USAAC B-10 BOMBER

Historical Note:    Unbeatable museum quality best describes our handcrafted B-10 Martin Bomber USAAC model airplane. After passing through the hands of master craftsmen, the parts are sanded and primed many times. Talented artists then paint on the intricate details with great accuracy. A final coat of clear lacquer protects the aircraft and gives it a glossy finish. The B-10 Martin Bomber USAAC model aircraft comes with a handsome mahogany-based chrome pedestal, and to ensure that it is ready for delivery, it undergoes various stages of quality control before being placed in its box. The B-10 Martin Bomber USAAC model aircraft is perfect as an addition to a growing collection or as an exquisite gift to a loved one.

Scale:    1:38
W/S:    18.0   inches, 
Lgth:   11.50   inches

Item Number:    TMC-AB10                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Price:    $169.95

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Historical Note:    The B-10, the first of the "modern-day" all-metal monoplane bombers to be produced in quantity, featured such innovations as internal bomb storage, retractable landing gear, a rotating gun turret, and enclosed cockpits.

The B-10 bomber is half faster than its contemporary biplane bombers. As the Air Corps ordered 121 Martin B-10s from 1933 to 1936, the Martin bomber was the largest procurement of bomber aircraft since World War I.

The Martin B-10 entered the service in June 1934. The Martin B-10 was also one of the mass produced bombers during its time. The B-10 bomber served as the mainframe for the B-12, B-13, B-14, A-15 and O-45 designations. As the Martin B-10 design was released, it made all existing bombers completely superseded.

Gen. Henry H. Arnold called the Martin B-10 as the air power wonder of its day. He led ten B-10 bombers on an 8,290 miles flight from Washington DC to Fairbanks, Alaska and back in 1934. The fast capability of the Martin B-10 convinced the US Army Air Corps planners that bombers could successfully attack strategic targets without long range fighter escort.