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To: SunkenCiv

...interesting....but the aircraft got a bad reputation because of its loss rate at the hands of usually inexperienced pilots.....

.....”The Martin B-26 Marauder is an American twin-engined medium bomber that saw extensive service during World War II. The B-26 was built at two locations....... the aircraft quickly received the reputation of a “widowmaker” due to the early models’ high accident rate during takeoffs and landings.”


7 posted on 04/11/2025 8:42:37 AM PDT by TokarevM57
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To: TokarevM57

That was a common problem. For WWII, the US built circa 295K aircraft of all kinds, all but about 10K from 1941 to 1945. That’s a lot of pilots that had to be trained.

https://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/Visit/Museum-Exhibits/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/196919/flight-training-on-the-eve-of-wwii/

https://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/Visit/Museum-Exhibits/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/196138/aaf-training-during-wwii/


8 posted on 04/11/2025 4:54:59 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (Putin should skip ahead to where he kills himself in the bunker.)
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