The FReeper Foxhole Remembers Utah Beach - The Seaborne Assault (6/6/1944) - Nov. 25th, 2003

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[Soaring Feather]

FR guys put Spell Checker on for me, I had that as one of my taglines last week!

LOL

[snippy_about_it]

Yeah. Good afternoon Darksheare.

[snippy_about_it]

LOL.

[Darksheare]

*Chuckle*
The spell checker caught me by surprise.
I hit the button by accident, and wondered why it hadn't posted.
I figured it out, ribbed John Rob about getting me fair and square, and then they moved it on me.
It's a plot, I know it is.
*chuckle*
I told John to add a grey "D" to the server's case on the 'kill board' because he got me with the spell checker addition.
It'd be a great joke, if they did such..

[Darksheare]

Afternnon.
*Sigh*
So many new additions to weed through and poke around with.
Not sure what to do with these news toys just yet..

[radu]

Good afternoon everyone at the FReeper Foxhole!

Having a little trouble getting the 'puter to behave this afternoon. I'll try again later when my frustration level has dropped. LOL! I'm about to put my fist through the monitor right now. hehe!

Hello troops, veterans!
THANK YOU for serving the USA!

[Darksheare]

Bad puter? Uh-oh!

[Johnny Gage]

Air Power
Martin B-26 "Marauder"

Responding to the US Army Air Corps’ need for a high speed medium bomber, the Martin Company submitted an unusual design; a cantilever shoulder wing monoplane carrying five (later seven) crewmen. While the plane met or exceeded all performance requirements, with a wing optimized for high speed cruising, it was found to be unstable at low speeds during take-offs and landings. After a number of training accidents, modifications were made and the Marauder went on to record the lowest attrition rate of any American aircraft serving with the Air Corps' 9th Air Force in Europe, a remarkable feat considering the plane's undeserved nickname of "Widow-maker," among others (see Nicknames below.)

The B-26 carried a normal bomb load of 3,000 pounds, though another 1,000 pounds could be added when fitted with special wing hardpoints. Armament included eleven 12.7-mm machine guns in fixed, forward-firing, nose and waist mounts, and in powered dorsal- and tail-turrets. Though its service ceiling was 19,800 feet, the Marauder’s primary role was close tactical ground support. As such, it was widely used in the Pacific theater and the Mediterranean by both the USAAC and the RAF, which had acquired 522 B-26’s under Lend-Lease.

Some of the twenty variants of this aircraft included the B-26A (increased added fuel capacity, externally mounted torpedo, system revisions and heavier armament, of which 139 were built); the B-26B (bigger engines, armament revisions and better armor protection, a 6-foot increase in wing span, taller vertical tail and more armament, of which 1,883 were built); the B26-F (improved take-off performance and equipment changes, of which 300 were built); and the JM-1 (one of several designations for US Navy models of the Marauder, used mainly for training of shipboard anti-air crews and photo-reconnaissance.)

Specifications:
Manufacturer: Martin Aviation
Type: Medium Day Bomber
Engines: Two 2,000-hp Pratt & Whitney R-2800-43 Double Wasp radial piston engines.
Crew: Seven
Number Built: 5,157
Number Still Airworthy: One, with at least one more undergoing restoration to flying condition.

Dimensions:
Weight: Empty 25,300 lbs., Max Takeoff 38,200 lbs.
Wing Span: 71ft. 0in.
Length: 56ft. 1in.
Height: 20ft. 4in.

Performance :
Cruising speed: 190 mph.
Maximum Speed: 283mph
Ceiling: 19,800 ft.
Range: 1,100 miles

Armaments:
11 12.7-mm (0.5-inch) machine guns
Up to 4,000 pounds of bombs

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All photos Copyright of their respective owner websites.

[SAMWolf]

Afternoon Darksheare

[snippy_about_it]

Thank you Johnny.

[SAMWolf]

HI Radu!!

[snippy_about_it]

Good afternoon radu.

[Johnny Gage]

A bit hectic at work today, so I apologize for the recent "repost" of the B-26.

[SAMWolf]

Thanks Johnny.

[Darksheare]

Afternoon.
*chuckle*
Goofing off with stuff at the moment.

[SAMWolf]

No Problem Johnny. We appreciate you taking the time to stop in and post.

[Darksheare]

"Mass destruction is my thing!" -unnamed artilleryman.

For some reason, those paintings reminded me of that quote.

[SAMWolf]

Yep!. That low level raid on the railyard looks impressive.

[Darksheare]

*chuckle*
Yeah, it does.
Especially the steam spraying from the train locomotive.

[manna]

Meeeow, SAM!