The Martin B26 Marauder "FlakBait" flew more missions than any other American combat aircraft in World War II. For our August 9th Ask an Expert on Facebook Live, Aeronautics curator Jeremy Kinney took viewers on an exclusive behindthescenes tour of the artifact in the Mary Baker Engen Restoration Hangar at our Steven F. UdvarHazy Center, in Chantilly, Virginia.
Want to catch a future show? Every Wednesday at 12:30 pm ET we go live on the National Air and Space Museum Facebook page. We select a different aviation or space topic each week, and a Museum staff member discusses the history, stories, or personalities related to a specific artifact or exhibition. Tune in on Facebook Live each week to join the talk and ask our experts questions: www.facebook.com/airandspace/