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The SB-2 being ID as a B-10 was actually from the Spanish Civil War. The Soviets had purchased the only Martin 139WR (B-10 version for Russia) in 1936, the same year the SB-2 took flight. When Spain started flying the SB-2 during the war Glenn Martin claimed they were a copy of the B-10. Soon newspapers started reporting SB-2's as the Martin B-10. To increase the confusion, the Spaniards began to publish doctored photos of American B-10s in Spanish markings. They had purchased Martin 139s (B-10s) and obtained a license to build them, but everything was canceled by the US Government when war broke out.
 

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