Glenn L. Martin Company

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The Glenn L. Martin Aircraft Company incorporated in Cleveland, Ohio in 1917 and remained until 1929, when Martin moved the company to Essex, Maryland. In the summer of 1918, the Glenn L. Martin Company built the first locally-made plane at its St. Clair Avenue plant. The Glenn L. Martin Company developed the Martin MB Bomber. Completed too late for use in World War I, the plane was used in the Army's postwar air force. The Navy also bought aircraft from G.L. Martin. Martin built mail planes and passenger planes based on the model of the MB Bomber. Glenn L. Martin decided to move his plant to Essex, Maryland, when the city of Cleveland refused to give Martin additional land to extend the manufacturing plant and landing field. The Great Lakes Aircraft Corporation took over the Martin plant, but went out of business by 1935.

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From the guide to the Glenn L. Martin Company Photographs, 1918-1950, (Western Reserve Historical Society)

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referencedIn F. Tom Humphrey Photographs Collection, 1908-1946, 1941-1945 Oregon Historical Society Research Library
creatorOf Glenn L. Martin Company Photographs, 1918-1950 Western Reserve Historical Society
referencedIn School of Aerospace Engineering. Daniel Guggenheim School of Aeronautics (Georgia Institute of Technology). Daniel Guggenheim School of Aeronautics Wind Tunnel research projects records, [ca. 1930-1972] (bulk ca. 1940-1959). Georgia Institute of Technology, Georgia Tech
referencedIn Gottlieb, Robert. The history and development of the Glenn L. Martin Company, Baltimore [electronic resource] / prepared by Robert Gottlieb. University of Maryland (College Park, Md.). Libraries
referencedIn Associated Factory Mutual Fire Insurance Companies. Plan Division. Fire insurance maps, 1835-1941 [microform]. Hagley Museum & Library
referencedIn Hoopes, Penrose R. (Penrose Robinson), 1892-1976. Papers, 1871-1968 (bulk 1923-1968). Hagley Museum & Library
referencedIn Wilmington Trust Company. Trust Dept. Investment analysis files ("D-H"), 1909-1959 (bulk 1931-1954). Hagley Museum & Library
referencedIn Gottlieb, Robert. The history and development of the Glenn L. Martin Company, Baltimore / prepared by Robert Gottlieb. University of Maryland (College Park, Md.). Libraries
referencedIn Deutsches Raketen- und Raumfahrt Museum e. V. Deutsches Raketen- und Raumfahrt Museum e. V. records, 1942-1969. Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
referencedIn Rochford, Daniel, 1900-1989. Papers, 1925-1983. Hagley Museum & Library
creatorOf Parks, Robert J., 1922-. Robert J. Parks Collection, 1945-1966. Jet Propulsion Laboratory Library and Archives
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Aircraft industry
Airplanes
Airplanes, Military
Bombers
Glenn L. Martin Company
Martin airplanes
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Active 1945

Active 1966

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