Martin B-26 Marauder
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The Martin B-26 Marauder is a twin-engined medium bomber designed and produced by the American aircraft manufacturer Glenn L. Martin Company.
A US Army Air Forces Martin B-26B Marauder "Dee-Feater" (X2-A) of the 596th BS 397th BG 9th AF with D-Day invasion stripes
Army Air Forces recruiting poster featuring B-26 Marauders
Closeup view of a B-26 in flight.
Royal Air Force B-26 flying over Banja Luka during World War II
The Pratt & Whitney R-2800 Double Wasp is an American twin-row, 18-cylinder, air-cooled radial aircraft engine with a nominal displacement of 2,800 cu in, and is part of the long-lived Wasp family of
Martin B-26 Marauder
…era) wing loading that required a touch-down speed in excess of 100 mph (160 km/h). It was decided to power the type using a pair of then-experimental Pratt & Whitney R-2800 Double Wasp radial engines, installed within nacelles slung under the wing, each driving a four-bladed propeller. These engines were normally manufactured at the…
A preserved R-2800 engine at the National Museum of the United States Air Force
Cutaway of a Pratt & Whitney R-2800 Double Wasp
The first prototype F4U Corsair, the earliest aircraft specifically designed to use the Double Wasp
A preserved "B Series" R-2800-21 or -59. The A and B series can be most readily identified by their smooth, single-piece nose casings. This photo shows the simplified tubular ignition harness fitted to some R-2800 subtypes.