Manufacturer: Martin (United States)
Type: Medium bomber
First flight: 25 November 1940
In Service: 1942-1948
The B-26 Marauder medium bomber was ordered directly off the drawing board in 1939. Despite troubled development, the B-26 went on to a stellar career in World War II, primarily in Europe and the Mediterranean. It had the lowest loss rate of any Allied bomber, less than one-half of one percent. Marauder crews flew more than 110,000 sorties and dropped more than 150,000 tons of bombs. The absence of an instrument panel for the co-pilot, along with a side-mounted yoke, provided access to the forward compartment for the nose gunner and bombardier. The displays were centrally mounted so the co-pilot could see them.
