Beautiful! I have long remembered the description of this part of the battle from John Toland and Walter Lord’s books on the subject. That is an excellent build. I have long wondered about what the actual torpedo mount looked like. Nice to see that Lone Star includes it in their conversion. I think it was only used at Midway and in the Aleutians. Intesting to think that the Marauder had the lowest loss rate, 50%, of any of the daytime torpedo strikes that morning. The TBD & TBF suffered far heavier proportional loss rates, in the 80-90% range

Very nicely done Sir! 

tempestjohnny

Looks great John. I like the pic with the spinning props

Second that!

Really a beautiful job, John, on a too-little-known version of that well-known aircraft. (Didn't realize LoneStar had done that set.)

It's always the mark of fine modeling skills when they can make a single-color scheme look as eye-catching as yours. Well done!

Thanks, friends.

Very nice work and a very cool build.

BK

Hello?

       Wasn't that the specific model that some pilots were scared to fly? Another officer had to show them how? Names escape me just now.

        I think you did an admirable job there. Nice modeling. 

John that looks terrific! Great job there on one of my favorite bombers- I have got to get around to building the Monogram kit I've got in my stash. 

stikpusher

Beautiful! I have long remembered the description of this part of the battle from John Toland and Walter Lord’s books on the subject. That is an excellent build. I have long wondered about what the actual torpedo mount looked like. Nice to see that Lone Star includes it in their conversion. I think it was only used at Midway and in the Aleutians. Intesting to think that the Marauder had the lowest loss rate, 50%, of any of the daytime torpedo strikes that morning. The TBD & TBF suffered far heavier proportional loss rates, in the 80-90% range

 

Actually torpedo-carrying B-26's were also used by the 22nd BG in Australia and New Guinea.  The 38th BG carried torpedoes at Fiji.  Also, torpedoes were carried by RAF Marauders in the Med, along with some American B-26's carrying British torpedoes.

The B-26's had the advantage of speed with being able to do close to 315 mph against the Zeros once the ordnance was dropped.

Tanker - Builder

Hello?

       Wasn't that the specific model that some pilots were scared to fly? Another officer had to show them how? Names escape me just now.

        I think you did an admirable job there. Nice modeling. 

 

That would be Gen. Doolittle who barnstormed training bases by flying in circles around the control towers on one engine to show pilots that it wasn't unsafe like the moniker, "One-a-day-in-Tampa Bay", or other names.  

More info on Muri's ship.  On the markings, it is hard to say if it is correct for the serial to be on the rudder, or the rear fuselage like other 22nd BG aircraft as there is no photographic evidence.

https://www.pacificwrecks.com/aircraft/b-26/40-1391.html

Very nice looking aircraft.

John,

That is fantastic work on your B-26!  One of my favorite stories from the war, as well.