After the fall of France in June 1940 large numbers of the Martin 167F A-3 were flown to the French Mediterranean / North African colonies and were inducted in to the armed forces of the Vichy regime. This Aéronavale example is one of those. It is recognisable as a Vichy aircraft because of the stripes (red and yellow) on the engine nacelles and the elevator. After the events of mid 1942 in North Africa a number of Martin 167F A-3s fell into allied hands and were handed over to the Free French Air Force.

As part of the Western Desert Air Force the South Africans received a number of Martin 167 Maryland Mk.IIs like this example of the SAAF, 24 sqn (AH354 / X). Probably somewhere in Egypte or Libia. Crown copyright reference nr. PM3036

After the fall of France in June 1940 the Martin 167F A-3 not yet delivered were taken over by the British which used the type as the Martin Maryland Mk I. Apart from that they also ordered an additional 150 as the Maryland Mk.II. Mainly used in the Mediterranean theatre. Crown copyright reference nr. 11.615/23

The Martin 167 was ordered by the French in substantial numbers (200+) as the Martin 167F A-3 and was used through out WWII by the Armée de l'Air, Aéronavale, Vichy French Air Force and the Free French Air Force.

The Martin 167 prototype (NX22076, later 40-706), named XA-22 by the USAAC, first flew in Mar 1939 and was delivered in Sep 1939. It was one of the designs for an attack aircraft that lost out to the Douglas A-20 Havoc. The type was ordered by the French in substantial numbers as the Martin 167F. After the fall of France in June 1940 the aircraft not yet delivered were taken over by the British which used the type as the Martin Maryland Mk I. Apart from that they also ordered an additional 150 as the Maryland Mk.II. All in all 496 aircraft were built. Glenn L.Martin Co. photo