Glenn L. Martin Company

"Martin Aircraft" redirects here. For the current New Zealand Martin Aircraft Company, its Jetpack, and designer Glenn Neal Martin, see Martin Jetpack.
Glenn L. Martin Company
IndustryAerospace
Founded1917; 107 years ago (1917)
FounderGlenn L. Martin
Defunct1961 (1961)
FateMerged with American-Marietta Corporation
later merged into Lockheed-Martin Corporation
SuccessorMartin Marietta
Headquarters
Santa Ana, California[citation needed]
,
United States
ProductsAircraft
The Martin B-26 Marauder, a bomber produced by Martin during World War II

The Glenn L. Martin Company, also known as The Martin Company from 1917 to 1961, was an American aircraft and aerospace manufacturing company founded by aviation pioneer Glenn L. Martin. The Martin Company produced many important aircraft for the defense of the US and allies, especially during World War II and the Cold War. During the 1950s and '60s, the Martin Company moved from the aircraft industry into the guided missile, space exploration, and space utilization industries.

In 1961, the Martin Company merged with American-Marietta Corporation, a large industrial conglomerate, forming the Martin Marietta corporation. In turn, Martin Marietta in 1995 merged with aerospace giant Lockheed Corporation to form the Lockheed Martin corporation.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Lockheed Martin History." Archived 2011-04-03 at the Wayback Machine lockheedmartin.com. Retrieved: July 30, 2011.
  2. ^ Lockheed Martin Company history." Archived 2012-04-17 at the Wayback Machine fundinguniverse.com. Retrieved: July 30, 2011.