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Buch (Hardcover): Ratgeber
Glenn Martin's Masterpiece
The Martin B-10 in US Army Air Corps Service: The B-10 in US Army Air Corps Service
Verlag:
Knegare Publishing Unsere-Artikel-Nr.: P36700686
EAN: 9798234060129
Erhältlich:
Nicht auf Lager
Zustellung: Fr, 18.09.2026
Versand: Kostenlos
CHF 49.75
Beschreibung
The Martin Model 139, procured as the B-10 by the US Army Air Corps, secured a key place in American aviation history by helping birth modern American airpower. As the first all-metal monoplane bomber produced for the Air Corps in quantity, it was the predecessor to more advanced strategic bombers such as the B-17 and the B-24. The B-10 made operational history in 1934 when then-Lt Col Arnold led a squadron of 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 the B-10 to shine. Tasked with operating beyond the sphere of ground forces and providing aerial reinforcement of 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-10 helped the GHQ AF start to make good on Billy Mitchell's promises about airpower. The B-10 continued to serve America while in second line use, performing such unsung tasks as target towing and multi-engine training in the critical early years of America's participation in WWII. The B-10 helped the Air Corps perfect airpower doctrine and trained a generation of airmen - first in front line service, then aiding in the expansion of the USAAF in the early days of the Second World War.