A-23 Baltimore

The A-23 Baltimore was a experimental light bomber produced by Martin. The plane was a proposed enlarged version of the A-22 Maryland and was produced for the Royal Air Force as the "Model 187 Baltimore". The plane was also given the USAAC designation A-30 for Lend-Lease purposes. It was mostly used to destroy German U-boats - but eventually turned out to be ineffective against them and was not used after the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor. Altho... more

The A-23 Baltimore was a experimental light bomber produced by Martin. The plane was a proposed enlarged version of the A-22 Maryland and was produced for the Royal Air Force as the "Model 187 Baltimore". The plane was also given the USAAC designation A-30 for Lend-Lease purposes. It was mostly used to destroy German U-boats - but eventually turned out to be ineffective against them and was not used after the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor. Although the A-23 Baltimore was produced in greater numbers than any other Martin plane (except for the B-26), information about the A-23 Baltimore is scarce.There isn't very many surviving examples left of the plane, even though the model was produced by the thousands. The A-23 Baltimore began life as a joint project in May 1940 by the Anglo-French Purcashing Commission.When the A-23 baltimore was designed it was a very avanced for a design at the time. Back when the A-23 was designed most planes in the air forces of the world had only small... less