Marauder
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The Marauder is a World War II-era American twin‑engine medium bomber aircraft officially designated the Martin B‑26.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Marauder canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
medium bomber
ⓘ
military aircraft ⓘ twin‑engine bomber ⓘ |
| aircraftFamily | Martin B‑26 series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| aircraftRole | medium bomber ⓘ |
| armamentType | machine guns ⓘ |
| bombLoad | up to 4000 lb of bombs ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crew | 7 ⓘ |
| designGoal | high‑speed medium bomber ⓘ |
| engineType | piston engine ⓘ |
| firstFlightDate | 1940-11-25 ⓘ |
| fuselageType | all‑metal monocoque ⓘ |
| introduced | 1941 ⓘ |
| landingGear | tricycle landing gear ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Glenn L. Martin Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maxSpeed | about 315 mph ⓘ |
| nationalOrigin | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nicknamed | Widowmaker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
high landing speed in early variants
ⓘ
high wing loading ⓘ |
| numberBuilt | over 5200 ⓘ |
| numberOfEngines | 2 ⓘ |
| officialDesignation | Martin B‑26 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator |
Eighth Air Force
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ninth Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| powerplant | Pratt & Whitney R‑2800 Double Wasp NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryMission | tactical bombing ⓘ |
| productionPeriod | 1941–1945 ⓘ |
| range | about 1100 miles ⓘ |
| retired | late 1940s ⓘ |
| secondaryMission |
maritime patrol
ⓘ
torpedo bombing ⓘ |
| serviceCeiling | about 21000 ft ⓘ |
| serviceEntryEra | World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor | Douglas A‑26 Invader NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tailConfiguration | single vertical stabilizer ⓘ |
| theaterOfOperations |
European Theater of Operations
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mediterranean Theater of Operations NERFINISHED ⓘ Pacific Theater of Operations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Free French Air Forces
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Royal Air Force ⓘ South African Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Army Air Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedIn |
close air support
ⓘ
strategic bombing ⓘ |
| wingConfiguration | mid‑wing monoplane ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.