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03-09-2005, 11:09 AM
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| It's a university here too. For example:
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Alma mater is a term meaning that you not only attended but graduated from the university. Had I attended Berkeley for a while but then dropped out without graduating, it would still be a university I attended but not my alma mater.
I have seen the A-26's range listed from 1,400 to 2,200 miles. I'm frankly not sure what to believe. Maybe someone else can shed some light on it.
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| The B-26 Marauder had a range of 1,100 miles with a 4,000lb bomb load.
How much of a range was needed to strike Berlin?
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| So, does anyone know what the range of an A-26 Invader would be with a 6,000lb bomb load?
How about a Mosquito with a 6,000lb bomb load?
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Originally Posted by the lancaster kicks ass you couldn't really see the B-26 on long range strateigic bombing missions over berlin for example........... | But we're not talking about the B-26...it was fairly different from the A-26. Made by different manufacturers I think.
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Originally Posted by the lancaster kicks ass you couldn't really see the B-26 on long range strateigic bombing missions over berlin for example........... | But we're not talking about the B-26...it was fairly different from the A-26. Made by different manufacturers I think. | The B-26 was built by Martin Manufacturing and discontinued at the end of the war.
The A-26 was an off shoot of the Douglas twin (Havoc?) that was provided to the Brits early in the war at wars end the designation was changed to B-26 when the Martin bomber went away. It was retired from Air Force service in 1966 after serving in WWII, Korea and Vietnam. | |
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| I only mentioned the B-26 because the lancaster kicks ass said, "you couldn't really see the B-26 on long range strateigic bombing missions over berlin for example..........."
I don't know why he threw that into the mix. An early onset of dimentia perhaps.
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Country:  | That designation has always been a problem because there was a B-26 and an A-26, which were different manufacturers. The Havoc was the A-20, BTW. The A-26 was the Invader, the B-26 was the Marauder. It is difficult to keep them separate!
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| Post WW2 the A-26 became the B-26. | |
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Is anyone else experiencing Deja Vu?
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