List of Different Types of Airplanes in the World

was the Martin 2-0-2, a twin engine 36 passenger fast airliner billed as replacement for the Douglas DC-3, that first flew in prototype form in November 1946.¹

The plane was one of the airline’s newer Martin 2-0-2 ships and was bound for Minneapolis from Chicago with 33 passengers and three crew members. It left Chicago at 3:50 p. m.²

April 1952 - Crash of a Martin 2-0-2 at the Mihara volcano during a Japanese inland flight. All 37 persons on board die.³

* In 1952, a Martin 2-0-2 of Japan Air Lines crashed, killing all 37 on board .⁴

The Martin 2-0-2 was one of the first modern airliners. The twin-engined piston aircraft was designed and built by the Glenn L. Martin Company. Glenn L.⁵

Scott C34 - The 10¢ Martin 2-0-2 over Pan American Union Building - wet and dry printings Scott C35 - The 15¢ Lockheed Constellation over New York Skyline - wet and ⁶

twin-engine 36-40 seat transport airplane designated Martin 2-0-2 on November 22, 1946, entering service in 1947.⁷

"fartin' Martin 2-0-2' s that had the nasty habit of dropping wings.⁸

When production of the earlier Martin 2-0-2 was stopped due to problems with wing structural failure the company decided to re-wing an improved version (which had already flown as the Martin 3-0-3).⁹

Martin 2-0-2, Martin 4-0-4, and versions of the Douglas DC-3 specially modified in the 1940s by Southwest Airways.¹⁰

The Martin 2-0-2 was an early twin airliner designed specifically as a DC-3 replacement on feeder routes in the USA.¹¹