Marauder

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The Marauder is a World War II-era American twin‑engine medium bomber aircraft officially designated the Martin B‑26.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf medium bomber
military aircraft
twin‑engine bomber
aircraftFamily Martin B‑26 series
aircraftRole medium bomber
armamentType machine guns
bombLoad up to 4000 lb of bombs
conflict World War II
countryOfOrigin United States
crew 7
designGoal high‑speed medium bomber
engineType piston engine
firstFlightDate 1940-11-25
fuselageType all‑metal monocoque
introduced 1941
landingGear tricycle landing gear
manufacturer Glenn L. Martin Company
maxSpeed about 315 mph
nationalOrigin United States
nicknamed Widowmaker
notableFeature high landing speed in early variants
high wing loading
numberBuilt over 5200
numberOfEngines 2
officialDesignation Martin B‑26
operator Eighth Air Force
Ninth Air Force
powerplant Pratt & Whitney R‑2800 Double Wasp
primaryMission tactical bombing
productionPeriod 1941–1945
range about 1100 miles
retired late 1940s
secondaryMission maritime patrol
torpedo bombing
serviceCeiling about 21000 ft
serviceEntryEra World War II
successor Douglas A‑26 Invader
tailConfiguration single vertical stabilizer
theaterOfOperations European Theater of Operations
Mediterranean Theater of Operations
Pacific Theater of Operations
usedBy Free French Air Forces
linked to: Free French Forces

Royal Air Force
South African Air Force
United States Army Air Forces
usedIn close air support
strategic bombing
wingConfiguration mid‑wing monoplane

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Martin B-26 Marauder nickName Marauder