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MARTIN AM MAULER
Martin AM Mauler
A Martin AM-1 Mauler of attack squadron VA-174 taking off from the aircraft carrier
USS Kearsarge (CV-33) during carrier qualifications in 1949.
[Source: U.S. Navy]
The Martin AM Mauler (originally BTM) was a shipboard attack aircraft of the United States Navy. Designed during World War II, the Mauler encountered production delays and did not enter service until March 1948. A total of 151 aircraft were built, remaining in front line service only until 1950, when the Navy standardized on the smaller and simpler Douglas AD Skyraider. Maulers remained in reserve squadrons until 1953. In service the Mauler earned the nickname "Able Mable" because of its remarkable load carrying ability, once lifting a 14,179 lb useful load, including 10,689 lbs of ordnance, easily the heaviest load ever carried by a single-engine piston-powered aircraft.

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