THE AIRFORCE - AIRCRAFT - B-26G MARAUDER MK III
Aircraft Stats:
Powerplant: 2 x 2,000 hp Pratt & Whitney R-2800-43 Double Wasp radial piston engines
Speed: 455 kph, 283mph mph
Range: 1 770km, 1,100miles
Seats: 7
Length: 17.09m, 56ft 1in
Span: 21.64m, 0ft
Empty Weight: 11 476kg, 25,300lb
Max T/O Weight: 17 327kg, 38,200lb
Period of Service: 1943 - 1946
Weapons:
None specified
Squadrons:
None specified
Attrition:
No incidents found
None specified
Squadrons:
None specified
Attrition:
No incidents found
B-26G Marauder Mk III
Status: Retired
Manufacturer: Martin
Country of Manufacture: United States
Role: Bomber
Seven-seat medium bomber.
A total of 105 Marauder Mk IIIs served in the SAAF.
Armament:
11 0.5 in (12.7 mm) machine-guns in fixed forward-firing, trainable nose and waist mounts, and in power-operated dorsal and tail turrest, plus up to 4,000 lb (1 814 kg) of bombs.
