Martin Maryland

The Martin Maryland 167 was a light bomber designed by the Glenn L. Martin Company in response to the light-bomber requirements issued by the United States Army Air Corps in 1938. Ultimately the aircraft was not approved for operational use in the United States, instead seeing service in the Second World War with France and later Great Britain. The Maryland 167 was a twin-engine, all-metal aircraft with a three-member crew consisting of the pilot, navigator/bomb aimer, and a radio-operator/gunner. A total of 215 aircraft were sold to France, with all but 75 delivered before the Fall of France in June 1940. The remaining 75 aircraft were taken over by the British, known as the Maryland MkI. These were followed by an order of 150 Maryland MkII, resulting in a total of 225 Martin Maryland aircraft in British service. The Maryland first entered service with the Royal Air Force in the No. 431 Flight, established in Malta on 6 September 1940 as a reconnaissance unit. The main role of the No.