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: Over 5,200 units built by the Glenn L. Martin Company.
: You can see it today undergoing conservation at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Virginia. š Quick Stats
: Bristling with .50 caliber machine guns for defense. B-26 Marauder
: It was notoriously called the "Widowmaker" or "The Flying Prostitute" (because it had "no visible means of support" due to its short wings).
Europe , or perhaps more of the crews who flew them? : Over 5,200 units built by the Glenn L
: Could carry up to 4,000 lbs of bombs or even torpedoes for maritime strikes.
: It survived over 1,000 hits from flak and bullets without ever losing a single crew member. Udvar-Hazy Center in Virginia
: It flew 202 combat missions , more than any other American aircraft in the war.