Martin B-26 Marauder "Flak-Bait"

3D Model

Flak-Bait is the Martin B-26 Marauder aircraft which holds the record within the United States Army Air Forces for the number of bombing missions survived during World War II. Manufactured in Baltimore, Maryland, as a B-26B-25-MA, by Martin, it was completed in April 1943, accepted by the United States Army Air Forces, and christened Flak-Bait by its first assigned pilot, James J. Farrell, who adapted the nickname of a family dog, “Flea Bait”. Flak-Bait was assigned to the 449th Bombardment Squadron, 322d Bombardment Group stationed in eastern England. I have seen the cockpit of Flak-Bait, currently under restoration at the Mary Baker Engen Restoration Hangar at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia, just outside of Washington D.C. Enjoy!