USAAF 42-107685 Martin B-26C-45-MO Marauder

USAAF serial number S/N: 42-107685 Martin B-26C-45-MO Marauder

1942107685, 42-107685 Martin B-26C-45-MO Marauder, Fate: Shot down Unit: 387BG558BS+322BG450BS Remarks: 387BG558BS (Chipping Ongar) - Tiger Tails Code:KX-? damaged by flak and crew bailed out Feb 22, 1945. Previously 322BG450BS Nye's Annihilators Code:ER-V, Disposal: 22-Feb-45

Photos: 42-107685 Martin B-26C-45-MO Marauder
B-26 Marauder (ER-V, serial number 42-107685) of the 450th Bomb Squadron, 322nd Bomb Group in flight over ships heading for Normandy on D-Day, 6 June 1944. Printed caption on reverse: '51590 AC - One of the deadly Martin B-26 (Marauders) of the 9th AF roars over the Channel at a low altitude to blast gun installations and coastal defences while landing craft steam towards the French coast. These Marauders kept up and[sic] incessant bombardment while the greatest airborne troop carrying armada ever assembled was landing troops on the continent. The date was "D-Day" as the final phase of the battle for the liberation of Europe began. U.S. Air Force Photo.'