'Flak-Bait' undergoing restoration at the Mary Baker Engen Restoration Hangar, Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center. This B-26 flew 207 missions over Europe, the most by any USAAF bomber. Gen. Arnold decided to preserve this veteran of D-Day and V-1 missions.
This B-26 was delivered to the USAAF as 40-1459 before being grounded after a forced landing at Smith River, BC in 1942. It is now undergoing restoration as 'Charleys Jewel' at the super MAPS Air Museum at CAK.
'Flak Bait' survived over 200 operational missions over Europe, more than any other American aircraft during WWII, accumulating over 1,000 patched holes from combat damage. Now undergoing restoration at the Smithsonian's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center.
National Museum of the US Air Force. This Marauder was flown in combat by the Free French during the final months of WWII. It is now painted as a 9th Air Force B-26B assigned to the 387th Bomb Group in 1945. Canon EOS 40D, EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS USM lens.