How the USAAF tried to cover up the failure of the Martin B-26 Marauder

The B-26's nicknames included the “Widow Maker”, the “Baltimore Whore”, the "Flying Coffin", the "B-Dash-Crash", and the “Flying Prostitute”, so named because it had no visible means of support.

Its high speed, highly strung nature killed young inexperienced pilots, the USAAF and Martins initial reaction was to smother the problem via propaganda.

Link to USAAF video: https://youtu.be/wTq2y2BO6bI

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