DOC The Massachusetts Andrew Sharpshooters: A Civil War History and Roster by Alden C.; Jr. Ellis in History

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This is the story of my experiences with the medium bomber designated by the Army as a B-26 and named by the British the Marauder. The book includes a history of the development of the plane. My war experience began with ferrying our Marauder to England; which included a Sahara Desert stretch from Dakar to Marrakesh. Less than a third of the way there we lost the right engine but flew on safely on one engine; making an emergency landing at the oasis village of Tindouf; an old French Foreign Legion base. The Marauders were involved in the tragic; low-level mission over the E-boat pens in Holland where 60 percent of the officers and airmen and all ten aircraft were lost. This mission resulted in a reconsideration of low level operations in Europe (decision: move to medium altitude). My journal entries were created after each mission and offer details (target; date; crew members; their emotions; action narrative) of 50 combat missions (Appendix A). Considerable background on the design and construction of the Marauder is included; as well as a description of the B-26 reconstructed by the Confederate (now: Commemorative) Air Force. The book ends with a description of each of the crew members and their activity since the war if available.