SurfWax News Index  |  Track News  |  Save/Exchange Information |  About Us News and Articles on B-26 Marauder Fame finally takes wing for the WASPs  Oct 10, 2009 Stationed at 120 air bases across America, the WASP flew every kind of domestic mission and military plane - light trainers, heavy bombers, cargo planes, even the dreaded B-26 Marauder, a twin-engine bomber nicknamed the Widowmaker for its occasional tendency to crash during takeoff. They ferried aircraft across the country, towed targets for gunnery practice, and tested new planes or aircraft that had just been repaired to be sure they were safe for the combat pilots. (Boston Globe) Former POWs treated to lunch, memories at McChord  Sep 19, 2009 Bill Whitney s captivity began when his B-26 Marauder bomber plane was shot down over the skies of Vichy France in spring 1944. The Army Air Corps pilot spent time in a Gestapo-run prison. (Longview Daily News, WA) An emotional return to Normandy  Jun 5, 2009 More excited than nervous, Kline squeezed his small frame into the cramped Plexiglas nose of a B-26 Marauder and took off from an English base, joining thousands of his airborne mates over the English Channel. His destination: Normandy, France, where 50,000 German troops awaited the Allied invasion. (MSNBC -- International) Claude Gifford's drive and determination has taken him from 4-H to the U.S. Capitol  Mar 19, 2009 Gifford s college career was interrupted by his service with the U.S. Army from 1943-45, where he served as a B-26 Marauder pilot and flight instructor in World War II.. After he was discharged, he returned to Iowa where he became a charter member of the Iowa Flying Farmers. (Muscatine Journal, IO) Back to General News News [ Terms Of Use | Privacy | About ] ©1998-2009 SurfWax, Inc. All rights reserved. Patents pending. Copyright SurfWax, Inc. 2009