Glenn L. Martin Maryland Aviation Museum Explained

Glenn L. Martin Maryland Aviation Museum
Map Type:Maryland#USA
Coordinates:39.3279°N -76.422°W
Established:1990
Location:Martin State Airport, Middle River, Maryland
Type:Aerospace museum
Founder:Gene DiGennaro, Stan Piet, and Bryan Williman

The Glenn L. Martin Maryland Aviation Museum is located at Martin State Airport in Middle River, Maryland. It educates visitors through the use of exhibits, artifacts, archival materials and stories about aviation in Maryland over the last hundred years, with an emphasis on the Glenn L. Martin Company and the more recent Lockheed Martin histories.[1]

The aircraft currently on display are on loan from the Navy and Army, with the exception of the Martin 4-0-4, which was donated to the museum in 1999. The museum also hosts periodic open cockpit days featuring three or four selected aircraft.[1] The history of the Martin Corporation is told with displays of models, films, photographs and documents from the museum's large archive. There is a research library, through which this archive can be examined on appointment. The museum relies on volunteers who run the museum and assist the visitors with admissions, store purchases, and tours. They also help with visiting school groups, other educational projects and aircraft restorations.[1]

History

Glenn L. Martin flew his first glider in 1907 and his own design of pusher configuration biplane on 1909. He founded the Glenn L. Martin Company in 1911. When this was merged into the Wright-Martin corporation in 1917, he set up a new company, based in Cleveland, with the original name. In 1928 it moved to Baltimore,[2] where Martin bought over 1,260 acres in the suburb of Middle River and built some of the most modern aircraft manufacturing plants of its time. Huge facilities sprang up including an airport (with hangars and terminal) and several communities that still exist.[1]

Between the years 1911 and 1960, the Glenn L. Martin Company produced over 80 different types of aircraft totaling more than 11,000 planes, including dozens of Boeing B-29s (50 of which were the "Atomic Bombers" including Enola Gay and Bockscar).[1]

In 1960 the company abandoned aircraft design, changed its name to The Martin Corporation and produced missiles like the Titan missile series. From 1965, as the Martin Marietta Corporation,[2] [3] it produced lifting bodies.[2]

The museum was founded in 1990[4] and opened at Martin State Airport in 1993.[1]

Collection

The following aircraft are in the museum's collection.

Other aircraft and exhibits in storage and not available for viewing are:

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Glenn L. Martin Maryland Aviation Museum. Official website. 10 October 2016. 2 December 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141202021441/http://www.mdairmuseum.org/history-research.html. dead.
  2. Book: Gunston, Bill . World Encyclopaedia of Aircraft Manufacturers: from the pioneers to the present day . 1993. Patrick Stephens Limited. Sparkford, Somerset. 9 781852 602055. 196–7.
  3. Book: Taylor, John W R. Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1964-65. 1964. Sampson Low, Marston & Co. Ltd. London. 207 .
  4. Book: Ogden, Bob. Aviation Museums and Collections of North America. 2011. 2. Air-Britain (Historians) . 336. Tonbridge, Kent . 978-0-851-30-427-4.
  5. Web site: Beechcraft Model 18 "Twin Beech" . Glenn L. Martin Maryland Aviation Museum . 26 April 2020 . 26 September 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200926074319/https://www.mdairmuseum.org/twinbeach . live .
  6. Web site: Beechcraft T-34C Turbo-Mentor . Glenn L. Martin Maryland Aviation Museum . 26 April 2020 . 26 September 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200926090553/https://www.mdairmuseum.org/t-34 . live .
  7. Web site: Bell UH-1M "Huey" . Glenn L. Martin Maryland Aviation Museum . 26 April 2020 . 26 September 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200926083223/https://www.mdairmuseum.org/huey-uh-1m . live .
  8. Web site: Douglas TA-4J Skyhawk . Glenn L. Martin Maryland Aviation Museum . 26 April 2020 . 26 September 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200926073538/https://www.mdairmuseum.org/ta-4j . live .
  9. Web site: Ercoupe 415C . Glenn L. Martin Maryland Aviation Museum . 26 April 2020 . 26 September 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200926084234/https://www.mdairmuseum.org/ercoupe . live .
  10. Web site: Lockheed T-33 Shooting Star . Glenn L. Martin Maryland Aviation Museum . 26 April 2020 . 26 September 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200926072709/https://www.mdairmuseum.org/t-33 . live .
  11. Web site: LTV A-7D Corsair II . Glenn L. Martin Maryland Aviation Museum . 26 April 2020.
  12. Web site: North American F-100F Super Saber . Glenn L. Martin Maryland Aviation Museum . 26 April 2020 . 26 September 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200926095808/https://www.mdairmuseum.org/f-100f . live .
  13. Web site: Martin 4-0-4 Airliner . Glenn L. Martin Maryland Aviation Museum . 26 April 2020 . 26 September 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200926093006/https://www.mdairmuseum.org/404 . live .
  14. Web site: Martin RB-57A Canberra . Glenn L. Martin Maryland Aviation Museum . 26 April 2020 . 26 September 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200926095013/https://www.mdairmuseum.org/silver-rb-57a . live .
  15. Web site: McDonnell F4-C Phantom II . Glenn L. Martin Maryland Aviation Museum . 26 April 2020 . 26 September 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200926072359/https://www.mdairmuseum.org/f-4f . live .
  16. Web site: McDonnell F-101B Voodoo . Glenn L. Martin Maryland Aviation Museum . 26 April 2020 . 26 September 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200926083030/https://www.mdairmuseum.org/f-101f . live .
  17. Web site: Republic RF-84F Thunderflash . Glenn L. Martin Maryland Aviation Museum . 26 April 2020 . 26 September 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200926082523/https://www.mdairmuseum.org/rf-84 . live .
  18. Web site: Republic F-105G Thunderchief . Glenn L. Martin Maryland Aviation Museum . 26 April 2020 . 26 September 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200926090706/https://www.mdairmuseum.org/f-105g . live .
  19. https://www.mdairmuseum.org/current-projects "Current Projects."

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