Florida's Marauder

[mustangdriver]

Saw her fly at Oshkosh, it was awesome.

[mustangdriver]

That pic brings back memories! I saw her fly when she stopped in at DTO in 99... This plane should be flying, not sitting.

I think it is cool that it is restored and well cared for. While it is great to see it fly, I wonder if the flight characteristics have anything to do with it not flying that much. Remember that the B-26 is alot to handle, and even more so with the short winged model.

[Matt Gunsch]

That pic brings back memories! I saw her fly when she stopped in at DTO in 99... This plane should be flying, not sitting.

I think it is cool that it is restored and well cared for. While it is great to see it fly, I wonder if the flight characteristics have anything to do with it not flying that much. Remember that the B-26 is alot to handle, and even more so with the short winged model.

Remember, they said the same thing about a GeeBee, and Dalmar put those rumors to rest.
It was a hot plane then because of the speeds involved, and prior to that, most planes were flown by seat of the pants with speeds used for reference. The B-26 was one of the first planes that had to be flown by the numbers. As far as the flying it, Kermit flys everything, and did the test flying on planes he designed, I think he can handle it.

[ww2John]

In combat, The B26 had the lowest loss rate of any allied bomber in WWII: less than 1/2 of 1 percent (0.5%).
Information either from www.b26.com and/or "B26 Marauder in Action".
Delmar Benjamin - modern-day air show pilot for the "Gee-Bee" a.k.a. GB-R1 (replica).