Glenn L Martin Aviation Museum, Maryland

It was, that was partly the reason it didn’t see proper service.
The Martin B-57A was a licenced built E.E. Canberra bomber, which itself started out with a tandem two seat design cockpit (all be it with the bowl canopy that it retained in production bomber and PR variants), however due to radar bombing kit not being available it became a three seater with the pilot under the bowl canopy and the nav/bomb aimer sat side by side behind him.
The B-57 essentialy was a low level interdictor (before the RAF thought of it) and only required one nav who was retained in the aft stb’d position.
The B-57B introduced the excellent tandem seat layout under the large clear canopy, something that E.E. and the RAF should have done while drawing up the Canberra B.(I).8.

Shame that there aren’t more Martin designs about really, the Marlin is my favourite flying boat.

….however apart from the 57As and 404 it doesn’t seem to have a particularly Martin flavour about the collection?

Not many Martins left of any sort. Their two biggest WWII products, the B26 and PBM are both virtually extinct, in fact IIRC, there is just one Mariner.

Thanks for the correction on the crew stations, I’ve never seen one up close. The bowl seems an odd design if the crew is tandem though.

Love the early B-57s with side-by-side cockpit. Hope they repaint the black one soon.

B-57As don’t have a side by side cockpit, they’re front/rear seated with the pilot under the bowl and nav behind him to stb’d. I believe there are eight As surviving, which isn’t bad for a variant that didn’t see front-line service.

Nice pics and thanks for sharing, however apart from the 57As and 404 it doesn’t seem to have a particularly Martin flavour about the collection?

Love the early B-57s with side-by-side cockpit. Hope they repaint the black one soon.

I’m not sure many A models still exist…I believe there is one at Lackland AFB, Texas.

I must admit the Skyhawk was a dream to see, I have more close up pictures to post soon

Si

I like the black Canberra, it is my favourite colour scheme for them although it looks like it has been outside for a long time.

Paul

Nice pics of an interesting collection!