Martin B-10

B-10
B-10 being flown during a training session at Maxwell Field
General information
TypeBomber aircraft
ManufacturerGlenn L. Martin Company
Designer
Primary usersUnited States Army Air Corps
Number built121 B-10
82 model 166
32 B-12
348 of all variants including 182 export versions
History
Manufactured19331940
Introduction dateNovember 1934
First flight16 February 1932
Retired1949 (Royal Thai Air Force)
VariantsMartin Model 146

The Martin B-10 was the first all-metal monoplane bomber to be regularly used by the United States Army Air Corps, having entered service in June 1934.[1] It was also the first mass-produced bomber whose performance was superior to that of the Army's pursuit aircraft of the time.[2]

The B-10 served as the airframe for the B-12, B-13, B-14, A-15 and O-45 designations using Pratt & Whitney engines instead of Wright Cyclones. A total of 348 of all versions were built. The largest users were the US, with 166, and the Netherlands, with 121.

  1. ^ Jackson 2003, p. 246.
  2. ^ Eden and Moeng 2002, p. 931.