leaded50
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Started a new build , called Model 179 by the producer, later assigned by US Army Corps to a more known modelname .
Went from paper concept to an operational plane in 1940, and in 1941 it was a operational plane in US Army fleet.
Shoulder-winged dual motor monoplane of all-metal construction, fitted with a tricycle landing gear. and had a streamlined, circular fuselage for the 7 crew. Colonel Jimmy Doolitle was quite fond of the plane.Stated by the 9th Air Force to have had the lowest combat loss rate of any US aircraft used during the WW2. mostly in Europe, but also saw action in the Mediterranean and the Pacific.
By the end of World War II, it had flown more than 110,000 sorties, and had been used in combat by British, Free French and South African forces in addition to US units. In 1945, 5,266 units had been built. It was used by RAF, USAC,USAAF,US Marines and Navy.
First modeltype was called "widowmaker". ..... Its the Martin B-26 Marauder.
An "forgotten" plane,with beautiful lines... and the only plane UA authoritys recommended building with even no prototype or test flights before made orders of hundreds.
Build thread is "shortned" because technical problems to take photos then, and also a "build as goes" on the way, form just a 3D view drawing.
My build gonna be 910mm wingspan, length of 690mm (1:12 scale)
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Went from paper concept to an operational plane in 1940, and in 1941 it was a operational plane in US Army fleet.
Shoulder-winged dual motor monoplane of all-metal construction, fitted with a tricycle landing gear. and had a streamlined, circular fuselage for the 7 crew. Colonel Jimmy Doolitle was quite fond of the plane.Stated by the 9th Air Force to have had the lowest combat loss rate of any US aircraft used during the WW2. mostly in Europe, but also saw action in the Mediterranean and the Pacific.
By the end of World War II, it had flown more than 110,000 sorties, and had been used in combat by British, Free French and South African forces in addition to US units. In 1945, 5,266 units had been built. It was used by RAF, USAC,USAAF,US Marines and Navy.
First modeltype was called "widowmaker". ..... Its the Martin B-26 Marauder.
An "forgotten" plane,with beautiful lines... and the only plane UA authoritys recommended building with even no prototype or test flights before made orders of hundreds.
Build thread is "shortned" because technical problems to take photos then, and also a "build as goes" on the way, form just a 3D view drawing.
My build gonna be 910mm wingspan, length of 690mm (1:12 scale)
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