Warbird Information Exchange

According to the data plate we have the nose to 41-31856. I do not know when it was put with the wings for 40-1501.

James

Now that we know where all the noses are, who has this tail section now?

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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)

That is the tail section that is part of the project here at Pima. The Japanese markings were still faintly visible when it got here.

James

We have nothing on a serial for that tail section.
James

Anybody contact Rob Rohr about Tallichet's B-26 stuff? he's got a lot of info on them if you are looking to get specific.
Jerry

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Why did the plane have Japanese markings

Marauders were used in a movie during the war to represent Bettys. Lots of Tallichet's bits and pieces came from movie studios this was probably one of them.

James

There is also a tail section in the UK (12 ft of rear fuselage), came from a scrap yard IIRC and used to be displayed in a now defunct museum

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Martin
Wide open & turning left.

hello from france,

I have some infos on the 3 marauder of AIR FRANCE VILGENIS (apprentice school). it seems all 3 marauders arrived at vilgenis 1949 and the P/N and local french names are the following:

B26G25 MA 44 68219 named ceseracourt is the one of the musée de l'air and now at utah beach for a 5 years period or more.
B26G25MA44 6188 named gaston le morvan is the one which has totally disappeared, broken, stolen etc nobody knows. I will post pictures and I have the strange feeling only 2 marauders are visible at vilgenis
B26G10MA 43 34581 named volnay is teh one now at dayton NMUSAF .
more details to come if I am good at posting pictures

yves

Has anyone ever seen pictures of B-26A 40-1370 before it was recovered by the museum? I didn't realize there was a 4th Alaskan recovery. Also is the rest of 1501 still in the Million Dollar Valley? Still not clear on that last question in particular.

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Oh yeah I forgot MDV was in Canada too, lol. Interesting so little is out there about the Alaska crash and later recovery of the one at Hill.

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Always looking for WW2 Half-Tracks and Parts.

Is there any updates on the cut up fuselage?? Or anyone I could contact ?

Thanks Zach

In the late 90s after David T gave Air Heritage the money to build their hangar David trucked in a b26 fuse nose Bombay and tail no wings. Do not recall any numbers all of A an Ps said there was no way anything could be with them because everything on bottom was.gone from sitting on ground all those years. David had a bunch of airplanes stored at Genose NY and I think that's where the 26 came from. I know that's where the P 47 came from that became Hairless Joe. I think he moved to his group in Arkon Ohio bout a year later.

Here are a couple of snapshots of one of the wings at Pima taken in 2004. Definitely one of the "Million Dollar Valley" recoveries.





And the rear fuselage, with the faux Japanese markings still barely visible.

And part of its training field buzz number starting with 82 - is there anything on the other side? Interesting because the photos of B-26 trainers I've seen have those numbers on the nose.

Don't think I've posted these before. Here's Kermit's B-26 at Chino a long time ago:



D@mn pigeons...

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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)