info

[PPRuNeUser0139]

Bit of an obscure request this one but I'm looking for information concerning Martin Marauder B-26 as operated by the Free French in N Africa. My late father-in-law flew the B-26 for Groupe Gascogne - maybe from Casablanca or Blida?
Here are a couple of pics I've managed to find:


Thanks in advance,
sv

[forget]

Any use?

Douglas A/B 26 "Invader". - Le blog de Avions de la Guerre d'Algérie

[kenparry]

forget:

The designation "B-26" is a trap. The OP asked about the Martin one, the Marauder, not the Douglas Invader. The French happened to use both.

[forget]

I ken Ken. But Marauders are mentioned in the Invader article.

[PPRuNeUser0139]

FF Marauders

Thanks for the link - but I'd seen it already thanks.. it's all about post-war B-26 Invader ops..
Why the US chose to run on the B-26 designator from the Marauder to the Invader I'll never know..
Quite a sporty aeroplane the Marauder.. I read somewhere on t' web that it could outrun a P-51 at low level.. (which sounds hardly credible)
sv

[forget]

Why the US chose to run on the B-26 designator from the Marauder to the Invader I'll never know..

Here's your answer, from the very man responsible.

Scroll down. Aircraft: Douglas A-26C Invader

[PPRuNeUser0139]

And there you have it!
Many thanks..
sv

[Atcham Tower]

There is a short chapter with a few photos on French use of the Marauder in Roger Freeman's B-26 Marauder at War. abebooks have some on offer but quite expensive.

[PPRuNeUser0139]

Thanks Atcham.. I'll file that away for future ref if the trail goes cold.
sv

[kluge]

aka "one a day in Tampa bay"

Looks like a Varsity on a diet