Free French B-26 request for info
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: http://i418.photobucket.com/albums/p...basque/B26.jpg http://i418.photobucket.com/albums/p...e/Marauder.jpg Thanks in advance, sv |
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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. |
I ken Ken. But Marauders are mentioned in the Invader article.
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FF Marauders
Thanks for the link :ok: - 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 |
Why the US chose to run on the B-26 designator from the Marauder to the Invader I'll never know.. Scroll down. Aircraft: Douglas A-26C Invader |
And there you have it!
Many thanks.. sv |
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.
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Thanks Atcham.. I'll file that away for future ref if the trail goes cold.
sv |
aka "one a day in Tampa bay"
Looks like a Varsity on a diet :E |
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