JOHN VOSS COLLECTION
No. 7113. Martin 187-B1 Baltimore Mk.III (AG859 c/n 1601) Royal Air Force
Photographed at an unknown location in Canada
Aeroplane Photo Supply (APS) Photo No. 2547

Martin 187-B1 Baltimore Mk.III

11/30/2007. This was one of the 250 Mk.IIIs built for the RAF (s/n AG835 to AG999, AH100 to AH184). Manufactured in 1942, it was shipped to the UK aboard the steamship Thurso Bank or the Loch Don. Both ships were sunk on the Atlantic (March 22 and April 1, 1942 respectively), 10 sailors lost their lives and 35 Baltimores went down with the ships:

Created November 30, 2007