322nd Bomb Group

The Hangar Oct 16, 2026

The Martin B-26 Marauder Flak Bait, the Smithsonian's Most Battle-Scarred Bomber, and the Two Hundred Two Missions That Made Her a Legend

Flak Bait, serial 41-31773, flew 202 combat missions and took 1,000+ documented hits over occupied Europe - more than any other American aircraft in WWII.

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The Hangar Sep 15, 2026

Flak-Bait, the Martin B Twenty-Six Marauder That Flew Two Hundred Seven Combat Missions, and the Smithsonian Restoration That Took Decades to Complete

Flak-Bait, a Martin B-26 Marauder, flew 207 combat missions in WWII - more than any other American aircraft - and now sits at the Smithsonian bearing every mark it earned.

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