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Martin Baltimore
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The Martin 187 Baltimore was a twin-engined light attack bomber built by the Glenn L. Martin Company in the United States as the A-30. The model was originally ordered by the French in May 1940 as a follow-up to the earlier Martin Maryland, then in service in France. With the fall of France, the production series was diverted to Great Britain and after mid-1941, supplied by the U.S. as Lend Lease equipment.
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Royal Air Force Martin Baltimore GR.IV/V | |
Role | Light bomber Reconnaissance |
National origin | United States |
Manufacturer | Glenn L. Martin Company |
First flight | 14 June 1941 |
Introduction | 1941 |
Retired | 1949 |
Primary users | Royal Air Force Royal Canadian Air Force Royal Australian Air Force South African Air Force |
Number built | 1,575 |
Developed from | Martin Maryland |
Development of the Baltimore was hindered by a series of problems, although the type eventually became a versatile combat aircraft. Produced in large numbers, the Baltimore was not used operationally by United States armed forces but eventually served with the British, Canadian, Australian, South African, Hellenic and the Italian air forces.[1] It was subsequently used almost exclusively in the Mediterranean and Middle East theatre of World War II.