Glenn Martin's Masterpiece

The Martin B-10 in US Army Air Corps Service: The B-10 in US Army Air Corps Service

von Cahill

248 Seiten, Hardcover

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

The Martin Model 139, procured as the B-10 by the US Army Air Corps, secured a key place in Americanaviation history by helping birth modern American airpower. As the first all-metal monoplane bomberproduced for the Air Corps in quantity, it was the predecessor to more advanced strategic bombers such asthe B-17 and the B-24. The B-10 made operational history in 1934 when then-Lt Col Arnold led a squadronof ten B-10s on an 8,290-mile round trip from Bolling Field, Washington, D.C., to Fairbanks, Alaska, and back.The birth of the General Headquarters Air Force (GHQ AF) on March 1, 1935 provided the opportunity for theB-10 to shine. Tasked with operating beyond the sphere of ground forces and providing aerial reinforcementof America's overseas territories, GHQ AF turned to the B-10 bombardment groups to prove out theory.Through annual exercises and such activities as the aerial reinforcement of Panama in early 1937, the B-10helped the GHQ AF start to make good on Billy Mitchell's promises about airpower. The B-10 continued toserve America while in second line use, performing such unsung tasks as target towing and multi-enginetraining in the critical early years of America's participation in WWII. The B-10 helped the Air Corps perfectairpower doctrine and trained a generation of airmen - first in front line service, then aiding in the expansionof the USAAF in the early days of the Second World War.

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• ISBN: 9798234060129
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 08.04.2026
• Größe: 286 x 221 mm
• Verlag: Knegare Publishing