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| | Monogram 1/48 B-26 Marauder |
 | | The Martin design, designated “Martin 179,” met the required speed of 323 mph, but at the cost of high landing speeds (greater than 100 mph) and long takeoff rolls. |
 | | The Martin design was ahead of the competition, and in September 1939, the Air Corps issued a contract for 201 aircraft and designated them as B-26s. |
 | | Martin built a total of 5,157 B-26 Marauders, and very few remained in active service after the war, primarily due to the airplane’s production cost (B-25s were about 25% cheaper to produce, so the B-25 production line stayed open longer to build a total of 9,889 aircraft) and its undeserved, early bad reputation. |
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