| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | 09804 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Martin 187 Baltimore (A-30) |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Martin 187 Baltimore (A-30) |
| Aircraft Version: | Martin A-30 Baltimore |
| C/n (msn): | 7302 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Navy |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Patuxent River - NAS / Trapnell FieldMap |
| Region / Country: | Maryland, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: KNHK IATA: NHK Local: NHK Other: - |
| Photo Date: | May 1946 |
| Photo from: | Jay Sherlock Collection |
| Photo ID: | 432112 |
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This aircraft was built for the RAF, being manufactured under a USAAF contract as an A-30A, serial 43-8445. It was assigned the RAF serial FW289 as a Baltimore Mk.5. It was one of two aircraft retained by Martin for use in developing the Baltimore Mk.6. However, the Mk.6 project was ended in April 1944 whereupon this aircraft was transferred to the US Navy. The Navy assigned a new serial number, but retained the USAAF nomenclature and designated it as simply an "A-30". It was assigned to the Naval Air Test Center and mainly used to test new airfoils. Final disposition unknown. US Navy photo. This photo was added on 19 January 2022, and has since been viewed 584 times. |