ICM 1/48 B-26 MARAUDER WITH USAAF CREW AND PILOTS 48322D Day 80 B 26B Marauder with USAAF Pilots and Ground Personnel The Martin B 26 Marauder is a medium sized American twin engine bomber with an all metal high wing structure. The first test flight of the prototype took place in 1940, and serial production began in 1941. Due to the many "childhood diseases" of the first production batches, which led to numerous disasters, the plane was nicknamed "The Widowmaker". . This opinion overshadowed the very low