The Martin AM Mauler (originally XBTM) was a single-seat shipboard attack aircraft built for the United States Navy. Designed during World War II, the Mauler encountered development delays and did not enter service until 1948 in small numbers. The aircraft proved troublesome and remained in frontline service only until 1950, when the Navy switched to the smaller and simpler Douglas AD Skyraider. Maulers remained in reserve squadrons until 1953. A few were built as AM-1Q electronic-warfare aircraft with an additional crewman in the fuselage.
Martin XBTM-1 Mauler/Bu. 85162 at the Naval Air Test Center Patuxent River, MD, July 3, 1947.
[Source: US Navy Photo]
*Sold on the civilian market and registered as N5586A.
*Was preserved at the CAF in Midland, TX.
*Currently preserved at the Martin Museum in Middle River, MD.
*1949: VA-84.
*1949: VA-174.
*1951: NARTU Grosse Ile, MI.
*1948: VA-84.
*1952: NARTU Columbus, OH.
*3/23/1952: Crashed on take-off from NAS Columbus, OH due to wing failure.
*1952: NARTU Dallas, TX.
Martin AM-1 Mauler/Bu. 22267 at the NATC, NAS Patuxent River, MD, August 29, 1947.
[Source: US Navy Photo]
*1949: VA-85.
*5/4/1949: Crashed on the deck while landing on USS Midway.
*6/27/1949: Crashed on the deck while landing on USS Midway.
*8/25/1949: Crashed near NAAS Mayport, FL after a collision with AM-1 22314. Pilot was killed.
*1951: NARTU Saint Louis, MO.
*Currently preserved at the Bradley Air Museum, CT.
*3/17/1948: Crashed while landing at NAS Patuxent River, MD due to structural failure.
*1949: VA-174.
*3/9/1949: Crashed while landing at NAS Cecil Field, FL. Pilot was killed.
*8/2/1949: Written off in a deck accident on USS Midway, hit by crash-landing AM-1 22289? Repaired?
*1952: NARTU Grosse Ile, MI?
*8/2/1949: Crashed on the deck while landing on USS Midway.
*1949: VA-84.
*1951: NARTU Dallas, TX.
*7/8/1951: Crashed on take-off from NAS Dallas, TX.
*10/6/1949: Crashed while landing at NAAS Green Cove Springs, FL. Or at NAAS Leeward Field, FL?
*1947-48: Naval Aircraft Torpedo Unit, NAS Quonset Point.
*1949: VA-44.
*6/6/1949: Crashed near Jacksonville, FL due to wing failure. Pilot was killed.
*8/4/1949: Crashed at sea. Pilot was killed.
*1950: NARTU Grosse Isle, MI as I-141.
*8/11/1951: Crashed near Lansing, MI. Pilot was killed.
*11/30/1948: Lost control and crashed into Naragansett Bay, RI. Pilot was killed.
*1951: NARTU Atlanta, GA.
Martin AM-1 Mauler/Bu. 22308 of NATC at NAS Patuxent River, MD, circa late 1940s.
[Source: US Navy Photo]
*1950-51: NARTU Grosse Ile, MI.
*1/19/1949: Crashed into the sea after take-off from USS Leyte due to engine failure.
*1953: NARTU Saint Louis, MO as U-153.
*1/13/1949: Crashed on the deck while landing on USS Leyte.
*8/25/1949: Crashed near NAAS Mayport, FL after a collision with AM-1 22273. Pilot was killed.
*9/17/1948: Caught fire and crashed near Otis Field, MA.
*1951: NARTU Dallas, TX.
*1950: NARTU Columbus, OH.
*1949: VA-45 as F-518.
*1/13/1949: Crashed on the deck while landing on USS Leyte. Repaired, obviously?
*1950-52: NARTU Grosse Ile, MI?
*1951: NARTU Dallas, TX.
*6/12/1949: Ran out of fuel and crashed on Flemings Island, FL.
*1949: VA-45.
*12/22/1948: Crashed near Saint Augustine, FL due to engine failure.
*9/4/1951: Ditched into the sea off Miami, FL due to engine failure.
*7/23/1950: Crashed while landing at NAS Saint Louis, MO. Repaired?
*1951: NARTU Atlanta, GA.
*6/27/1948: Ditched into the sea off USS Midway due to engine failure.
*1950: NARTU Grosse Ile, MI.
*4/22/1950: Crashed near NAS Olathe, KS due to engine failure. Pilot was killed.
*1952: NARTU Quonset Point, RI.
*1951: NARTU Glenview, IL.
*7/25/1950: Stalled and crashed near Trumbull APT, CT.
*1952-53: NARTU Glenview, IL as V-133.
*9/21/1951: Crashed while landing at NAS Glenview, IL.
*5/24/1949: Ditched into a river off NAAS Leeward Field, FL.
*1949: VA-84 as E-401.
*Sent to be a target on the Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD.
*Currently preserved at the NMNA at NAS Pensacola, FL.
*1952: NARTU Columbus, OH as C-142.
*Was preserved in Midland, TX.
*Currently preserved at the Martin Aviation Museum in Middle River, MD.
*Was preserved at the Pate Transportation Museum, TX.
*Currently preserved with Planes of Fame in Chino, CA.
*7/16/1950: Spun out and crashed near Toledo, OH.
*5/20/1951: Crashed while landing at NAS Atlanta, GA.
*10/21/1950: Crashed while landing at NAS Grosse Isle, MI.
*1952: NARTU Quonset Point, RI.
*1950: NARTU Saint Louis, MO.
*8/22/1950: Crashed into Buzzard Glory Mountain, PA in bad weather. Pilot was killed.
Source(s):
Joe Baugher's Serial Numbers Page
