Martin 187B Baltimore

[Snautzer01]

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RAF 06-04-1944 Thursday

 

[Wurger]

 

[Capt. Vick]

In #21, one is a Baltimore and one is a Maryland. I forget which is which though.

 

[cammerjeff]

The 1st one is a Maryland (and it happens to be National Maryland day today in the US) the 2ns one is a Baltimore. The biggest ID point is the deeper fuselage of the Baltimore.

 

[Gnomey]

Good shots!

 

[Snautzer01]

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MARTIN 187 BALTIMORE RAF MALTA BATHING BELLE NOSE ART ORIGINAL 1943 PRESS PHOTO | eBay

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[Wurger]

 

[Snautzer01]

1 st NXM43 Martin 187 Baltimore

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1st Baltimore I tested at Martin Co Field 41 | World War Photos

1st Martin Baltimore Mk I NXM43 tested at Martin Co. Field, 15 June 1941

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[Wurger]

 

[Zipper730]

The Baltimore was an interesting aircraft actually: Despite its large size, it was capable of dive-bombing (apparently akin to the Beaufighter), but handled badly in terms of ground-handling characteristics.

 

[Snautzer01]

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[wlewisiii]

That plane could dive bomb?

Any plane can... Once ... < whistles innocently >

 

[Zipper730]

Any plane can... Once ... < whistles innocently >

That is often the case, but it was actually able to do so, release ordinance, and then pull up.

 

[nuuumannn]

but handled badly in terms of ground-handling characteristics.

Just like the Beaufighter! Those big powerful Hercs made it a handful on the ground, and when the Mk.II had Merlins handling was worse, much worse.

 

[Zipper730]

nuuumannn

I didn't know the Beaufighter handled bad on the ground, but the Baltimore 187 was

 

[nuuumannn]

I didn't know the Beaufighter handled bad on the ground,

Yup, mainly the position of the engines so far forward. Didn't do much for visibility to the side, but in general visibility ahead was good. I was in communication with a former Beaufighter crew many years ago - sadly now deceased and for tyro pilots training on things like the Oxford and Blenheim for twin time, transitioning to the Beaufighter was a big step.

The Beaufighter II with Merlins was a real handful and resulted in a series of ground loops and handling errors in service, one pilot describing it as a "devil" on the ground. That to add to the general practise of night fighting in late 1940 through 1941 being fraught with danger when the RAF is learning techniques. One of the training OTUs, No.54 was based at an airfield called Charterhall in Northumberland, its regular aircraft were Defiants and Beaufighter IIs and it earned the name "Slaughter Hall" because of the high casualty rate.

 

[Gnomey]

Nice shots!

 

[Snautzer01]

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[Wurger]

 

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OK condition, with wear.

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