Martin Aircraft Specifications 1998 The Glenn L. Martin Aviation Museum

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1 Customer Model Type Martin Model No. Martin Serial No. Customer Serial No. 998 The Glenn L. Martin Aviation Museum Type/Customer B-6 Marauder Types Delivery Date Contract Number First Flight Total Built Engine(s) Notes B Medium bomber/ 0/4/4 343 /5/40 0 R-800-5's First production models, no prototype provided. B-6A 79A , , , 4-743, Medium bomber/, RAF 4/8/ /4 7 R-800-5's Larger guns in nose and tail. Provisions made to carry externally mounted torpedoes. B-6A R 's 5 were allotted to the RAF as Marauder Mk I's (FK09- FK60). B-6B 79B Medium bomber/ 8/3/4 5/4 8 Uprated engines; large air B-6B , RAF R-800-4's scoops/filters; lengthened nosewheel struts; slotted flaps; B-6B /4/4 95 enhanced armor; ventral 0.30-in guns; twin 0.50-in guns in tail. B-6B /7/ were allotted to the RAF as Marauder Mk IA's (FK36-380). B-6B Uprated engines added to -4. B-6B /8/ 's wingspan increased 6 feet; B-6B //43 00 taller fin and rudder. Twin B-6B in guns in nose; four B-6B in package guns added to B-6B forward fuselage sides. B-6B B-6B /5/ B-6B /9/44 9 B-6B B-6B B-6C-5 79C , , Medium bomber/, RAF Same model as B-6B-0/55, but built in Omaha, Nebraska. 3 were allotted to the RAF as Marauder Mk II's (FB400- FB5). A number of those were later transferred to the Page

2 B-6C-6 437, , The Glenn L. Martin Aviation Museum B-6C B-6C B-6C B-6C B-6C B-6C ac South African Air Force. XB-6D 79D (45) (40-380) Test/ 7/44 ac-303 () R-800-5's Hot air wing, deicers applied. B-6E 79E (6393) plus others ( ) Test/ 9/5/ (3) Used as twisted wing prototype; dorsal turret moved forward. B-6F- 79F Medium bomber/ 5/4/44 00 Added 3.5ϒ in wing incidence. B-6F , RAF Last 00 supplied to the RAF. B-6F as Mk III's (HD40-HD60). B-6G- 79G Medium bomber/ 00 Detail changes made. All -'s B-6G , RAF (HD60-HD676) and -'s B-6G (HD677-HD75) were supplied to the RAF as Marauder Mk III's B-6G under the Lend-Lease Act. B-6G Some of those later went to the B-6G SAAF B-6G B-6G XB-6H (B-6G-5) 79G (970) (44-68) Test aircraft/ () AT-3A (TB-6B) 79B Target tow/ /9/44 ac-049 ac Middle River Stump Jumper used for testing a new tandem undercarriage (later installed on the XB-48 and XB-5). Gunnery training/target towing version of the B-6B. Became TB-6B in 944. Page

3 AT-3B (TB-6C) 79C 506, , , , The Glenn L. Martin Aviation Museum Target tow/ Same as AT-3A's but built in Omaha, Nebraska. 5 were transferred to the Navy as JM- 's; remainder became TB- 6C's in TB-6G-5 79G Medium bomber/ /0/44 0 Unarmed crew training version TB-6G of the B-6G. Later delivered TB-6G to the Navy as JM-'s. JM- (AT-3B) 79C (507, 530, ) (55-544) ( ) Target tow/navy NOa (s) JM-P 79C () () Recon/Navy NOa (s) JM- 79G ( ) Target tow/navy W (TB-6G) ( ) ac-87 XB Medium bomber/ (XB-33) Medium bomber/ XB [ ] B [ ] [ ] [ ] High altitude medium bomber/ High altitude medium bomber/ (00) (5) () (5) (3) R-800-9's Two Wright R-3350's B [6394] [4-3879] Test article/ B [] [ ] Flying wing bomber/ Page for ] for 400] for ] for 00] R-600-5's R-600-5's R-600-5's Four Allison V 's AT-3B's transferred to the US Navy for gunnery training/target tow. All armor and armament removed. A number of JM-'s converted for photo reconniassance. Converted TB-6G's. Bu were retained by the US Air Force. Under Air Corps spec XC-4, studies began 8/39 for a sleeker, high altitude pressurized B-6. Began in 0/40 as a high altitude medium bomber, the XB-33 was converted to Model 90 when weight proved too heavy for two engines. Two airframes for the Super Marauder were begun in production models were ordered before completion of prototypes. When was canceled, both incomplete XB- 33's were destroyed. Under GLM Spec No 4, a static test article of B-33 was ordered. Canceled production version of Northrop XB/YB-35 flying wing intercontinental bomber.

4 998 The Glenn L. Martin Aviation Museum SPECIFICATIONS: B-6 / B-6A / B-6A- SPECIFICATIONS: B-6B-0 / B-6C Description: High speed medium bomber Description: High speed medium bomber Engine: Two,850 hp Pratt & Whitney R Double Wasps / Engine: Two,000 hp Pratt & Whitney R Double Wasps B-6A: two Pratt & Whitney R 's Dimensions: Span: 65 ft 0 in; length: 56 ft 0 in; height: 9 ft 0 in; wing area: 60 sq ft Dimensions: Span: 7 ft 0 in; length: 58 ft 3 in; height: ft 6 in; wing area: 659 sq ft Weights:,375 lb empty; 7,00 lb loaded / B-6A-:,74 lb Weights: 4,000 lb empty; 38,00 lb loaded empty; 8,376 lb loaded Crew: 5-7 (pilot, copilot, navigator/nose gunner, radio operator, turret gunner, waist gunner, tail gunner) Crew: 7 (pilot, copilot, navigator/nose gunner, radio operator, turret gunner, waist gunner, tail gunner) Armament: Two 0.50-in guns in Martin 50CE turret (B-6A/A-), one each 0.30-in gun in nose, tail, and ventral positions; 3,000 lbs of bombs Armament: Twelve 0.50-in flexible guns total, two each in turret, nose, tail, and ventral positions, four forward firing package guns; 4,000 lbs of bombs,,000 lb aerial torpedo Performance: Maximum speed: 35 mph at 5,000 ft; cruising speed: 58 mph; landing speed: 30 mph; climb:,500 ft/min; service ceiling: 5,000 ft; range,000 miles Performance: Maximum speed: 8 mph at 5,000 ft; landing speed: 35 mph; climb:,500 ft/min; service ceiling: 3,500 ft; range,800 miles (,50 miles with 3,000 lb of bombs) SPECIFICATIONS: JM- / JM-P / JM- SPECIFICATIONS: XB-7 Description: Naval training/target tow aircraft Description: High altitude medium bomber Engine: Two,850 hp Pratt & Whitney R Double Wasps Engine: Two,00 hp Pratt & Whitney R Double Wasps Dimensions: Span: 7 ft 0 in; length: 58 ft 3 in; height: ft 6 in; wing area: 659 sq ft Dimensions: Span: 84 ft 0 in; length: 60 ft 9 in; height: 0 ft 0 in; wing area: 750 sq ft Weights: 38,00 lb loaded Weights: 3,5 lb empty; 3,970 lb loaded Crew: Crew: 7 Armament: None Armament: Three flexible 0.30-in guns (nose, rear cockpit fairing, and waist), one flexible 0.50-in gun in tail; 4,000 lb of bombs Performance: Maximum speed: 8 mph at 5,000 ft; landing speed: 35 mph; climb:,500 ft/min; service ceiling: 3,500 ft; range,800 miles Performance: Maximum speed: 376 mph; service ceiling: 33,500 ft; range:,900 miles Page 4

5 998 The Glenn L. Martin Aviation Museum SPECIFICATIONS: B-33 SPECIFICATIONS: B-35 Description: High altitude medium bomber Description: Flying wing intercontinental bomber Engine: Four,800 hp Wright R Double Cyclones each with General Electric CMC-3 turbo superchargers Engine: Four 3,000 hp Allison V liquid cooled V-'s buried in wing, driving contrarotating pusher propellers Dimensions: Span: 34 ft 0 in; length: 79 ft 0 in; height: 4 ft 0 in; Dimensions: Span: 7 ft 0 in; length: 53 ft in; height: 9 ft 4 in wing area:,500 sq ft Weights: 64,948 lb empty; 88,387 lb loaded; 97,97 max Weights: 09,000 lb maximum loaded Crew: 7 Crew: Armament: Six flexible 0.50-in guns mounted in three power operated turrets; up to 4,000 lb of bombs Armament: Twenty 0.50-in guns in remote controlled turrets; up to 5,00 lb of bombs Performance: Maximum speed: 345 mph at 35,000 ft; cruising speed: 4 mph; service ceiling: 39,000 ft; climb:,350 ft/0 min; range:,000 miles Performance: Maximum speed: 40 mph (later 386 mph) at 35,000 ft; cruising speed: 45 mph; service ceiling: 40,000 ft; range: 7,600 miles (later 4,600 miles) with 0,000 lb of bombs Page 5