Santa's Workshop at Martin Museum. Start a family tradition and launch your holiday season with us on Friday. Twas the day after Thanksgiving and throughout the Museum excitement was building for Pizza with Santa!  Santa is arriving for a visit to the Glenn L. Martin Maryland Aviation Museum at Martin State Airport on Friday, November 23 as children 4 - 10 years old are put to work in his aviation workshop from 11am - 2pm. Pizza, crafts and a visit with this red suited sleigh pilot provides a memorable launching to the holiday season. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Tickets are $10 for children, $5 for adults.  Tickets are available by calling 410-682-6122, or at GLMMuseumPR@aol.com.

The 4-O-4 gets detailed

With a fresh coat of paint and lettering, the airliner looks ready for take-off.

The Martin 4-O-4 airliner is looking as good as new with a fresh coat of paint and new lettering and details.  The aircraft is painted to look line one of the prototypes that rolled out the Middle River plant sixty years ago.  The plane may never fly again, but it still looks ready for an excursion to an East Coast city, much as it did in its commercial heyday.

Sign company crew apply striping.

Thanks once again to the generous support of the MS2 Division of Lockheed Martin which made this rebirth of the iconic airliner possible.

Everything was Rosie on October 13, 2012 as the Museum celebrated its annual Rosie the Riveter Day.  This event honors the women of the 1940's who served on the homefront during World War II and contributed to bringing the war to an end while bringing social change to the workplace. These pioneers of the 20th century who attended the Museum's event shared their work experiences with Museum visitors.   Thank you Rosies! 

The Baltimore Chapter of the American Rosie the Riveter Association will be meeting at the Museum on Saturday, November 10 at 10:30am and all women of WWII who served on the homefront in jobs usually done by men and their family members with Rosie stories are invited to attend. At 11am, the Museum will honor veterans with a special recognition day and the Rosies will be there to share in that experience for honoring the military pilots and mechanics who flew and serviced the planes they built. 

Museum, Maryland ANG announce partnership

Participants in Saturday's symposium stand by the ANG's restored F-86 Saberjet.

Saturday night's fund-raising dinner was the perfect time to announce a new working relationship between the Museum and the Maryland Air National Guard. The Museum will host a new ANG Hall of Fame.  First inductees were Gens. Ed Clark, Vic Kilkowski, Bruce Tuxill, Vernon Sevier and NCO Frank Darney.

People take a look at auction items.

The day-long symposium presented the background for the progression to the present-day Guard and its current responsibilities.

The museum also honored the contributions of its own volunteers with a special presentation to Jack Brothers, Will Gibson,  Urban Linn, Harry Mettee, Owen Smith, and Harvey Hodgin.  Harvey was given extra nod for his long years of support.


The dinner and silent auction attracted well over 100 people who saw highlights of the Guard's history in still photos and film clips put together by former ANG member Ron Ball.

4-O-4 gets a little color

The museum's 4-O-4 airliner starts to get some new highlights.

The 4-O-4 is looking better with some fresh gold paint.  The color scheme will resemble the prototype.  The painters expect to be finished within the next few weeks, weather permitting.  The museum is already talking about a special day to show off the refreshed aircraft. Stay tuned.

The tail and stripes are being painted gold.

Symposium this Saturday

You only have a few more days to register for the FREE symposium September 29 on the history of the Maryland Air National Guard.  There will be two sessions: a morning panel on early history and an afternoon session on activities of the last decade.

Several past commanders and people who participated in the missions of the "First to Fly" Air National Guard organization will be panelists.

The morning session is 10 AM to 11:30 AM and the afternoon is 1 PM to 2:30 PM.  The symposium will take place at the Warfield Air National Guard Base on the grounds of Martin State Airport.  You MUST register in advance, unless you have a DOD badge.  Enter from Eastern Boulevard and you will be directed to the symposium.  You may leave the base for lunch but must return before the second session begins.

Don't miss this once-in-a-lifetime event.  The Maryland ANG has been around for nine decades, but the symposium is only one day. Registration closes Wednesday, September 26.

To register and for additional information, visit our webiste: www.wingsovermaryland.org

Work begins on 4-O-4

Volunteers and painters get the 4-O-4 ready for update.

Work to repaint the Martin 4-O-4 has begun.  The airliner has been cleaned, sanded and taping is underway.  The nose cone has been cleaned and is ready for primer and paint.  When the prepping is done, the paint crew will begin applying the primer, weather permitting.

Say tuned for the official unveiling of the refreshed aircraft some time this fall.  Again, thank you to the Middle River MS2 division of Lockheed Martin for providing the funds for this important project.