Warplanes of the USA: Martin B-26 Marauder, USAAF

Martin B-26 Marauder (USAAF Photo) Martin B-26B bomber, “A Kay Pro’s Dream“. The Martin B-26 Marauder is an American twin-engined medium bomber that saw extensive service during the Second World War. The B-26 was built at two locations: Baltimore, Maryland, and Omaha, Nebraska, by the Glenn L. Martin Company.First used in the Pacific Theater of World … Read more

Warplanes preserved in the USA: Louisiana: New Orleans, Jackson Barracks Military Museum, USAF, US Army

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

Warplanes of the USA: Martin P5M Marlin, US Navy

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

Warplanes preserved in the USA: Louisiana: Bossier City, Barksdale AFB, 8th Air Force Museum/Global Power Museum

Warplanes preserved in Bossier City, Barksdale AFB, 8th Air Force Museum/Global Power Museum, 88 Shreveport Road, 71110. (Michael Barera Photos) (Martin McGuire Photo) Avro 698 Vulcan B Mk. 2 (Serial No. XM606). (Michael Barera Photo) (Martin McGuire Photo) Beechcraft UC-45J Expeditor (BuNo. 39266), C/N 4785, painted as (Serial No. 447266), Reg. No. N40081. (Michael Barera … Read more

Warplanes of the USA: Martin AM-1 Mauler, US Navy

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 of the USA: Maine Air National Guard Historical Aviation Photos

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 the USA: Louisiana: Alexandria to Ruston

‍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

Warplanes of the USA: Martin XB-51, USAF

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

Warplanes of the USA: Martin P6M SeaMaster, US Navy

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

Warplanes preserved in the USA: Maryland: Aberdeen to Worcester

‍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