Navy Marauders JM-1s

zorro7 · **Joined:** Tue Dec 08, 2009 8:07 pm **Posts:** 483

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

b747cf · **Posted:** Fri Jun 15, 2012 5:41 am

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

Mark Fidler

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

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 · **Joined:** Tue Dec 08, 2009 8:07 pm **Posts:** 483

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 · **Joined:** Tue Dec 08, 2009 8:07 pm **Posts:** 483

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 · **Joined:** Tue Dec 08, 2009 8:07 pm **Posts:** 483

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 · **Joined:** Tue Dec 08, 2009 8:07 pm **Posts:** 483

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 · **Posted:** Sat Jun 23, 2012 9:28 am

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 · **Posted:** Sat Jun 23, 2012 12:05 pm

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

b747cf · **Posted:** Sat Jun 23, 2012 10:45 pm

With a little effort this could happen again.

Mark Fidler

Cherrybomber13 · **Posted:** Sat Jun 23, 2012 10:58 pm

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 · **Posted:** Sun Jun 24, 2012 5:20 am

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

Mark Fidler

Mark Allen M · **Joined:** Fri Feb 03, 2012 1:48 pm **Posts:** 7828

zorro7 · **Joined:** Tue Dec 08, 2009 8:07 pm **Posts:** 483

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

Wildchild · **Posted:** Sun Jun 24, 2012 1:05 pm

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

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