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B-26 Marauders, with D-Day invasion stripes, strike a road and rail junction behind the front lines to slow down enemy reinforcements.

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1944: Operation OVERLORD. American and Allied aircraft flew approximately 15,000 interdiction, close air support, and airlift sorties in support of the D-Day invasion. Today marks the 82nd anniversary of the D Day Invasion. (B-26 Marauders in D Day stripes interdict enemy positions, USAF Image)

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A downed and burning B-26 Marauder bomber (Martin B-26B-30-MA Marauder "Louisiana Mud Hen" aka "Circle Jerk", serial number 41-31896) of the 453rd American Squadron of the 323rd Bombardment Group in the skies over Germany after a direct hit by a German anti-aircraft shell

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20 April 1944. Death of Elmer John Gedeon (b. 15 April 1917). WW2 USAAF pilot and one of two Major League Baseball fatal casualties of the conflict. His Martin B-26 Marauder was hit by flak below the cockpit just after bombing a V-1 base at Esquerdes, France. 🇫🇷

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With age comes history, and today the B-26 Marauder celebrates 85 years since its first flight.

Designed for speed and durability, this medium bomber flew most of its missions over Europe, with additional service in the Mediterranean and the Pacific.

By the end of the war, the Marauder had logged more than 110,000 sorties.

📸 Jim Koepnick

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A waist gunner of the 322nd Bomb Group in position inside a B-26 Marauder, 1943. #WWII #WW2

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Martin B-26 Marauder #WWII #WW2

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Our Martin B-26 Marauder Flak-Bait flew three #DDay missions.

On June 6, 1944, Flak-Bait's day began at 4 am, when 1st Lt. James Ferrell and his crew flew an early morning bombing mission. Explore this iconic aircraft's D-Day missions on the blog: s.si.edu/43NUVkp

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