Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/04/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]- --- HerWall@aol.com wrote: > Re: Trivia question... > > The B26 Marauder was called "The Flying Prostitute" because it > "had no > visible means of support" according to my father who flew in > one for a short > period during WWII. The aircraft had a very short and small > wingspan but was > powered by two 2800 horsepower Pratt & Whitney engines. They > couldn't lift a > lot of weight but they were "like riding a rocket" once they > were airborne. > I have seen documentaries on the aircraft and have also heard > of them > referred to as Widow Makers and Flying Coffins because they > were very hard to > handle during take-off and landing. Any more WWII aircraft > questions?? > Donald Waller ================================================================= The bad reputation came from training accidents when the plane was first introduced. An interesting fact is the plane had the lowest COMBAT losses of any airplane in WW2. A Bumblebee indeed.... __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - online filing with TurboTax http://taxes.yahoo.com/ - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html