[Doctor Raoul]

The consequences were deadly for crews that flew the Martin airplane.

I seem to recall that the B-26 had a lower loss rate in combat.

[jscd3]

I seem to recall that the B-26 had a lower loss rate in combat.

In fact I recall that it ended up with the lowest combat loss rate of any bomber operating in the European theater during WWII

However, that was after the introduction of the 'B' version, which had wings that were 18" longer than the original

[Boiler Plate]

The Martin B26 was extremely dangerous during takeoff. If you lost an engine you were done and the had problems with the engine and props during takeoff. The last flying B26 went down 5 to 10 years ago. Lost an engine on takeoff, none survived.