RapidFireWeb Lockheed XFV-1 Salmon (USN Photo) Lockheed XFV-1 Salmon (Serial No. 138657). The Lockheed XFV-1 Salmon, an innovative experimental aircraft from the early 1950s, represented an ambitious attempt to create a vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) fighter. Although the XFV-1 never reached operational status, it still holds an essential place in aviation history due to its pioneering … Read more
Warplanes preserved in Maryland Aberdeen, Aberdeen Proving Ground, US Army Test & Evaluation Command, AMSTE-PA, 314 Longs Corner Road, 21005-5001. Located 23 miles from Baltimore, Aberdeen Proving Ground is home to Army Test and Evaluation Command, Army Research Laboratory, and the Army Ordnance Center. Armoured fighting vehicles formerly on display at Aberdeen have been moved … Read more
Martin PBM-3C Mariner (USN Photo) Martin PBM-3C Mariner patrol bomber flying over the water, near Naval Air Station Norfolk, Virginia (USA), in September 1942. Note AN/APS-15 radar atop this aircraft. The Martin PBM Mariner is a twin-engine American patrol bomber flying boat of the Second World War and the early Cold War era. It was designed … Read more
Martin XB-51 (USAF Photo) Martin XB-51. The Martin XB-51 was an unusual ground-attack plane, and one of the most highly advanced aircraft at the time of its first flight in 1949. Two jet engines were carried in pods near the nose and a third was buried aft under the tail. The pilot could vary the thin … Read more
Martin P5M Marlin (Bill Larkins Photo) U.S. Navy Martin SP-5B Marlin (BuNo. 135539) of Patrol Squadron 48 (VP-48) at Naval Air Station North Island, California, on 27 January 1967. The Martin P5M Marlin (P-5 Marlin after 1962), built by the Glenn L. Martin Company of Middle River, Maryland, was a twin piston-engined flying boat that … Read more
Martin AM-1 Mauler (USN Photo) The Martin AM Mauler (originally XBTM) was a single-seat carrier-based attack aircraft built for the United States Navy. Designed during the Second World War, the Mauler encountered development delays and did not enter service until 1948 in small numbers. The aircraft proved troublesome and remained in frontline service only until 1950, … Read more
Warplanes preserved in New Orleans, Jackson Barracks Military Museum, 6400 St. Claude Ave., 70146-0330. (Author Photos) Beechcraft AT-11 Kansan (Serial No. 44-0951). (Author Photos) Bell UH-1D Iroquois Helicopter (Serial No. 65-9911). (Author Photos) Convair YF-102 Delta Dagger (Serial No. 53-1787), C/N 62334. (Author Photos) Douglas A-26C Invader (Serial No. 44-35937), L. This A-26C-50-DT (converted to … Read more
Maine Warplanes (USGOV-PD Photo) Republic F-47N-25-RE Thunderbolt (Serial No. 48-9416), coded FE-416, 37th Fighter Squadron, Dow AFB, Maine, 1948. (USAF Photo) North American F-51H-5-NA Mustang (Serial No. 44-64368), 132nd Fighter Squadron, Maine Air National Guard, c1948. (USN Photo) Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm aircraft in Hangar 3 at Naval Air Station Brunswick, Maine, in 1944. … Read more
Warplanes preserved in Louisiana Alexandria (Louisiana National Guard Photo) Bell OH-58A Kiowa Helicopter (Serial No. 70-15426), moved from the Louisiana National Guard Museum in New Orleans to Alexandria. Alexandria, Flying Tiger Heritage Park, England Drive, England AFB (Closed), 71311-5004. (Matt Dalton Photo) (Martin McGuire Photo) Fairchild A-10A Thunderbolt (Serial No. 73-0667), mounted on a pylon. … Read more
Martin P6M SeaMaster (USN Photo) The Martin P6M SeaMaster was an experimental strategic bomber flying boat built by the Glenn L. Martin Company for the United States Navy that almost entered service; production aircraft were built and Navy crews were undergoing operational training, with service entry expected in about six months, when the program was cancelled … Read more
