Span: 17.5" Length: 14.5"

Price:  $169.95

Martin Mauler AM-1 Model Airplane: A True Work of Art

Unbeatable museum quality best describes our handcrafted model airplanes just like Martin Mauler AM-1 airplane. After passing through the hands of master craftsmen, the parts are sanded and primed many times. Talented artists then paint on the intricate details with great accuracy. A final coat of clear lacquer protects the aircraft and gives it a glossy finish. Our Martin Mauler AM-1 model airplane exhibits an unmatched quality and intricate design to obtain the exact look of the actual Martin Mauler.

The Martin AM-1 Mauler model plane comes with a handsome mahogany-based chrome pedestal, and undergoes various stages of quality control before being placed in its box. The Martin AM-1 Mauler model plane is perfect as an addition to a growing collection or as an exquisite gift to a loved one. Each Martin AM-1 Mauler model plane will surely be appreciated by aviation enthusiasts and hobbyists for it is truly a work of art that relives their memory of the actual Martin AM-1 Mauler.

Martin AM-1 Mauler History:

The Mauler aircraft first picked up the nickname "Able Mabel" and then, as landing safety issues surfaced, the nickname "Awful Monster". Over 150 Maulers were built and stayed in active service until 1950 and reserve service until 1953.

During World War II, Martin AM Mauler was designed but it did not enter production until well after the war after a number of problems. It was a shipboard attack aircraft of the United States Navy. One hundred fifty-one (151) aircrafts were built, but they did not last long in Navy service; the smaller and simpler Douglas AD Skyraider proved to be a superior aircraft. In 1950, Active-duty squadrons abandoned the Mauler, and it lasted through 1953 in reserve units. The Martin AM-1 Mauler was designed as a heavy attack plane in the same class as the Douglas AD Skyraider. Although the AD-1 Skyraider was smaller and could not carry as much of a bombload, it proved much more reliable in service and easier to fly and land, and Navy pilots preferred it. In 1950, the decision was made to use the Mauler only from dry land and, later that year; all but reserve units abandoned the type. Reserves flew them until 1953.

The Navy differentiated between two types of carrier-borne bomber: the torpedo bomber and the dive bomber in the 1930s and very early 1940s. In 1943 this distinction was abandoned, and the Navy invited proposals for a new multi-purpose bomber. Unlike previous aircraft, this was to be a single-seater; no separate bombardier or radio operator was deemed necessary, and the plane was intended to be as fast as fighters and thus not need a rear gunner.