[ARC5] NASM B-26 Flak Bait Restoration - Radio Op Position

[Robert Eleazer]

"There can be confusion with these "-26" aircraft.  The 1942 Douglas A-26 has no relation to the 1940 Martin B-26 despite some visual similarity, yet several years after WWII the A-26 was re-designated to "B-26"."

Even more confusingly, the A-26B was a hard-nosed attack aircraft with very heavy forward firing armament, the A-26C had a transparent nose with a bombardier, and the A-26A did not go into production but was a fighter version!

The Air Force brought the A for attack designation back into use in the 1970's and for a while afterwards some B-57's were redesignated A-57.

Wayne  



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