Martin B-26 in Utah

[GARY HILTON]

Does anyone have any info on the B-26 forward fuselage section that is laying outside at the Hill AFB Museum? Will post pics ASAP.

[ww2John]

I do not know about the specific piece you are refering to, but The Hill Aerospace Museum (Hill AFB, Provo, UT) supposedly has:
B-26 40-1370 crashed in King Salmon, AK August 16, 1942, recovered by Aerospace Heritage Foundation of Utah in 2000.
It is my understanding the fuselage was intact and inside their facility. I have not seen this with my own eyes, but from pictures in two magazines shortly after its arrival at Hill AFB.

[JohnH]

Saw this last year and the front forward fuselage is one of the ex Tallichet noses that was in his yard at Chino for years. Have a pic will try to put it here later as it should be on my hard drive at home.

John

[olliball]

Hello,

I took a picture of the B26 nose section in last May. Very surprising for me coming from France. Unfortunately I have not any information about this nose section.


The museum is more than wonderful with very wonderful planes like my favorite one, the P38. But the Century fighter are so beautiful too ! And what a surprise to see the Blackbird for a French.

Olliball

[n5151ts]

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[JohnH]

Ok...this is a favorite topic...but why do we need two threads on it? LOL

JH