Martin AM-1 Maulers???

[mike furline]

How many are out there? Are there any possible flyers??

Regards,
Mike

[AirJimL2]

CAF - One full bird that probably with enough money could be restored to fly (It was restored to fly and crashed.) and a center section.

POF - Ex Harry Doan parts. (Maybe from more than one plane?) I believe they will be a static bird when the Chino boys get around to it.

Jack Erickson - Complete plane. Ex NEAM. Again could fly if enough money was spent.

http://www.shanaberger.com/images/AM_2.jpg

Pensacola - Static Museum bird.

http://www.pdkairport.org/images/Airport%20Misc/mauler.jpg

I'd love to see a Mauler in the air!

Jim

[Johnall]

Does anyone know the identity of the AM-1 at Midland? It carries Bu No 13920 but I can't seem to tie this up?

Regards

John

[Warbirdnerd]

According to WD # 4 these are the surviving Maulers.

Bu22260 Confederate Air Force, Harlingen TX/Midland TX

Bu22275 Tillamook NAS Air Museum, Tillamook OR

Bu122397 NMNA, NAS Pensacola FL

Bu122403 Michael Looney Chino CA stored at Planes of Fame

[kalamazookid]

I believe there is also remains of an additional Mauler in Midland. It might just be parts though, the only photos I've seen are of a center section. Anybody have any more info

[Chris]

The AM-1 on the ramp at midland is fairly complete but in sad shape. We used to have the "parts" plane at the the Az Wing in Mesa Az. There was enough parts to build two complete planes, one flying and one static. There was several pieces of cowling missing and I don't believe that a canopy existed for either airframe. If anyone has ever seen the prop blades on the Mauler close up you realize how big they are. The ones we had with the parts were curled up like a spam can due to the accident of the intact airframe. Next to the example at Pensacola, Jack Ericksons at Tillamook is probably the only other airframe that realistically could be made airworthy