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B-26 Martin
Marauder at Utah Beach Museum, France
Musée du Débarquement Utah Beach
50480 Sainte Marie du Mont
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Battle Stations video on B-26 Marauder
B-26 Specifications
Crew: 3
Length: 50 ft 0 in (15.24 m)
Wingspan: 70 ft 0 in (21.34 m)
Wing area: 540 ft² (50 m²)
Empty weight: 22,850 lb (10,365 kg)
Loaded weight: 27,600 lb (12,519 kg)
Powerplant: 2 ×
Pratt & Whitney R-2800-27 "Double Wasp" radials, 2,000 hp (1,500 kW)
each
Maximum speed: 355 mph (308 kn, 570 km/h)
Range: 1,400 mi (1,200 nmi, 2,300 km)
Ceiling: 22,000 ft (6,700 m)
Wing loading: 51 lb/ft² (250 kg/m²)
Power/mass: 0.145 hp/lb (108 W/kg)
Guns
Up to 8 0.50 in (50 calbre or 12.7 mm)
M2 Browning machine guns in the nose (1,600 rpg)
8 0.50 in (12.7 mm) M2 machine guns paired in four optional underwing pods
2 0.50 in (12.7 mm) M2 machine guns in remote-controlled dorsal turret
2 0.50 in (12.7 mm) M2 machine guns in remote-controlled ventral turret
Bombs
6,000 lb (2,700 kg) capacity - 4,000 lb (1,800 kg) in the bomb bay plus
2,000 lb (910 kg) carried externally on the wings
Battle Stations video on B-26 Marauder
B-26 reference
Utah Beach Museum website |
