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Cotellesse, Peter, Col USAF(Ret).
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Contact Info
Home Town Trenton
Last Address 1 Towers Park Lane, San Antonio, Texas
Date of Passing Apr 19, 2011
Location of Interment Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery (VA) - San Antonio, Texas
Wall/Plot Coordinates Section C1, Row W2, Site A80
The website restricts the years I can choose. Flew the B-26 in 1955, at Randolph AFB, during my transition into the B-57. The 3rd Bomb Wing and the 90th Bomb Squadron flew B-26s out of Johnson AB in Japan 1955-57, while we ferried in replacement B-57s.
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B-26 Marauder Details
Aircraft/Missile Information
Model Martin B-26 Marauder Length 58.23 ft | 17.75 m Width 64.99 ft | 19.81 m Height 19.82 ft | 6.04 m Engine(s) 2 x Pratt & Whitney R-2800-41 Double-Wasp air-cooled radial-piston engines generating 2,000hp each. Empty Weight 22,381 lbs | 10,152 kg MTOW 34,200 lbs | 15,513 kg Max Speed 282 mph | 454 km/h | 245 kts Max Range 675 miles | 1,086 km Ceiling 23,507 ft | 7,165 m | 4.5 miles Climb Rate 1,250 ft/min (381 m/min) Hardpoints 1 Armament 1 x 7.7mm machine gun OR 1 x 12.7mm machine gun in nose. 1 x 7.7mm machine gun in ventral position OR 2 x 12.7mm machine guns in side fuselage position. 2 x 12.7mm machine guns in dorsal turret 2 x 12.7mm machine guns in tail position
Internal Bombload Capacity of up to 5,200lbs (2,359kg). Accommodations 7 Operators France (Free French Air Force), South Africa, the United Kingdom and the United States of America.
