Martin B-26 getting her wings!

mustangdriver · **Posted:** Tue Jul 03, 2012 8:22 am

For those of us that worked on her back in Pittsburgh many years ago, and to those who did so much over the years at MAPS, the sight of this is really something else

Marauderman26 · **Joined:** Sat Oct 08, 2011 8:05 am **Posts:** 167

Just fantastic!
:drink3:

Kudo's to Dave and the Team.

RickH · **Posted:** Tue Jul 03, 2012 2:19 pm

Not AMARC, they would just as soon cut her up if they got the word. The correct name is MARC,

C VEICH · **Joined:** Sun Nov 15, 2009 12:40 pm **Posts:** 1471

The world definitely needs more Marauders! Fantastic machine and congrats to the MAPS team and anyone else who is/was associated with the restoration of this old girl.

CWBuff · **Joined:** Tue Jul 19, 2005 1:14 am **Posts:** 854

Super-freakin'-groovy!

Fade to Black...

SaxMan · **Posted:** Tue Jul 03, 2012 8:08 pm

IIRC, this is one of the "Million Dollar Valley" birds?

Whatever it is, it sure is great to see another Marauder taking shape. There are far too few of them, flying or not. Will this one be a flyer?

Tim L · **Posted:** Tue Jul 03, 2012 9:44 pm

a lot different than when I saw it 12, 13 years ago. Looks good!

kalamazookid · **Posted:** Tue Jul 03, 2012 11:10 pm

Quote:

Whatever it is, it sure is great to see another Marauder taking shape. There are far too few of them, flying or not. Will this one be a flyer?

This one will be static. Glad to see MAPS reaching this milestone in the restoration! That group has been through a lot with MARC moving planes out from under them and it's nice to see them getting the chance to complete the work on the B-26. Hope to see her one day when she's completed.

hang the expense · **Posted:** Wed Jul 04, 2012 2:25 am

Great job guys.She has come a long way from the days sitting in the backyard at marc.Wait till you get to make the leading edges for those wings.You aint gonna use a farnum roller that you can be sure.I am talking about the outboard sections of course.I appenticed under the man who made the set for the former flier back in the early 90s.He did an outstanding job using a 12 foot break.His name was Jerry bachsbauer.Rip Jerry.Those were great times.

JohnH · **Posted:** Wed Jul 04, 2012 1:29 pm

Sasnak wrote:

http://www.facebook.com/groups/298503013500769/349600105057726/#!/photo.php?fbid=10151056304946754&set=o.298503013500769&type=1&theater

Right wing is on. Left wing soon to follow. First time she's had wings since 1971.

Should be standing on her gear soon, the first time since January 5th, 1942. That's 70.5 years! :shock:

Actually, no it was 16 January 1942.

JohnH · **Posted:** Wed Jul 04, 2012 1:37 pm

hang the expense wrote:

Great job guys.She has come a long way from the days sitting in the backyard at marc.Wait till you get to make the leading edges for those wings.You aint gonna use a farnum roller that you can be sure.I am talking about the outboard sections of course.I appenticed under the man who made the set for the former flier back in the early 90s.He did an outstanding job using a 12 foot break.His name was Jerry bachsbauer.Rip Jerry.Those were great times.

Actually it's Jerry Bocksberger. (1910-1992). It's sad when he passed away there were no obituaries in Aviation papers.

Jerry was a genius in metal working and he also made the bomb bay doors and cowlings for the airplane. He worked at either Curtiss or Bell in Buffalo during the war. I used to hang out at Chino every Sat from, 1990-1993. Truly great times and characters around then.

http://www.ancientfaces.com/research/pe ... -genealogy

pontiac58 · **Posted:** Thu Jul 05, 2012 7:26 pm

Ive searched, googled, and everything else i can think of. Whats the history on this bird? 70 years of not being on her gear thats a story.

Dan K · **Posted:** Thu Jul 05, 2012 9:20 pm

pontiac58 wrote:

Ive searched, googled, and everything else i can think of. Whats the history on this bird? 70 years of not being on her gear thats a story.

In the beginning...

http://explorenorth.com/library/aviatio ... alley.html

Steve Nelson · **Posted:** Fri Jul 06, 2012 1:21 am

She's really looking great! The Marauder has always been one of my favorites.

The first time I visited the MAPS was probably 10 years ago. At the time, a volunteer said they didn't have any parts for the Marauder forward of the firewalls (engines/cowls/props etc.) Have they managed to source the parts, or will they have to be manufactured?

SN

mlenoch · **Posted:** Mon Jul 09, 2012 8:42 am

My naive question of the month......(my wife will say:"of the minute" :shock:

)....however,
Could this airframe be returned to flight status?...........
Is the basic structural restoration sufficient that only the systems need to be prepared?
Just curious.
Thx,
VL

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