Martin Aircraft Company organization

“and the Fairchild Engine and Airplane Corporation in Hagerstown, Maryland, received study contracts to develop an entirely new high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft. In addition, Glenn Martin Company of Baltimore was asked to examine the po…”

“called Model 294. It had a max cruise of 64,000. In March 54, Seberg and other engineers at Wright-Patt, having evaluated the three contenders, recommended the adoption of both the Martin and Bell proposals. They considered Martin's version…”

“Bell was still being developed, so they didn't rule Bell out completely. The Air Force headquarters soon approved Martin's proposal to modify the B-57 and was very much interested in Bell's design. But word of the competition for a new reco…”

“Obviously, it was not true in this case. With interest in high altitude reconnaissance growing, several Air Force agencies began to develop an aircraft to conduct these missions. In 1952, the Air Research and Development Command gave Martin…”