USAAF B-26 Marauder 12AF 320BG444BS 85 after bombing Heidelberg Germany 23rd Mar 1945 NA1323
Photo: Martin B-26 Marauders of the 1st Tac. AF striking a blow at the Heidelberg marshalling yards in Germany, on 23 March 1945. The bombs are bursting dead on the target--cutting all through tracks to the Mannheim area; destroying workshops; sidings; and rolling stock. The line could have been used by the Nazis either for rushing reinforcements or for retreating. (U.S. Air Force Number 56881AC)
Source: National Archives Identifier NAID 204903107 Local ID: 342-FH-3A21596-56881AC
USAAF 1TAF B-26 Marauder after bombing ammunition storage area Haslach Germany Feb 1945 NA1399
Photo: Martin B-26 "Marauders" of First U.S. TAF chalk up bull's-eyes on their target, rail yards at Haslach, Germany during the campaign to disrupt Germany's battered transportation system. Feb. 1945. (U.S. Air Force Number 56981AC) The First Tactical Air Force was an ad-hoc multinational force established in November 1944 in south east France to provide air support to the Franco-American Sixth Army Group. It operated until May 1945. The force was made up of bomber and fighter units from the American Ninth and Twelfth Air Forces, and French First French Air Corps and Western French Air Forces.
Source: National Archives Identifier NAID 204903155 Local ID: 342-FH-3A21644-56981AC
USAAF B-26 Marauder taking off from its North African base NA774
Photo: Martin B-26 Marauder taking off from its North African base on way to a bombing mission.(U.S. Air Force Number 26850AC)
Source: National Archives Identifier NAID 204945057 Local ID: 342-FH-3A28573-26850AC
USAAF 1TAF B-26 Marauder bomb barracks and supply area at Lahr Germany 1945 NA1647
Photo: Leaving a smoke-covered enemy barracks and supply area at Lahr, Germany, 18 miles southeast of Strasburg, an American Martin B-26 Marauder of the Franco-American 1st Tac. A.F. breaks away from the target to head for home. As a result of this attack by strong forces of the medium bombers the German installation virtually destroyed. (U.S. Air Force Number A56890AC)
Source: National Archives Identifier NAID 204903312 Local ID: 342-FH-3A21785-A56890AC
USAAF B-26 Marauder 12AF 319BG437BS GI Kid with 1Lt Paul Mathews n TSGT Milo Rethmeier crew chief Sardinia 1944 NA
Photo: 1st Lt. Paul Mathews (left) talks with T/Sgt. Milo Rethmeier, crew chief of this Martin B-26 Marauder "G.I.KID," based on Sardinia. Lt. Mathews is a flight leader of a medium bomber group of the 12th Air Force. 1944. 1LT Paul Mathews, pilot, 437th Bomb Sq, 319th BG. Later promoted to the rank of Captain, Mathews flew a total of 60 combat missions from North Africa and Sardinia. (U.S. Air Force Number 68225AC)
Source: National Archives Identifier NAID 204903312 Local ID: 342-FH-3A21785-A56890AC
USAAF B-26 Marauder 12AF 319BG 22 after bombing the Ostiglia Bridge over the Po River Italy 1944 NA1151
Photo: This Is The Attack - A Lone Martin B-26 Marauder Breaks Away From The Ostiglia Bridge Target As Smoke Rises From A String Of Bombs Walking Across The Enemy's last link over the Po River between Germany and the front lines in Northern Italy. The Germans had set up 70 Flak guns to proteet this new vital link in the Nazi suppoly line. In the first formation of bombers over the target, 74 were damaged by flak, but they all returned safely to their base.(U.S. Air Force Number 90235AC)
Source: National Archives Identifier NAID 204913002 Local ID: 342-FH-3A24743-90235AC
USAAF B-26 Marauder 12AF 320BG take-off from an airfield in Berteaux Algeria 7th Mar 1943 NA780
Photo: Four Martin B-26s of the 320th Bomb Group take-off on a mission over enemy territory from an airfield in Berteaux, North Africa. 7 March 1943. (U.S. Air Force Number 78950AC)
Source: National Archives Identifier NAID 204945066 Local ID: 342-FH-3A28576-78950AC
USAAF 43-34xxx B-26G Marauder 9AF 394BG586BS H9E during an attack on a German railroad yard 1944 NA1351
Photo: Bombing with the aid of instruments, a 9th AF Martin B-26 Marauder bombardier releases eight 500 pound bombs through heavy cloud.- cover during an attack on a German railroad yard. Marauders, Havocs and Invaders of the 9th Bombardment Division, often searching out their objectives with pathfinder technique, have systematically attacked the enemy transportation net to deny German Armies the use of road and rail lines for supply and reinforcement movements.(U.S. Air Force Number 58222AC)
Source: National Archives Identifier NAID 204901793 Local ID: 342-FH-3A20638-58222AC
USAAF B-26 Marauder 9AF 386BG leaves its target in Ostend France 12th Jun 1944 NA092
Photo: Bombs, Dropped By Martin B-26 "Marauders" Of The 386Th Bomb Group, Explode On An Enemy Installation Somewhere In France As B-26 Leaves The Target Area On 12 June 1944. (U.S. Air Force Number 70170AC)
Source: National Archives Identifier NAID 204895394 Local ID: 342-FH-3A18352-70170AC
USAAF B-26 Marauder 9AF over the target area in Weisweiler Germany 1944 NA1222
Photo: Fire and smoke erupt from the town of Weisweiler, Germany, converted into a fort by the enemy, after a recent bombing attack by 9th Air Force Martin B-26 Marauders. The Germans established strong points in the town to hamper the advance of the U.S. First and Ninth Armies. A Marauder i8 shown leaving the area after the attack.(U.S. Air Force Number 55100AC)
Source: National Archives Identifier NAID 204905876 Local ID: 342-FH-3A22615-55100AC
43-34558 B-26G Marauder 12AF 319BG437BS with crew chief Sgt Leo E Walker MTO NA303
Photo: Sgt. Leo E. Walker, Fitchburg, Mass., gets in his licks on one of his AAF Martin B-26 Marauders 2,000-horsepower engines during a lull in operations at a 12th AAF bomber base. Having flown 455 hours, crew chief Walker's "bee-two-six" is one of the veterans’of the Big-tail Birds oldest group in the Mediterranean Theatre.(U.S. Air Force Number 27231AC)
Source: National Archives Identifier NAID 204946261 Local ID: 342-FH-3A28996-27231AC
USAAF 1TAF B-26 Marauder over the Siegfried line northeast of Wissembourg Germany 1945 NA1237
Photo: First Tactical Air Force Martin B-26 Marauders of the oldest medium bombardment group in the AAF wing over the Siegfried line northeast of Wissembourg while below them smoke rises from artillery shells fired by the army to mark the enemy defenses.(U.S. Air Force Number 55669AC)
Source: National Archives Identifier NAID 204900249 Local ID: 342-FH-3A20576-55669AC
USAAF B 26 Marauder 9AF 386BG leaves its target in Pas de Calais area France May 1944 NA1193
Photo: SOFTENING UP THE COAST. Marauders of the U.S. Army 9th and 15th Air Forces during recent attacks on Nazi-held coastal points in France. These B-26 Marauder bombers crossing the French coastline in the early morning light to strike at another Nazi installation in what may be the Pas de Calais area. Note cliffs at the shore line.(U.S. Air Force Number 50871AC)
Source: National Archives Identifier NAID 204894207 Local ID: 342-FH-3A18209-50871AC