Plane of the Week: Martin B-26 Marauder

The Martin B-26 Marauder was introduced in 1941 for use during the course of World War II. The twin-engined medium bomber served first in the Pacific Theater in 1942 and was later used in the Mediterranean Theater as well as Western Europe. The United States Army Air Corps (USAAC) issued Circular Proposal 39-640 on  March 11, 1939, [...]

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Plane of the Week: North American P-51 Mustang

The P-51 Mustang was designed by North American Aviation in response to a British specification requirement to build a fighter under a Royal Air Force (RAF) license. They wanted a new design—not something from another company. So, North American Aviation created a more modern design and produced the first P-51 Mustang for test flights in [...]

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