Glenn L Martin Aviation Museum—Wow!
Glenn L Martin Aviation Museum—Wow!
Folks, one of our best blog buddies here, Craig J, also happens to be the Executive Advisory Board Secretary of a fantastic aviation museum.
The more he told me about it, the more I felt I needed to share it with you!
What do Glenn L. Martin, Glenn Curtis, and the Wright Brothers all have in common?
They were the first 3 Americans to build their own “aeroplanes!”
That was back in 1910.
The rest, as they say, is history.
But, what a heckuva history in between those years as well!
And, that’s what the museum is all about.
Glenn L Martin Aviation Museum—Wow!
Humble Beginnings
In 1912, Martin had built a factory in an old Methodist church in Santa Ana. Martin’s company grew, merging into: the Wright-Martin Company, the Martin Marietta Corporation, and, in 1995, the venerable Lockheed Martin.
Below: just a few of Martin’s designs that made it to the skies, and to the museum:
Glenn L Martin Aviation Museum—Wow!
A Flying Star is Born!
Excerpt from AviationHistoryMuseums.com:
In 1915, Paramount Studios filmed the silent movie “A Girl of Yesterday” staring Mary Pickford.
The comedy featured a flying scene. A young aviator, Glenn L. Martin, got the role as the pilot. The script called for Martin’s character to kiss actress Frances Marion. The young aviator, a farm boy from Kansas, refused, saying “my mother would not like it.”
Finally persuaded by Paramount boss Adolph Zukor, Martin completed the scene.
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Glenn L Martin Aviation Museum—Wow!
Amazing History Come to Life!
Above: The MS-1 experimental scout plane, intended to be stored on a submarine. 6 prototypes were built, tested, and flown, but none survived. But, you can see the restoration of one that was rebuilt here!
The museum is looking to expand to a new location, but for now it is located on the field at Martin State Airport, Maryland.
The museum also has a fun online presence at :
Museum: https://www.mdairmuseum.org
From our Blog Buddy Craig:
“THANK YOU to the dedicated volunteers of Glenn L Martin Museum, preserving the historical significance of Glenn L Martin. Our work in obtaining a remaining Martin Mars with a new facility, we are dedicated to the future generations of aviation professionals with history, education and technology advancements!”
If you wish to donate to their excellent cause, that link again is:
https://www.mdairmuseum.org
Donation link is in upper right corner!
To learn more, check out their featured story on Aviation History Museums.com:
https://aviationhistorymuseums.com/blog/2021/12/21/the-glenn-l-martin-maryland-aviation-museum
The blog is also cool because it highlights many other aviation museums out there as well.
Happy Exploring!
Hemisphere Dancing Report
The Mighty Andes!
Recently, I picked up an intense, 2-day trip to SCL (Santiago, Chile). Basically, I flew the redeye down, landed in the morning, slept the day away, and flew the redeye back that night!
But, it was all worth it. For the final hours, we paralleled the Andes, which gave us some spectacular views as soon as the sun rose…
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- Jeppes map of our route into SCL
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- And the intense Andes range in the distance!
Aconcagua
Wiki: “Aconcagua is the highest mountain in the Americas, the highest outside Asia, and the highest in both the Southern and the Western Hemispheres, with a summit elevation of 6,961 metres (22,838 feet). It lies 15 km from Argentina’s border with neighbouring Chile.”
As spectacular as those views are, I’m holding back on you. In our next post, I’ll share some even more dramatic pics from our flight: the nighttime moonrise over the Andes, with no less than 4 planets nearby!
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