Navy Marauders JM-1s

[zorro7]

Navy MJ-1 Marauder Folks:

Looking for pictures of these interesting NAVY Tow Targets aircraft. Acording to the Marauder in Action Boook #210 these fine flying machines came in different schemes: Overall metal, bright yellow, bright orange & the dark Navy blue scheme.

It also happens, according to the Marauder Book that the first JM-1 in operational service with the Navy began with Buno 66595- 66794 & Bunos 75183- 75207. Poss Navy SQ VJ-15.

Buno 66595 is the same aircraft that appears as "Bonnie" c. Reg NL1500M. c. 1949-1950 somewhere in the S. Florida Area.

Pictured below is an JM-1 with the #35 only for now as an ID/Buno. These particular aircraft had no armament installed. The scheme is bright orange. Photo via AEC

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[b747cf]

Here's a site with some photos.
http://www.b26.com/marauderman/jb/01.htm

Mark Fidler

[CWBuff]

I'm not much into Navy stuff, so don't have much to share. Here's the two photos I have in my collection:


Project 914 Archives (S.Donacik collection)


Project 914 Archives (S.Donacik collection)


The second on is actually part of a composite...


Project 914 Archives (S.Donacik collection)


Here's some that I've found around the net. For some reason I didn't keep a record of the sources for most of these.

Before I forget, here's a post on Hyperscale with a couple interesting photos...

http://www.network54.com/Forum/149674/t ... +scheme%21


An auction image, I think...




Not sure of the source on this one.




These came from flickr, but I didn't keep track of which user... however, I think that whoever it was took them from a US Navy website, possibly the NMNA's site.






This one came from Lockheed/Martin's flickr photostream...


SOURCE



Fade to Black...

[zorro7]

Peter4-oh:

Tks for the magnificent BWs of the Navy/Marines JM-1s. Nice nose details & S/ns. In your last link we see for the first time a close-up of the nose AAF S/N. Tks again.

[zorro7]

Martin B-26 Marauder Folks:

Does anyone has by any chance a picture of a cockpit ID plate of any Martin B-26 Marauder??

Tks in advance

[zorro7]

Navy JM-1s folks:

Tks for the data, pics & links of these nice birds. Included is a sample canary yellow Buno 66713. Loc Ukn c. 1945. Photo Via AEC.

[zorro7]

B-26/Navy JM-1 Folks:

The very last B-26C AAF 42-107855 at the Glenn L. Martin Plant at Omaha c. Apr-1944. Photo USAF Archives

[The Inspector]

The 2nd to last B-26, l/n 5269 (of 5271 built), 4468253 a TB-26G-25-MA went to the Navy as a JM-2

[maxum96]

I wish someone had a flying B-26. What a gorgeous looking aircraft.

[b747cf]

With a little effort this could happen again.




Mark Fidler

[Cherrybomber13]

Mark,
Here Here. Considering my Grandfather was on the the designers that work on the B-26, I would gladly pay for a ride.

[b747cf]

Here are a couple of other pictures when it flew into Lakeland.






Mark Fidler

[Mark Allen M]

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[zorro7]

Mark:

Good day!!

Nice find!! This is prob one of those in bright canary yellow scheme. Nice resolution of J3

p.s Are you able to see the Navy Buno numbers at the tail fm your side of the house?? Fm a variety of notes it's a poss Buno 66599, We're getting close!!
Tks in advance

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[Wildchild]

Anyone know of any B-26's left in South America that could be restored an brought up here?