Warbird Information Exchange

Martin B-26 Marauder Folks:

Does anyone has any details/data or other angles of this particular aircraft?? Nick on the R/S of cockpit is "Bonnie"

p.s perhaps someone may know about the details of the black tail also?? Photo via AEc. Tks

I went through the Martin B-26 s/n list and found no aircraft named 'Bonnie'. Usually the right side was 'given' to the Crew Chief to personalize. It could also be a TB-26, an AT-23, a JM-1/2 most of which stayed 'plain vanilla'. The two leter I.D. on the nose leads me to think it was a Navy JM-2. Too bad we don't have a left side shot of it.

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I wonder if "FT" = "Flight Test"?

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Dean Hemphill, K5DH
Port Charlotte, Florida

Inspector:

Good day!

Tks for info & data. The Martin B-26 "Bonnie" has been one elusive aircraft for years. We do have a pic of the L/S of another "Bonnie". Will ck & upload later on.


FT: Poss Flight Test! a good guess!

The tail looks to have the pointy sheet metal fairing in place of the guns..common on JM-1s and Stateside trainers.

I could swear I've seen a photo of a PBJ-1 with the same "FT" logo on the nose, but I can't recall where.

SN

Martin B-26 Marauder Folks:

The L/S shot of poss the same aircraft. Late 40s. Place Ukn. (While I dig for a better resolution shot).





Steve tks for the info. Some Navy/ USMC vet may come up with something related to it. Photo R.G. Besecker c. 1980s via D. Fenton. Id as Reg NL 1500M.

I would say the tail is red. Also, there appears to be a pitot tube on each wing. I'm not a Marauder expert but, I don't think standard -26's had that.

Looks like NL-15??? registration on the vertical.

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All right, Mister Dorfmann, start pullin'!
Pilot: "Flap switch works hard in down position."
Mechanic: "Flap switch checked OK. Pilot needs more P.T." - Flight report, TB-17G 42-102875 (Hobbs AAF)

Just check the WIX archives:

viewtopic.php?p=294749

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Martin B-26 Folks:

Good day!

Looking for the poss whereabouts of Mr.M. Balogh & D.Menard. They appear to have a connection with the picture of the Martin B-26 "Bonnie" above. Poss Place taken N.J c.1949?

Tks in advance.

B-26 Folks"

Good day!

Doing some deep digging on the surviving U.S B-26 Marauders picture above c. 1950s. Any info. data or photos that you may have of these 2 Martin B-26 Marauders will be appreciated:

#1.41-35373 c/n ? but Buno 66595 &
#2.42-107640 C/n 8904

p.s Do anyone remembers the above samples or pics being at Teterboro, N.J or with "Whitehead Air Service": of Charlotte, NC??

Tks in advance!

41-35373 l/n 2194, TB-26C to JM-1 civil reg xcld 1949
42-107640 l/n 2976 (B-26 l/n's ended at 5271with B-26G-15-MA, 44-69436 'Draggin Lady' with 394th BG, 568th BS side codes N9*U)
42-107640, B-26C-45-MO civil with CCC fatal accident.

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Inspector:

Good day!

Doing a bit of more digging now:

1. Do you have pics or paperwork that shows the S/N of Martin 41-35373? Was it a bare metal scheme??

2. In addition, Martin B-26 AAF 42-107640 was a AT-23 c/n 8904 who never saw WW II action. Later turned into an JM-1 Navy Tow Target sample. Buno 75187.

Plz upload pics of then if you have them. Other poss place for the pictures above is Patuxent River NAS, c. 1950s.

Tks in advance

Perhaps you already have this on 42-107640?


4579 B-26C 42-107640 (to USN as Bu75187)
JM-1 N1501M Whitehead Air Service, Charlotte NC 31.3.47
R. Uricho, Miami FL 8.49
N66595 R. Uricho, Miami FL 31.8.49
struck-off USCR 6.51
XH-100 Honduras Government/ FA Hondurena 6.51/52
N1502 Continental Can Co, Morristown NJ 11.52/54
B-26C-T (conv. to exec. B-26C-T at Los Angeles CA
Executive by AiResearch Aviation Service: CofA 17.6.53)
crashed and dest. near Marion OH 1.7.59

Found it here:

http://www.goodall.com.au/warbirds-dire ... martin.pdf

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My Martin B-26 production list shows what I've posted, we know it was a bare metal airframe and the CAA/FAA paper trail says what it says, and we have pictures.
My list also shows 43-34375, l/n 4579 to be a B-26G-5-MA. I have no photos.
As to the finish on 373 I have no idea-

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