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re: OT Pilots,popular aircraft nicknames
Posted on 10/3/14 at 11:31 am to meauxjeaux2
Posted on 10/3/14 at 11:31 am to meauxjeaux2
Early in its service life, the B-26 Marauder was termed the "Widowmaker" due to high accident rate. That is until Doolittle showed them a thing or two... 
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Posted on 10/3/14 at 1:52 pm to Spaceman Spiff
quote:Due to the short wingspan and resultant high landing speeds of the first versions...the popular saying was "A plane a day in Tampa Bay"...
Early in its service life, the B-26 Marauder was termed the "Widowmaker" due to high accident rate.
She also earned the nickname "Flying Prostitute" because she had "no visible means of support"
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