B-26B Marauder USAAF 320th BG 444th BS #42-107752 Miss Arkansas in 1:72 scale
"Miss Arkansas" (serial 42-107752) was a Martin B-26C-45-MO Marauder that served with the 444th Bombardment Squadron, part of the 320th Bombardment Group under the 12th Air Force during World War II. Stationed at Decimomannu Airfield in Sardinia in August 1944, this aircraft flew medium-altitude bombing and interdiction missions across Italy and southern France during the Group’s ramped-up Mediterranean campaign. By that period, many B-26s—including this one—were left in bare-metal finishes with only the forward fuselage painted olive drab, not only streamlining operations but also reducing pilot glare. Despite its nickname and art making it visually memorable, there’s no specific mission record tied solely to this airframe in accessible historical summaries; however, it stands as an emblem of the 320th BG’s broader contributions to Allied advances in Italy and southern Europe from 1943–1944.
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