How to Fly the B-26 Airplane

(1943, Black & White 47:41)

"Smooth as a G.I. haircut!"

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That's "Peter Gunn" (actor Craig Stevens) in the right seat, and that's Don Porter in the left seat who made over 75 appearances in films and TV shows. Although rookie pilots found her tricky to handle during take off and landing because of her abrupt stall , the B-26 was liked and respected by more experienced air crew. Appropriately called "the Marauder," the high speed, good bomb load, and durability of this bomber made it well suited for low & medium level raids over Europe and the Pacific. This is one of Zeno's personal favorites

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If you are a Marauder fan

check out our B-26 DVD-

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Four great films in high quality, full screen digital home DVD video

* How to Fly the B-26 Airplane " (See above)

* White Tailed Marauders New - in color! See the men of the 323rd Bombardment Group and their B-26 Marauaders on a mission to Germany.

* The Rear Gunner Starring Lt. Ronald Reagan and Lt. Burgess Meredith, follows "PeeWee" Williams through gunnery school and into battle in this vintage WWII information film produced for the Army Air Corps. A seldom seen look inside an actual World War II bomber gunnery school featuring a wide variety of methods for increasing shooting accuracy and weapons proficiency.

* Building a Bomber: The B-26 See production of a B-26 from metal casting through final assembly.  

* A high resolution reproduction of a 105 page Martin B-26 Marauder pilot's manual

- There's a WW2 plane DVD sale going on at Zeno's Flight Shop -

If your are a B-26 fan, be sure to check out the superb documentaries "Target For Today," "Combat America," and "U.S. Bombers Go To War."