The Martin B-26 Marauder was one of the more controversial American aircraft of the Second World War, earning an early reputation as a killer aircraft before going on to suffer the lowest loss rate of any American bomber in the European theatre.
After the war, the B-26 was withdrawn very quickly. It was more expensive to build and maintain than the B-25, not as modern as the A-26, and never entirely escaped from its early reputation as a dangerous aircraft.
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American Aircraft Of World War II
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