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PostPosted: Wed May 27, 2015 6:11 pm 
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Anyone any info on this ???
I presume they are 37mm ??
Was it a Martin test bird, or a field mod ?
I can find no info on this.
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PostPosted: Wed May 27, 2015 9:06 pm 
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Could this possibly be it?
B-26B-15, 41-31672, Pistol Packin' Mama, 37mm cannon in nose, waist guns moved higher up the side of the fuselage, four .50MG in the wings, engines with small scoops and extended nacelles, horn-balanced rudder.

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PostPosted: Thu May 28, 2015 8:00 am 
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Thanks, this was sent to me.
"Meanwhile back in Baltimore Martin engineers devised a number of improvements to the design, most noticeably a "twisted wing" with a 3 1/2-degree up angle to make take-offs safer, a solid nose with two 37 mm cannons and two .50 caliber machine guns, and a horn-balanced rudder. Acting without authority from procurement officials, the company modified three "dog ships" kept at the factory as "B-26-E"'s. They were flown down to Washington for demonstration to General Arnold and his staff, who were duly impressed. "
FROM HERE- http://b26.com/page/glenn_martin_museum.htm

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PostPosted: Mon May 16, 2016 11:54 am 
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Below: B-26B-15, 41-31672, "Pistol Packin' Mama" Baltimore, MD for testing and evaluation.

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Below: B-26B, 42-42219 "Wild Willie II" Baltimore, MD for testing and evaluation. Converted to an AT-23A, Redesignated TB-26B in 1945

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