B-26 Marauder in Action - Aircraft No. 50

Squadron/Signal Aircraft in Action #1050

by Steve Birdsall, Don Greer (Illustrator)

Book by Steve Birdsall

Genres: Nonfiction, World War II, History, Aviation History, Military Fiction

50 pages, Paperback

First published February 1, 1982

About the author

Steve Birdsall (born 1944) of Sydney, Australia, is an aviation writer who has authored many articles and books since the 1960s. He has been published by Air Classics, Flying Review International, Airpower Historian, and the American Aviation Historical Society Journal.
Birdsall toured briefly in Vietnam during the Vietnam War, as a correspondent for an Australian magazine. He flew several airborne missions including one in the A-1 Skyraider, about which he later wrote an illustrated history.
He should not be confused with American travel writer Stephen S. Birdsall.

Reviews

[Little Timmy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Nice visual and historical overview of this plane. Recommended

[Robert Hepple · Rating 4 out of 5]

Published in 1984, 'B-26 Marauder in action' is No 50 in the 'Squadron/Signal publoications' series of booklets on combat aircraft. The booklet comprises a short potted history, nearly 100 well captioned photos, numerous line drawings illustrating different versions or design features, and some fine colour profiles. Aimed mainly at aircraft modellers, this is a great little reference or source of inspiration.

[Jack Hwang · Rating 4 out of 5]

Quite a lot of photos and enough line drawing comparing the difference among models. Good reference.

[Mark Moxley-Knapp · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another solid In Action from Squadron. There is a newer version, which I haven't seen. Got this used.

Plenty of photos, the usual foldout of color profiles in the middle, some line drawings. Not a whole lot of text. Covers the basics, and these never have a ton, but I was looking for more. Maybe it has less text than others? Still enjoyable, still a good intro to the plane, units, markings, etc.

[Chris Tschirhart · Rating 5 out of 5]

A good study of this bomber.