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B-26
Martin’s Marauder
CONTENTS
2
B-26 Big Ass Bird
JB Saillant details the 1:72 Hasegawa kit
16
Thud Part Two
Trumpeter’s 1:32 F-105 Thunderchief overhauled by Romain Flechon
28
Tonca Part One
Italeri’s brand new 1:32 Tornado GR.4 is put through its paces by Mac Patterson
38
Bazooka Joe
Marc Guerrero selects the 1:48 Airfix P
.51 D30 to
create his Pony with added punch
40
Aeromarine Seventy Five
Kent Karlsen’s ambitious conversion using the
Wingnut Wings Felixstowe F.2A Flying Boat
58
Hawker Temptress
Albert Tureczeck finds the beauty of the Eduard’s
1:48 Tempest upgrades hard to resist.
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B-26
Bird
Big Ass
JB SAILLANT
BUILDS THE 1:72 HASEGAWA KIT
Nicknamed the ‘Widowmaker’ based on its early pilot-killer
reputation, the plane’s beginnings were difficult. Produced in
series the day after the attack on Pearl Harbor, the B-26 was a
very modern design for its time (tricycle undercarriage, and in
particular the first use of an electric turret). With fairly strict
specifications, the weight of the aircraft generated a fairly high
wing loading which continued to increase thereafter, which made
the aircraft very demanding to fly. As series production was
launched without a prototype testing stage, many teething
troubles appeared, but were corrected as they went on directly on
the production lines (this did not stop until in 1945, despite 4
official investigations carried out against the aircraft).
Pressed into service very quickly, the aircraft won the approval of
the crews. The situation was quite different in the USA where fatal
accidents were frequent in training. A demanding but very safe
and efficient aircraft in the hands of an experienced pilot, the
situation was completely different in the hands of a trainee pilot.
Numerous technical modifications were made to the aircraft,
mainly by increasing the span of the wings, but were ineffective. It
was not until the F version which improved flight handling at low
speed thanks to the increased wing angle setting. Everything was
been reorganized, from the training of mechanics and pilots to the
procedures for using the aircraft to make it safer and more
efficient. So much so, that it became a successful bomber with
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