{"product_id":"glenn-martins-masterpiece-the-martin-b-10-in-us-army-air-corps-service-the-b-10-in-us-army-air-corps-service-hardcover","title":"Glenn Martin's Masterpiece: The Martin B-10 in US Army Air Corps Service: The B-10 in US Army Air Corps Service - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWilliam M. Cahill\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Martin Model 139, procured as the B-10 by the US Army Air Corps, secured a key place in American\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eaviation history by helping birth modern American airpower. As the first all-metal monoplane bomber\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eproduced for the Air Corps in quantity, it was the predecessor to more advanced strategic bombers such as\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe B-17 and the B-24. The B-10 made operational history in 1934 when then-Lt Col Arnold led a squadron\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eof ten B-10s on an 8,290-mile round trip from Bolling Field, Washington, D.C., to Fairbanks, Alaska, and back.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe birth of the General Headquarters Air Force (GHQ AF) on March 1, 1935 provided the opportunity for the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eB-10 to shine. Tasked with operating beyond the sphere of ground forces and providing aerial reinforcement\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eof America's overseas territories, GHQ AF turned to the B-10 bombardment groups to prove out theory.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough annual exercises and such activities as the aerial reinforcement of Panama in early 1937, the B-10\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ehelped the GHQ AF start to make good on Billy Mitchell's promises about airpower. The B-10 continued to\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eserve America while in second line use, performing such unsung tasks as target towing and multi-engine\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003etraining in the critical early years of America's participation in WWII. The B-10 helped the Air Corps perfect\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eairpower doctrine and trained a generation of airmen - first in front line service, then aiding in the expansion\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eof the USAAF in the early days of the Second World War.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 248\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.81 x 11 x 8.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 08, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56367868117297,"sku":"9798234060129","price":43.13,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1004\/9532\/7537\/files\/zg7w0-eIv49798234060129.webp?v=1789775490","url":"https:\/\/mitchellofficial.com\/products\/glenn-martins-masterpiece-the-martin-b-10-in-us-army-air-corps-service-the-b-10-in-us-army-air-corps-service-hardcover","provider":"MITCHELL","version":"1.0","type":"link"}