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>Martin B-26 Marauder
The most under-recognized USAAF combat aircraft of World War II. ETO Crews fought valiantly and expertly on long range interdiction and high level bombing missions for four years, and battled Me 262s in the last phase.
The final F and G variants were a slightly increased incidence main wing, a modification to the airplane mandated by U.S. Congress that degraded its top speed performance but made it (supposedly) easier to take off and land by decreasing landing speeds; when in reality by the time the F and G variants arrived by 1944 the flight deck crews themselves had already become experts at managing the slightly advanced learning curve required for safe and efficient operation of the Marauder, so the airframe modification wasn't required. (It was only the first year's operation of the bomber in USAAF service that had caused its non-combat loss rate to come to attention of top brass and stateside politicians that demanded "something be done" to the manufacturer's product, when in fact it was a skill issue)