Nov 28, 2013 - A rare glimpse into the cockpit of a Martin B-26 Marauder. I got there and found the base closed for a week because of a blizzard. Although the Marauder did not make its first flight until Nov. 25, 1940, its design showed such promise that the Air Corps ordered 1,131 B-26s in September 1940. Picture up into the trapdoor or entrance to plane. I also used references of former B-26 … Download the free app from the Apple Store Download the free app from the Google Play Store (Photos derived from those taken by Lyle Jansma, AeroCapture Images, for the Cockpit360 app.)

The B-26 began flying combat missions in the Southwest Pacific in the spring of 1942, but most, A free Cockpit360 app is available through the Apple and Google Play stores.
Another 930 was ordered before it even flew for the first time.

As you can see, the co-pilot does not have an instrument panel and his yoke is side-mounted, providing forward access to the nose gunner and bombardier.

The aircraft was designed with speed from the outset and, as such, a few problems emerged from that approach. The Marauder went on to amount an impressive service record and faded from service almost as soon as it had arrived. I really was depressed going out to Dodge City. They were running low on aviation fuel. Looking down through trapdoor, entrance and exit to plane.

Watch a behind-the-scenes video of the Cockpit360 photo shoot (00:04:08) The B-26 Marauder is a favorite of mine. Martin B-26 Marauder bombers formation The cockpit interior of B-26C: control column and instrument panels US Navy Martin B-26 JM-1 ... Martin B-26 Marauder crew B-26 “Truman Committee” Nose Art 322nd Bomb Group Free French Martin B-26 Marauder Over Bologne 1944

It was evaluated and accepted and awarded a contract for 201 aircraft. The Martin B-26 Marauder overcame a rocky start to become one of the finest medium bombers of World War 2. The displays were centrally mounted so both pilots could see them. In 1939, the Martin B-26 Marauder was built in parallel with North American B-25 Mitchell, however while the B-25 was a docile handling airplane, the B-26 was nothing of the kind.It was built for speed and was a highly strung, unforgiving airplane, that needed to be tamed by the most experienced pilots. Richard Waidelich, looking up into the plane through trapdoor, entrance and exit.

In 1953 I built a 3/4' scale gas control line B-26B with full interior details.

For color reference I used the Flying Mgazine issues from WW2. Door in back leads to Radio Room, then Cockpit The B-26 Marauder was Glenn L. Martin Company's submitted design to a request from the United States Air Corps specification for a new twin engined bomber in 1939. “My first B-26 training base was Dodge City, Kan. So we climbed aboard a Marauder and flew to Amarillo, Texas to pick up some fuel and that was my orientation flight in the B-26.

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