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An ARSENAL for bombardment and self-defense in air combat... the new Martin B-26 flying torpedo for the U.S. Army is now in mass-production. A streamlined, semi-high-wing medium bomber... with retracting tricycle landing gear... two 18 cylinder, 1850-horsepower engines... gross weight of 26,625 pounds... the B-26 is the single mass-production type which Martin is manufacturing for the Army.
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Martin B-26 Bomber
An ARSENAL for bombardment and self-defense in air combat... the new Martin B-26 flying torpedo for the U.S. Army is now in mass-production. A streamlined, semi-high-wing medium bomber... with retracting tricycle landing gear... two 18 cylinder, 1850-horsepower engines... gross weight of 26,625 pounds... the B-26 is the single mass-production type which Martin is manufacturing for the Army.
American
1931–1959
Medium/Technique
Chromolithograph on linen textured card stock.
Dimensions
Horizontal: 8.9 x 14 cm (3 1/2 x 5 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Leonard A. Lauder Postcard Archive—Gift of Leonard A. Lauder
Accession Number2015.13025
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsContemporary Art, Americas, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPostcards
DescriptionFront: E - 5277
Back: divided. Mint.
Back: divided. Mint.
ProvenanceBetween 1950 and 2015, acquired by Leonard A. Lauder, New York, from various postcard dealers in Europe and the United States; 2015, gift of Leonard A. Lauder to the MFA. (Accession Date: September 24, 2015)