The Glenn L Martin Maryland Aviation Museum

The Museum exists to preserve the history, archives and artifacts of Maryland’s aviation and aerospace contributions, and to to inspire and uplift the mind, imagination, and spirit The Museum exists to preserve the history, archives and artifacts of Maryland’s aviation and aerospace contributions, and to provide, to a diverse range of visitors, educational and entertaining exhibits and programs designed to inspire and uplift the mind, imagination, and spirit. Founded in 1990, the Glenn L. Martin Maryland Aviation Museum, a registered nonprofit organization, preserves the history and artifacts of the Martin Company in Middle River Maryland, which was founded by aviation pioneer and aircraft industry legend, Glenn L. Martin, the third American to design, build, and fly his own plane. Martin was the only early pioneer to start and maintain control of his own manufacturing company. He is arguably the primary father of the modern aircraft manufacturing industry in the United States, having employed many of the early aviation pioneers who would go on to start other major aircraft companies. Martin built legendary aircraft such as the B-10 bomber, China Clipper, B-26, P5M Marlin, Mars, B-57 Canberra, 404 airliner, and P6M SeaMaster.